Commonwealth Journal Homepage

Pulaski County High flagged by state

2011-10-22T07:00:00-04:00

Pulaski’s Memorial Day weekend to be packed

2012-05-24T10:00:00-04:00

Technology summit gets underway

2012-05-24T07:00:00-04:00

Pain drug sales soar in U.S., fuel addiction

2012-04-06T07:00:00-04:00

Tobacco warehouse lot eyed for $1 million senior complex

2012-04-05T13:57:16-04:00

Voters say ‘no’ to alcohol at Eagle’s Nest club

2012-04-04T07:00:00-04:00

Remnants of toxic labs can linger inside a dwelling

2012-03-28T19:35:20-04:00

Water Hazard

2012-03-22T10:32:38-04:00

Money is in the federal budget for continued normal operation of the Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has issued safety guidelines for hundreds of fishermen who enjoy trout fishing in the Cumberland River below Wolf Creek Dam.
James Gray, project leader for the hatchery, said there have been no recent accidents below the dam. However, last summer, sudden opening of a sluice gate overturned a boat and a man and woman had to be fished out of the water, he said.
Fishing from the bank and from boats is highly popular immediately below Wolf Creek Dam. The often turbulent waters are teeming with rainbow trout stocked from the nearby hatchery.
Continued operation of the nearby trout hatchery was in doubt last year because $6.3 million to operate the facility at Wolf Creek and eight other national fish hatcheries was left out of the FY12 budget. The money has since been restored, Gray noted.
The hatchery at Wolf Creek produces 1 million trout each year with an annual budget of $907,000. “We’re operating normally,” said Gray.

MOVIN’ ON

2012-03-22T08:30:00-04:00

The local coaching carousel on the high school level is officially in full swing, with yesterday’s abrupt and surprising resignations of Somerset High School’s boy’s head basketball coach Don Daniel and the Lady Jumpers head coach Chris Adkins.
Wes Cornett, principal at Somerset High School, told the Commonwealth Journal that both coaches decided to resign during the postseason meetings he had with each man.
“I met with them both, we talked about the program and where we were,” said Cornett. “Both of them decided to resign, and I supported that decision. They were very gracious, and were both looking forward to moving on.”
Cornett said that both Adkins and Daniel felt the resignations were “in the best interests of the program.”

A Helping Hand

2012-03-08T10:00:00-05:00