Justice System

Danville Mayor Bernie Hunstad resigned Thursday from his seat on the board of directors of the Boyle County Industrial Foundation, effective immediately. In a letter addressed to Jody Lassiter, who serves as CEO of both the industrial foundation and the...

BOYLE DISTRICT COURT Cases handled recently in Boyle District Court, listed by name, charge, fine and jail sentence, where applicable, include the following. Court costs also were assessed in most cases. Ages and addresses are listed if available. Judge...

Danville Mayor Bernie Hunstad resigned Thursday from his seat on the board of directors of Boyle County Industrial Foundation effective immediately. In a letter addressed to Jody Lassiter, who serves as CEO of both the industrial foundation and the...

Danville-Boyle County Economic Development Partnership will move this summer from its location at McClure-Barbee House to Constitution Square Park. It’s an agreement EDP and Boyle County Fiscal Court have been working on for a few years since...

FRANKFORT — A bill that would increase transparency and accountability for special districts is popular with some Lincoln County officials. House Bill 1 was approved unanimously by the state House and Senate last week and is currently awaiting...

A state law that took effect in January prompted Jessamine County Fiscal court on Tuesday to remove a provision in its employee handbook that prohibits employees from carrying firearms. House Bill 500, approved by the House and Senate in March of last...

“Woe unto you, lawyers,” Jesus Christ himself once said. Fast forward 20 centuries and Christ could have had the personal-injury, ambulance-chasing kind of lawyer in mind. You’ve seen these law-benders’ brand of advertising:...

LANCASTER — Officials across Kentucky are watching the small communities of Lincoln and Garrard counties as a lawsuit moves forward that could set a precedent for how 911 call centers are funded in the future. Circuit Judge Hunter Daugherty ruled...

Upholding a previous decision by Boyle County Circuit Court Judge Darren Peckler, the state Court of Appeals on Friday ruled that a lawsuit meant to prevent liquor sales in Junction City was without merit. The decision comes just more than a year...

BOYLE DISTRICT COURT Cases handled recently in Boyle District Court, listed by name, charge, fine and jail sentence, where applicable, include the following. Court costs also were assessed in most cases. Ages and addresses are listed if available. Judge...

A woman will serve three years on probation after setting her apartment on fire minutes before she was due to be evicted. Sondra K. Jones, 38, pleaded guilty in February to one count of second-degree arson and two counts of first-degree wanton...

A new person may soon be facing charges from a 2011 home invasion that left one gunman and the resident dead. Aaron Lewis was supposed to go to trial April 1 on murder, first-degree burglary and persistent felony offender charges for the May 23, 2011...