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Somerset, KY, USA / WTLO 1480 AM/97.7 FM | Classic Hits Apr 26, 2021 7:40 PM Somerset City Council members unanimously approved a $13 million municipal bond initiative Monday that includes $2 million to revitalize one of downtown’s most beloved historic buildings — The Virginia Theatre. The Virginia will be completely renovated and converted into a live performance venue. Somerset firm DECO Architects developed renderings for the building and bidding on the project will begin immediately. The city will own and maintain the facility, which will feature live music and theater and be availab...

Close Somerset resident Beka Burton addresses city council Monday night, highlighting concerns she has about TIF district funding and who would be making the decisions on what that money would be used for. alert featured By Carla Slavey Commonwealth Journal Apr 14, 2021 5 hrs ago Somerset resident Beka Burton addresses city council Monday night, highlighting concerns she has about TIF district funding and who would be making the decisions on what that money would be used for. Somerset City Council has officially agreed to hand the reins of former Cundi...

Somerset, KY, USA / WTLO 1480 AM/97.7 FM | Classic Hits Apr 13, 2021 8:02 AM The Somerset City Council voted 10-1 Monday to approve a resolution allowing Mayor Alan Keck to negotiate a lease between the city and the University of Somerset for the Cundiff Square property. According to the resolution, the long-term lease will seek to “fairly and substantially” compensate the city for all costs associated with the property’s acquisition, interest and demolition — which to date have totaled just more than $1.3 million. “From the beginning, I have promised that the city will be made wh...

By CARLA SLAVEY Commonwealth Journal Mar 8, 2021 Mar 8, 2021 Work has begun on the demolition of Cundiff Square's business buildings, taking the first steps in the creation of the four-year University of Somerset. Carla Slavey As one chapter in the story of Somerset closes, another one begins to be written. What is historically known as the beginnings of Somerset, and what once used to be a development called Cundiff Square – named after its developer, C.K. Cundiff – is taking its first steps in becoming the new home of the University o...

Close Somerset’s Mayor, Alan Keck, is seen here in his office on the third floor of the Energy Center. Keck spent part of Tuesday considering what the city accomplished in the past year and what residents might see in 2021. alert featured Mayor Alan Keck looks back at old year, discusses what city might see in the new one By CARLA SLAVEY Commonwealth Journal Dec 30, 2020 Dec 30, 2020 Somerset’s Mayor, Alan Keck, is seen here in his office on the third floor of the Energy Center. Keck spent part of Tuesday considering what the city...