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February 2, 2009

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January 30

Somerset Police Department

Dana L. Carter, theft under $300 - shoplifting, illegal possession of Legend drug, prescription controlled substance not in proper container, criminal trespassing

Ricky L. Perry, Pulaski District warrant - failure to appear

Andrea J. Ridner, possession of a controlled substance

Jimmy L. Whittle II, careless driving, DUI

Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department

no arrests reported

January 31

Somerset Police Department

Charles S. Bryant, rear license not illuminated, failure to wear seat belts, DUI

Ashley N. Boyd, improper signal, failure to maintain required insurance, possession of controlled substance, prescription controlled substance not in proper container

Shawn D. Miller, Pulaski District warrant: failure to appear

Chasity J. Atwell, McCreary District warrant: failure to appear

Geoffrey B. Somers, DUI, license to be in possession

Delana L. Miller, DUI, carrying a concealed weapon

Shane E. Childers, DUI

Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department

Louis Flores Serrano Velez, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs/etc. 1st offense, possession of controlled substance 3rd degree 1st offense, possession of marijuana

February 1

Somerset Police Department

Codey A. Travis, DUI, possession of open alcoholic beverage container in motor vehicle

Jeremy D. Birdwell, alcohol intoxication

James R. Keys, Pulaski District warrant: failure to appear

Joshua C. West, disregarding traffic control device, DUI

David Hodge, alcohol intoxication

Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department

Jerry Jason Sears, assault 4th degree (domestic violence)

James Kelley Sowder, assault 4th degree

Ronnie Dean Weddle, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs/etc. 1st offense

David D. Vance, operating motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs/etc. 1st offense, one headlight, failure of owner to maintain required insurance 1st offense

Angela R. McClure, public intoxication - controlled substance

Shawn D. Miller, failure to appear

James R. Keys, failure to appear

Roger Gene Bland, alcohol intoxication in a public place 1st and 2nd offenses

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Hal Rogers defends Somerset’s Streetscape project
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Somerset on verge of becoming natural gas hub
It sounds like a Buck Rogers fiction series, but it’s true. The city of Somerset is about to become the energy hub of Kentucky, maybe even regionally or nationally.
Somerset Mayor Eddie Girdler, gas company manager Dan Henderson and city engineer Reggie Chaney discussed the grandiose energy network this week with a reporter for the Commonwealth Journal. It’s more than a vision. City officials say it’s about to become reality.

February 9, 2012 1 Photo
Old districts are back ... for now
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Such is the legislative redistricting debacle in Frankfort.
Judge Phillip Shepherd in Franklin Circuit Court on Tuesday tossed out the General Assembly’s controversial redistricting plans and reverted everything back to where it was before.

February 9, 2012
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February 2, 2012 1 Photo
Big Bang Theory
Pulaski County is not at war. The booming you may hear at dusk is mock cannon fire to scare away birds.
Stuart Spillman, environmental director for the Lake Cumberland Health Department, said at least three cannons are on loan from the department to residents who want to scare away swarms of starlings and blackbirds settling in to roost.
He said a cannon is being used by a resident on Laura Lane off Ky. 39; another is in the Oak Hill Road area and a third is on Ashurst Street in the eastern part of Somerset.
Spillman said a timer on each cannon allows it to “fire” at whatever frequency is desired. The cannons must be used as the birds circle before going to roost. “After they settle in, nothing will chase them out,” Spillman said.
The Health Department doesn’t operate the cannons unless there is a specific complaint in an area where there are lots of birds, Spillman noted. He said so far this year the birds are not as bad as in the past.

February 2, 2012
Boil water advisory is lifted countywide
The water controversy that Pulaski County has been boiling over — so to speak — for the last week is finally over.
At 10 minutes after noon Wednesday, the “boil water” advisory for the Western Pulaski Water District was lifted — almost a full week after the problems began around 1 p.m. last Thursday.
Prior to that, the Somerset Water Service — along with the other water providers in its system, including Science Hill Water, Southeastern Water, and Eubank Water — lifted their advisories, with Somerset on Saturday afternoon and the last, Southeastern, by Monday morning. Western Pulaski was the last in the system to complete sample testing for potential contaminants, due to not being able to access its Pikeville-based testing lab until Monday.
Somerset Mayor Eddie Girdler thanked the public for its patience and understanding during the duration of the boil water advisory — put in place to keep citizens from drinking water that could have been contaminated after an accident last Thursday at the water plant site — and also thanked all the city employees for their hard work during this time.
“The boil water advisory went about as well as would be expected,” said Girdler.

February 2, 2012
SCS to host Medal of Honor recipient
The message is clear: There are heroes. Even here in our own hometowns.
That’s the idea organizers hope to get across Saturday night at Somerset Christian School, when Congressional Medal of Honor winner Sgt. Dakota Meter speaks to all who choose to attend.
For further questions, ticket purchases, and sponsorship opportunities please contact Susan Adams at (606) 875-0255.

February 2, 2012 1 Photo
Newspaper veteran name Publisher of Commonwealth Journal
SOMERSET — A fourth generation newspaperman has been named publisher of the Commonwealth Journal.
Rob McCullough, 50, who started working in a newspaper mailroom when he was 15, officially assumes his duties today. He succeeds Jack McNeely who has accepted a position with the Daily Mountain Eagle in Jasper, Alabama.

February 2, 2012 1 Photo
Blakley receives worldwide honor
February 1, 2012 1 Photo
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