Wendell Eugene “Gene” Burchett
Wendell Eugene “Gene” Burchett of Albany, Kentucky passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at The Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital Jean Waddle Care Center in Somerset, Kentucky, having attained the age of 78 years, 4 months, and 10 days. He was born on Thursday, December 11, 1947, in Clinton County, Kentucky, the son of Perry […]
Defensive Action Against Drugs Group To Meet

Join Wayne County Defensive Action Against Drugs as they meet for their monthly coalition meeting this upcoming Thursday! Meeting will be held at 12 – Noon at the Aspire Community Center. Feel free to bring your own lunch. Please contact [email protected] for any additional questions.
Monticello Duo, Cincinnati Man Charged In Major Drug Bust In Pulaski County

Pulaski County Sheriff Bobby Jones reports three individuals are in custody following a drug investigation. The incident started in early April, when the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division received information about a drug syndicate trafficking in large amounts of methamphetamine, in Pulaski County. The investigation uncovered individuals in Pulaski County were being supplied in […]
Wayne Sheriff’s Office Issues Scam Alert

According to Wayne County Sheriff Tim Catron his office hasreceived numerous calls about receiving a text messagesshowing a final notice in reference to a traffic violation includingtolls or parking violations. The message shows the officialemblem of the State of Kentucky at the top. When reading themessage it goes on to state it is from St. […]
Homer Ray Corder
Homer Ray Corder, Jr., age 73, of Monticello, passed away Monday, April 20, 2026, at UK Medical Center in Lexington. He is survived by: his wife, Brenda Corder; one son, Bradley Corder (Myra); one daughter, Cara Corder (Clift Dobbs); and three grandchildren, Rylan Matthews, Camryn Dobbs, and Hunter Corder. He is also survived by; two […]