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Olyvia Neal I CJ JBK Roofing employees work to construct the Restoration House s new roof on May 27, 2021 in Monticello, Ky. Olyvia Neal MONTICELLO, Ky. Wayne County locals and tourists alike can t get enough of the City Pool Hall s famous burgers. Now these classic Pool Hall burgers are bringing the community together for a great cause as they host the First-Annual Burger Eating Contest to help fundraise for the reconstruction of the Restoration House s new roof in downtown Monticello on June 5. With the Restoration House being a nonprofit organization and helping recovering women get a second chance, I thought as a community leader it would be something good to do, said Jonathan Dobbs, magistrate of District 4 in Wayne County. So, I got with the folks at the City Pool Hall, and we thought maybe as a joint effort we could put together a nice fundraiser right here on the square. ....
By Christopher Harris Commonwealth Journal Mar 5, 2021 Mar 5, 2021 Once upon a time, the only thing wet in the Lake Cumberland area was the lake itself. Thatâs changing rapidly. Burnside dipped its toe in the water in 2004 and got it âmoistâ; eight years later, Somerset approved full alcohol sales, including package liquor stores and microbreweries. That opened the floodgates. Russell County popped the cork on alcohol sales in 2016; McCreary County raised its glass to legal drinking in 2019; and last year, Wayne County voters poured into polling places to vote in âwetâ status, by a margin of 4,901 votes for, 3,996 against. âHonestly, I did not think in my lifetime that Wayne County would go wet with our past demographics,â said Wayne County Judge-Executive Mike Anderson at the time. ....
Submitted Wayne County Judge-Executive Mike Anderson swears in Solid Waste Coordinator Randy Jones as the new ABC Administrator Monday during a special-called meeting of Fiscal Court. Selling alcohol in neighboring Wayne County just cleared a major hurdle with the selection of officials to oversee local operations. Wayne Fiscal Court approved a second reading of the Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) Ordinance on Monday that sets license fees for establishments selling alcohol and levies a tax on all alcoholic beverages sold in the county. The county ordinance does not allow for Sunday sales or stand-alone bars. However, it does require the hiring of an ABC Administrator to oversee the issuing of licenses and to collect taxes and fees. ....