Only a few of the several dozen Clay County & Manchester candidates showed up to face our camera, their videos are included in this article

By Ron Curry

Manchester, Ky. - - Local elections are extremely important in deciding in what direction cities and counties are going in, especially concerning community economic health. So with this in mind, on Saturday February 22, 2014 ClayCoNews gave every candidate seeking public office in Clay County, KY the opportunity to explain to the voters of Clay County & Manchester why they should be elected or re-elected in the upcoming 2014 election.

FRANKFORT, Ky. From left to right) House Republican Floor Leader Jeff Hoover, R-Jamestown; U.S. Senator Rand Paul, R-Kentucky; Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture James Comer; and Rep. Jesse Crenshaw, D-Lexington present House Bill 80 to the Senate Committee on State and Local Government in Frankfort on February 19th.

FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) has formed a new task force with an objective to prevent, detect and respond to cybercriminal activity.

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FRANKFORT, Ky. – Kentucky Transportation Cabinet highway crews are using the current break from snow and ice duty to fix another nuisance created by the snow, ice and freezing temperatures: potholes.

FRANKFORT, Ky. – In a demonstration of bipartisan support, Gov. Steve Beshear, Senate President Robert Stivers and House Speaker Greg Stumbo united in the Capitol on Thursday to support the creation of an adult abuse registry in Kentucky.