U.S. Department of Commerce

Events set at Garrard library Events at the Garrard County Public Library this week include: - RAWR — Reading and Writing Rock Story Hour: Reading and Writing Rock is 6 p.m. Tuesday. Participants can hear stories, crafts and more fun at the...

Story Hour — 10 a.m. Wednesday and 1 p.m. Thursday, and this week, there will be a special guest. Visitors can bring their children, age 18 month through 4 years, to story hour and help them develop skills that will enable them to succeed at...

Family movie night — 4:30 p.m. today. The animated feature at last reveals the incredible, never-before-seen answer to every child’s question: How does Santa deliver all those presents in one night? The answer: Santa’s exhilarating,...

100 Years Ago — 1912 Deputy Sheriff Polk Critchfield arrested Robert Denton, of the Mitchellsburg neighborhood, and placed him in jail while awaiting trial. He is charged with insulting a lady. Master C.D. Collins, 11, of Liberty in Casey County,...

Basketball league set to begin in January The Wilderness Trace Family YMCA will start a Teen Basketball League Jan. 5. Registration deadline is Saturday. There also will be a mandatory clinic at the YMCA for team placement at 10 a.m. Saturday....

LANCASTER — Lancaster’s hope of building a new $12-million water plant looks a little brighter in 2012. The city officially received an anticipated $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development...

Forty-five Kentucky counties with high unemployment, including Jessamine County, will help residents seeking employment opportunities at new Public Library Workforce Centers (PLWC). The new centers in public libraries across the state, opening through the...

LANCASTER — The Lancaster City Council has not made a firm decision about how to solve pending water capacity issues. But the city will pursue a grant to build a new water plant. The council approved the city's application for $2 million in U.S....

LANCASTER — After months of anticipation, Lancaster City Council has voiced a preference for one of three options available to solve pending water plant capacity issues. The council — not including absent member Maggie Morris Mick —...

Did you get out and shop in April? Retail sales numbers released today show improving consumer confidence and more spending in stores. The National Retail Federation reported a 0.6 percent seasonally adjusted sales gain from March to April,...

Last week, the U.S. Senate passed the Marketplace Fairness Act, which requires Internet-based businesses to collect state sales tax based on the shipping address. The bill is fair, logical and necessary to Virginia's economy. Businesses that sell...

Companies supplying components for the nuclear power industry are located throughout the United States, including a number in Maryland. These manufacturing firms have developed businesses providing components and equipment required for the maintenance and...