On May 9, 2012, Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes presented a $500 cash award to Mackenzie Brunson, a sixth-grader at Northern Middle School in Pulaski County, for winning first place in Grimes’ office’s annual slogan contest. The slogan contest was created in 1988 to inspire students to be active and informed citizens, with particular emphasis on election-related issues.

Forward in the Fifth, in partnership with The Center for Rural Development, is planning a special event on Monday, May 21, to recognize individuals in Southern and Eastern Kentucky who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to advance education in the region.

(LONDON, KY.) – On Saturday, May 05, 2012 at approximately 2:19 pm the Kentucky State Police, Post 11 London received a report of possible drug activity at a residence on Lakeshore Drive in the Burnside community of Pulaski County.

SOMERSET, KY — Waste Connections of Kentucky was the Gold-Level Sponsor of PRIDE Spring Cleanup Month, donating $8,000 to support this annual community service event in southern and eastern Kentucky.

Clada Gross and Dave Wiggins, Waste Connections of Kentucky, presented a ceremonial check for the company’s sponsorship of the PRIDE Spring Cleanup to PRIDE’s Tammie Wilson.