That’s just small-town talk, like they always do. That’s how it goes around here, where your business is spread all across the county. Every corner knows a little something they ain’t telling. …

As we approach the end of the fiscal year, we have to be frugal with our finances. We have had so much storm damage to roads, culverts and bridges, equipment problems as well as County owned facility …

 It’s a long, winding road from those first few years fumbling through elementary school to taking another big step toward manhood—grabbing that diploma in front of all your high school …

Somebody needs a belt, and someone needs a pair of tennis shoes, and someone needs a white shirt. Mom’s gonna go to the Cheap Store today to see if she can find those and maybe a few other things. …

At times when worry for the future of this nation clouds my mind, I reach for words to help me find perspective. This one, though written some time ago, always seems relevant.  Choices are …

I believe everyone will be glad when it gets warmer and dries up a little. This has been the wettest and coolest spring I can remember in quite some time. That on top of the storms and destruction …

History: Kentuckians Who Helped Win the Wild West (George Rogers Clark)  Our first profiled "Kentuckian" to help win the Wild West was born in 1752 Virginia. Keep in mind however, what …

Kentucky lawmakers return to Frankfort as this year's legislative interim begins on Tuesday, June 3. The interim, the period of time between the adjournment of one regular session until the convening …

The impact of bad weather made a very tragic impact on our neighbors in Laurel County last week. Anytime a life is lost it is a tragedy much less several lives. The amount of devastation is …

Man-at-Arms: Immediate Action Drills (The New York Reload)  My first civilian handgun instructor was Massad Ayoob and some fifty years ago he coined the phrase "New York Reload." The term …

It’s been said that if you want to hear God laugh, tell Him your plans. While I don’t fully believe that the man above chuckles just to see us struggle, I do believe life has a way of humbling us …

Century-Plus-Plus Rocking Chair At some point we have all sought solace rocking in Pa's (Pap’s dad) old rocker setting on the front porch. Hand hewn and pegged together by Pa's brother Willie …

Just a little before midnight on Friday, May 16th, a tornado that had already hit Somerset, KY, and traveled 55 miles on the ground, found its way to London. It had cut a wide swath of destruction on …

Man-at-Arms: Immediate Action Drills (Type II Semi-Auto Malfunctions)  If the performance of Plan A (Tap/Rack) fails to get the gun back up and running (Plan A will handle an unseated …

Today, I am providing a spending summary below on the community project that Representative Truett and Senator Stivers were able to leverage for Jackson County from State Funds.  In order …

As the days grow longer and warmer, families across the Commonwealth are firing up the grill, heading to the lake, gearing up for neighborhood cookouts, and preparing for the unofficial kickoff of …

What a beautiful weekend it was! The Boy and I had been hoping for a few days of good weather to get caught up on mowing and planting and the like and this past weekend was just the ticket. Sunshine …

We, as a reactive population, tend to respond emotionally to flashy news stories fed to us. We get upset when the headlines tell us to. We applaud when prompted. All too often, we ignore important …

 This past week I was called to a meeting at the Cumberland Valley Area Development District. The development district we are a part of is made up of Jackson, Clay, Rockcastle, Bell, Laurel, …

Man-at-Arms: Immediate Action Drills (Type I Semi-Auto Malfunctions)  Some instructors break down semi-automatic pistol malfunctions into as many as five different types, with an equal …