Jason Dean Smith, 34, of McKee, KY appeared in District Court before Judge Allen B Roberts on Monday for arraignment. Smith was arrested on April 04, 2021 by Deputy Ryan Lanigan. Dean’s mother, Ruby Brown, filed a complaint on March 27, 2021 alleging that on March 26, 2021 Dean had entered h…

Tiffani Chapman, 30, of McKee, KY appeared in District Court Monday before Judge Allen B. Roberts for arraignment on multiple drug charges. Chapman was arrested on March 30, 2021 by KSP Trooper Scott Townsley. 

Brittany Shiram Marcum was scheduled to appear in District Court on Monday for a preliminary hearing regarding an alleged charge of theft by unlawful taking or Disp Auto - $500 or more but under $10,000. Marcum did not make her scheduled appearance and the annotated court docket states that …

 In his most recent Sheriff’s report, Sheriff Paul Hays wanted to encourage those who have not yet taken the Covid vaccinations to schedule an appointment to do so.  “We are on the way to defeating this terrible virus, but until most people are vaccinated there is a potential for another rou…

Michael Wayne Gabbard, 41, of Mckee, KY appeared before Judge Henria Bailey-Lewis in District Court on Monday. The court appearance was for arraignment on a charge of Assault, 1st degree. Gabbard entered a plea of “not guilty”.

Judge Allen B. Roberts ordered an arrest warrant issued Monday after Keith King, 50, of Tyner, KY failed to appear in District Court on a number of charges including possession of methamphetamine. King was arrested by KSP Trooper Scott Townsley on January 13, 2021. According to the uniform c…

The Generals and the Lady Generals were disappointed by early losses and departures from the 2021 49th District Tournament. At the end of the tournament four (4) Jackson County players were selected to the 2021 49th District All Tournament Team. For the Lady Generals this included: Sophomore…

Jackson County Fiscal Court Approves Letting of Bids for Emergency Hill Stabilization Project 

After a 30-day assessment period, Gov. Beshear formally submitted a request to President Biden on March 19th asking that a Major Disaster Declaration be issued for the severe winter ice storm system that impacted Kentucky from February 8 through February 19, 2021. Kentucky's Congressional De…