Board to disolve ‘sick leave bank’ program

by MATT HUGHES

J-E Editor

Webster County teachers may soon be losing out on one of their biggest benefits, the Sick Leave Bank. 

Under Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) 161.155, school districts are required to provide all teachers and full time staff with at least 10 sick days during the school year. Those days are required to be allowed to accumulate, without limitation, and be credited to that employee. Schools are also required to establish a sick leave donation program, permitting teachers or employees to voluntarily contribute sick leave to other employees.

Suit filed against IDA in Sebree apartment matter

by MATT HUGHES

J-E Editor

In the latest development dealing with the development of an apartment complex near Sebree, area resident Leesa Ligett has filed suit against the Webster County Industrial Development Authority (IDA), it’s board members, JEM Development and Sebree Deposit Bank, claiming that the IDA’s October 21, 2014 decision to sell property to JEM violated KRS 61.820(2).