MURRAY – At its regular monthly meeting Wednesday, the Calloway County Fiscal Court heard the first reading of a draft ordinance to establish regulations for any potential medical cannabis dispensary
No matter who wins the race for Calloway County attorney, Democrat Madison Leach has made history. She’s apparently the first openly trans candidate to seek elected office in western Kentucky, one of the state’s most conservative corners.
Calloway County Attorney Bryan Ernstberger moved to dismiss the court case against a Murray woman accused of making a false report to police following an altercation last year at a local Confederate monument. As a part of the dismissal Tuesday, agreed upon by the defense and the county attorney, a document was submitted in court acknowledging an affidavit submitted to police by the woman, stating a man at the monument had slapped her hand, was “an error.”
MURRAY â At its final meeting of the year, the Calloway County Fiscal Court on Wednesday approved the 2021 budgets for the county clerkâs and sheriffâs offices, as well as voting to purchase a new truck for the road department.
Before passing next yearâs budget for the Calloway County Sheriffâs Office, the court approved the amended 2020 budget to account for Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds that were received. The court also approved a change for the 2020 maximum amount the sheriff could expend from fees for deputies, assistants and other employees. That amount includes overtime, vacations, holiday pay and any other personnel expenditures. It was previously set at $1.3 million, and Sheriff Nicky Knight asked the court to increase that amount to $1.46 million.