New Restaurant And Brewery Opens Just In Time For The Holidays In Harlan, KY

Harlan County Beer Company owners

Owners Gill Holland, left, and Geoff Marietta, right, are pictured with general manager Jacki Bentley at the grand opening.

HARLAN, KY – Harlan County friends and family coming home for the holidays are in for a treat this year.

What locals call the historic Bissel Building is now home to a thriving new restaurant and brewery, bringing new life to 120 East Central Street and the entire downtown Harlan area.

Kentucky Justice Reform Coalition Announces Policy Priorities for 2023 Session of General Assembly

Kentucky Smart on Crime 350

Substance use disorder treatment, increasing access to expungement, reclassification of possession and reform of Persistent Felony Offender Statute are some of the group’s top priorities

FRANKFORT, KY (December 13, 2022) — Today, Kentucky Smart on Crime, a coalition of 14 organizations dedicated to justice reforms in the Commonwealth, announced its 2023 agenda for the Kentucky General Assembly.  The group, which was established in 2016, has its sights set on tackling the Commonwealth’s overreliance on incarceration as well as addressing overdose crisis.  Areas of focus include investment in mental health and substance use disorder treatment, reclassification of simple possession, increasing access to expungement, reform of the Persistent Felony Offender (PFO) statute, and more.

Kentucky Man that shot Responding Officer in Kidnapping Case Sentenced after Plea Agreement

Jonathan Smithers

Jonathan Lee Smithers (Boyd County Detention Center)

ASHLAND, KY – The U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of Kentucky is reporting that following a guilty plea agreement, a man who shot a responding officer in a kidnapping case has been sentenced.

Clay County, Kentucky Jail Report for Monday, December 12, 2022

MANCHESTER, KY (ClayCoNews) - Clay County, Kentucky Jail Report for Monday, December 12, 2022.  This report is according to data provided in the Clay County Detention Center's website.  Linda Smallwood is the jailer of the facility.

OP-ED: ESG Hurts Kentucky's Economy and Our Teachers, Firefighters, and Police Officers

By Attorney General Daniel Cameron

FRANKFORT, KY– Kentucky is an energy state. We benefit from the competitive advantage that comes with having abundant fossil fuels and using them to produce low-cost electricity to power our homes and businesses. This is why I am defending Kentucky from an ESG movement that would destroy the Commonwealth's competitive advantage and cripple our economy.

FATAL CRASH ON HIGHWAY 39 IN KLAMATH COUNTY, OREGON

KLAMATH COUNTY, OR (ClayCoNews) - The Oregon State Police is reporting that on Saturday, December 10th, 2022, at approximately 6:28 PM, the Oregon State Police responded to a vehicle vs pedestrian collision at the intersection of Highway 39 and Fargo St., in Klamath County.

 

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