Kentucky one of six winners nationally for latest federal education grants

FRANKFORT Ky.– Kentucky’s new $44.3 million Race to the Top grant will jump-start learning, support parents and improve early learning programs for thousands of Kentucky preschoolers, Gov. Steve Beshear said yesterday.

Eddie Price, the Hancock County Kentucky author of "Widder's Landing," recently won the Gold Medal for "Best Historical Fiction" in the 2013 Readers Favorite Awards in Miami, Florida.

The awards were held in conjunction with the International Book Fair held in downtown Miami and which featured authors from all over the world.

Eddie Price receiving the Gold Medal for Best Historical Fiction from Debra Gaynor, CEO and Founder of Readers Favorite.

Attorney General Jack Conway has announced the winners of the 2013 Keep Kentucky Kids Safe public service announcement (PSA) contest. The annual competition for middle and high school students is part of General Conway's statewide prescription drug abuse awareness and prevention initiative.

(Larue County, KY) -- On December 16, 2103 The Kentucky State Police Drug Enforcement / Special Investigations West Branch presented an ongoing financial investigation to the Larue County Grand Jury regarding Hodgenville Mayor Terry Cruse and City Clerk Madonna Hornback.

On December 16, 2013 the Kentucky State Police Electronic Crime Branch, assisted by units from KSP Post 3 in Bowling Green and agents with Homeland Security Investigations, arrested an Allen County man on charges related to child pornography.