Family Court staff attorney files for Judge’s position

Laura Alvey Peak, has filed as a candidate for Family Court Judge for the 5th Judicial Circuit representing Crittenden, Union and Webster Counties.  The Honorable William E. Mitchell will be retiring at the conclusion of his term.  

Peak has been the Staff Attorney for Family Court for the past 10.5 years.   She has served the citizens of Crittenden, Union and Webster counties in providing mediation services in all contested divorce cases.  Mediation has played a critical role in the efficiency of Family Court, and Peak has been an integral part of this process.  As a member of the Family Court staff, she helped create the pretrial process that has set the standard in settling contested cases.  She is a certified family mediator through the Administrative Office of the Courts and is currently the only certified family mediator in Crittenden, Union and Webster counties.  

Jim Gooch Jr honored for “Going to Bat” for KY buisnesses

by Matt Hughes

J-E News Editor

State Representative Jim Gooch, a Providence native, was recognized by the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday night with a very special award. A Louisville Slugger baseball bat.

Journal-Enterprise Holiday schedule change

by Matt Hughes

J-E News Editor

Due to the Christmas and New Years holidays, the weekly schedule for The Journal-Enterprise will be slightly altered during the next two weeks.

Due to Christmas Eve falling on a Tuesday, the Christmas Edition of The Journal-Enterprise will hit newsstands on the morning of Monday, December 23, 2013. Because of this change, the deadline for ads has been moved back to Friday, December 20, 2013 at 5:00 p.m.

The New Year’s paper will come out on Tuesday, December 31, 2013, so the deadline for ads has been changed to Monday, December 30, 2013 at noon.

We apologize for any inconvenience and wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Educator brings 40 years experience to Superintendent's position

Pete Galloway

by Matt Hughes

J-E News Editor

The Webster County School Board hired it’s new interim Superintendent at Monday night’s board meeting, selecting a long time Graves County educator

Pete Galloway retired as Superintendant of the Graves County school system following the 2012-2013 school year. He had held that position since 2008.

Galloway was assistant superintendent at Graves County for eight years, director of pupil personnel for 18 years, and a vocational agriculture teacher at the former Farmington High School for ten years.

School Board discusses Affordable Care Act

by Matt Hughes

J-E News Editor

For the first time in several years, the Webster County School District will soon be litigation free. At Monday night’s board meeting, board members voted unanimously to settle a law suite between former employee Polly Dunbar and the Webster County School District.

Dunbar filed suit against the district on September 20, 2010, and the district filed a counter suit on April 21, 2011. Dunbar and her attorney  will be paid the sum of $10,000 to settle all claims. Both parties will then both execute Agreed Orders dismissing both law suits.

Water District: "We will save money" with new additive

by Matt Hughes

J-E News Editor

The Webster County Water District board was in session Thursday morning in Dixon. For the third consecutive month water production in the county was up, but Superintendant Paul Lashbrook said the increase is due mostly to flushing of the lines.

“We’ve done a lot more flushing this year than we normally do,” he told the board.

At the board’s November meeting, held at the Water Plant in Onton, Lashbrook informed the board that the plant would be adding what he called a “magic additive” to the water treatment process. That additive, hydrogen peroxide, is expected to drastically cut the cost of water treatment.