A Maceo man was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday afternoon, after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a juvenile and taking images of the abuse with his cell phone.
Law enforcement, the courts and the corrections system have struggled with how to adequately address people with mental health disorders who come in contact with the criminal justice system.
Hancock County resident Jimmy Logsdon has shared a rare glass plate image of the 1900 dedication of the “Soldiers Monument” – also known as the “Confederate statue” – which was removed May 31 from the lawn of the Daviess County Courthouse.
OWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) A Confederate statue that stood outside a western Kentucky courthouse for more than a century was removed by county workers with little fanfare. The “Soldiers Monument" at the Daviess County Courthouse was taken down Tuesday morning and moved to the road department, the county's top official, Judge-Executive Al Mattingly, told the Messenger-Inquirer .