The Morehead News Local News

Goldy wins prosecutor’s race

2012-05-22T21:40:32-04:00

Morehead attorney Ronnie Goldy Jr. will be the next commonwealth’s attorney in the 21^st Judicial Circuit consisting of Rowan, Bath, Menifee and Montgomery counties.

He carried three of the four counties in Tuesday’s Democratic primary and garnered a total of 2,575 votes.

Fiscal Court to repair Hamilton Bridge

2012-05-22T08:54:11-04:00

Updates on the progress of plans for the new animal shelter, Hamilton Road Bridge project and salt purchase agreement were provided Tuesday at the meeting of Rowan County Fiscal Court.

Boyhood awe becomes life’s work in butterflies

2012-05-21T18:29:06-04:00

Richard Hesterberg said he was intrigued by butterflies from his youth, admiring and catching the fluttering creatures. They became his passionate pursuit on the day he saw a photograph in a magazine.

DUI suspect flees two accident scenes

2012-05-21T18:24:02-04:00

Michael Butler, 34, of Morehead, was arrested late Friday after he hit a vehicle, drove away and several minutes later crashed over a guardrail.

Voting places get upgrades

2012-05-21T18:17:07-04:00

Rowan Judge-Executive Jim Nickell said efforts to make precincts at fire stations more accessible to elderly and handicapped voters are nearing completion, just in time for today’s primary election.

Uninsured motorists risk cancellation of registration

2012-05-21T18:11:25-04:00

As mandated by the state legislature, uninsured motorists across Kentucky will begin receiving notices in June that registrations for their personal vehicles will be canceled if they do not obtain required insurance or show proof of existing insurance.

KSP search for robbery suspects

2012-05-19T07:45:22-04:00

Former MSU student dies after collapsing

2012-05-18T12:23:40-04:00

Former Morehead State University student and Aramark employee, Justin Story, 28, passed away at UK Medical Center early this morning.

Sparse ballot for Tuesday’s primary

2012-05-18T08:39:12-04:00

Rowan County’s 13,017 voters won’t have many choices to make when they go to the polls in next Tuesday’s primary election. Republicans will see only the presidential primary which has become a formality with former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney now the presumptive GOP nominee. Also on that ballot are Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, and Ron Paul.

Parking issues top Council agenda

2012-05-18T08:37:59-04:00

Administrative matters took up much of the agenda at Monday’s regular meeting of the Morehead City Council, but the perennial downtown parking issue arose again. Council discussed problems with persons being ticketed during downtown events such as Noon Tunes, and passed a motion directing Mayor David Perkins to identify means to encourage citizens to patronize Main Street businesses over the summer, which may include relaxing downtown parking rules.