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As local county clerk offices prepare for the Christmas break, the number of candidates wholl appear on the May 2022 Primary Ballot continues to grow.

Pulaski County Clerk Linda Burnett gave an update on moving her offices south branch from Somerset Mall to Grand Central Place during last weeks Fiscal Court meeting.

Pulaski County employees are now eligible for up to $10,000 as a premium stipend for working through the COVID pandemic.

Closing out a routine meeting of Pulaski Fiscal Court Tuesday, District 4 Magistrate Mark Ranshaw went on record objecting to the county is handling a couple of projects currently in

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 Janie Slaven | CJ District 4 Magistrate Mark Ranshaw and Judge-Executive Steve Kelley listen as county officials discuss security at Pulaski County Park.  Janie Slaven | CJ County Attorney Martin Hatfield advises Pulaski County Fiscal Court on adapting a service contract for security at PC Park while Sheriff Greg Speck looks on. Security at Pulaski County Park took center stage at Tuesdays Fiscal Court meeting. Judge-Executive Steve Kelley presented magistrates a proposal to contract wit...

Janie Slaven | CJ Magistrate Mark Ranshaw, left, made the motion to approve the 2021-22 county budget at last weeks Fiscal Court meeting. Also pictured is Pulaski County Judge-Executive Steve Kelley. Last weeks meeting of Pulaski County Fiscal Court was particularly eventful. Following the approval of interlocal agreements with the City of Somerset as well a new voting machines, county officials also needed to address a number of housekeeping motions for the final meeting before the beginning o...

Kentucky County Approves Deal for New Voting Machines Pulaski County officials have selected the Verity system, made by Hart Intercivic, will include 25 scanners to handle paper ballots and 15 DUO standalone machines which are handicap-accessible. June 28, 2021 •  (TNS) — Pulaski County will be getting its first new voting machines in about a dozen years. Members of the Pulaski County Fiscal Court approved last Tuesday the sole bid received from Harp En...

Janie Slaven | CJ Local election coordinator Mark Vaught presents a bid for new voting machines during last Tuesdays meeting of Pulaski County Fiscal Court. Pulaski County will be getting its first new voting machines in about a dozen years. Members of the Pulaski County Fiscal Court approved last Tuesday the sole bid received from Harp Enterprises and presented by election coordinator Mark Vaught on behalf of the local board of elections. Harps total bid came to $264,949 — about $10,000 u...

Janie Slaven | CJ Pulaski County Treasurer Joan Isaacs advised county officials that the state has approved the draft budget for 2021-22 at Tuesdays fiscal court meeting. Despite the economy-crippling COVID pandemic, Pulaski County Fiscal Court is working on a budget that includes across-the-board raises for employees. The first reading of the 2021-22 county budget was heard at the May 11 fiscal court meeting and County Treasurer Joan Isaacs reported to magistrates on Tuesday that Kentuckys Dep...