Newspapers are vital to democracy, especially the local ones.

Like many of you, I haven’t forgotten 9/11. I can tell you where I was and what I was doing “when the world stopped turning on that September day.”

Growing up, my sister Taunya and I spent a lot of time at “Aunt” Molly’s house. Molly and Madrew King lived up the hill from our house on Walnut Meadow Road and we visited there often. Although we were not kin, they were like family.

Sometimes you have to consider the source, especially when it comes to issues and topics of interest Like many of you, I have a Facebook page and posts are made almost every day regarding a topic of interest. Some of them are local posts, others are state and national related. Some of them a…

It has been a long time since I took a history class, but I learned a lesson or two about some Madison County history from life-long resident Stewart Davidson last weekend.

As our children head back to school, recent mass shootings in Dayton, El Paso and Odessa are weighing heavily on the hearts and minds of our parents, our teachers and, in many cases, our children. According to the Kentucky Center for School Safety, there were more than 1,400 threats against …

Madison County needs a new detention center. You know that, I know that, and it’s no big secret.