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Union County in Western Kentucky has been the state’s top coal-producer for years, mining more than 10 million tons in 2022.

Alliance Resource Partners headed by Joseph Craft III is mining cryptocurrency in Kentucky and drawing scrutiny for its $4 million electricity discount.

The Madison Co. Sheriffs Office honored fallen law enforcement personnel at its office in Denmark, Madison Co. on Friday.

The Biden administration is looking to impose a major tax on the crypto mining activities taking place in the United States

Some state lawmakers see the bitcoin industry’s growth as a good thing. Others, not so much.

View Comments Madison County residents and representatives gathered at the Madison County Sheriff’s Office Friday morning to commemorate the annual National Law Enforcement Memorial Service Day, and to remember the fallen officers of West Tennessee. Announced at the ceremony was the creation of Police Officers Memorial Day, to be honored throughout Madison County on May 15, 2021. The proclamation was presented by Madison County Mayor Jimmy Harris and Jackson City Mayor Scott Conger. “This c...

WBBJ TV April 26, 2021 Deputy Terry Dyer had been with the sheriff’s office for more than three years. Several law enforcement agencies, as well as family and friends, honored Dyer with stories about the impact he made on their lives. Madison County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Tom Mapes says Dyer was one-of-a-kind. “He was a unique individual. He’s loved by everyone. He was a jokester and a prankster in a way, but he was also very serious with his assignments,” Mapes said. Dyer was an ...

Law enforcements role still important despite a few bad actors | Opinion This past Tuesday afternoon caused a tragic dichotomy regarding law enforcement in Madison County and rural West Tennessee. As the world awaited a verdict announcement for a murder trial in which an officer of the law in Minneapolis was the accused, Sheriff John Mehr and his leadership staff suddenly began getting up and exiting a meeting filled with county commissioners and department heads during a hearing regarding next...

WBBJ TV December 29, 2020 MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. — A vacant elementary school is picking up the pieces after investigators say it was vandalized. It was at Malesus Elementary School where several individuals allegedly entered the school and destroyed up to $50,000 of school property on Christmas Day. This school has been permanently closed since 2018, so it is unknown why or how someone would do this. In the video provided by Crime Stoppers, you can see three men appear to be continuously dest...