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Facebook County Attorney Martin Hatfield, left, and Magistrate Mark Ranshaw presented three city-county interlocal agreements at Tuesdays meeting of Pulaski County Fiscal Court. Since at least last December, Pulaski County Fiscal Court had been discussing the need to meet with officials from the City of Somerset in order to renew several interlocal agreements. That meeting recently took place to the apparent satisfaction of all parties involved. Following a brief executive session to discuss pr...

Facebook County Treasurer Joan Isaacs, standing at right, backs up Judge-Executive Steve Kelleys recommendation to temporarily have two Assistant Supervisors sharing duties while Pulaski County Fiscal Court searches for a new County Road Supervisor. Following a vote two weeks ago to move County Road Supervisor Eugene Harness back into an operators positions, Pulaski County Fiscal Court took action Tuesday to keep the department running smoothly while the search for a new supervisor gets underwa...

Janie Slaven | CJ Pulaski County Fiscal Court voted 3-1 Tuesday to start the process of purchasing the old First and Farmers branch at Grand Central Place on behalf of the county clerks office. The Pulaski County Clerks Office is continuing to grow by leaps and bounds. To close out Tuesdays meeting of Pulaski County Fiscal Court, members entered into a near half-hour executive session in part to discuss potential property acquisition. As the court reconvened in open session, Judge-Executive Ste...

YouTube Pulaski County Detention Center Sgt. Rodney Dick and Nursing Director Casey Coffey updated Fiscal Court Tuesday on jail operations since the COVID-19 pandemic began. While the COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly hard on county jails across Kentucky, the Pulaski County Detention Center accomplished something nearly unheard of. During Tuesdays meeting of Pulaski County Fiscal Court, PCDC Sergeant Rodney Dick presented county officials with a $44,255 check representing excess fees for ...

Pulaski County 911 is preparing to take public safety to the next level with several equipment upgrades and even a new location.

YouTube Pulaski County Judge-Executive Steve Kelley discusses an insurance payment from a fire truck owned by the county but used by Somerset Fire Department through an interlocal agreement. Debate over who should ultimately benefit from an insurance payout seems to foreshadow future negotiations between Somerset and Pulaski County over fire protection. Last month Somerset City Council voted to replace a fire truck which had been totaled in an accident. As it turned out, the wrecked truck had b...

File photo i cj County officials are seeking a path for reimbursement after covering a bond payment and health insurance for the Lake Cumberland Regional Airport. Budget woes continue for the Lake Cumberland Regional Airport, judging by discussion during Tuesdays meeting of Pulaski County Fiscal Court. Judge-Executive Steve Kelley presented a bond payment bill which the airport had turned in for approval prior to what would have been the November 24 meeting, which was cancelled after Governor A...