KY 2837 closed on Friday

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to close KY 2837 in WEBSTER County on Friday, May 1, 2015.

Trojan archers on target

Shoot to victory on home turf
by MATT HUGHES
J-E Editor
Last week was a successful one for members of the WCHS Archery Team. The Trojans took home the overall win in the 4th Annual Trojan Classic held in Dixon on Saturday, and senior archer Briley Hearrin won her age group and finished 4th of all High School girls in the 2015 KY State NASP/International Bowhunting Organization (IBO) 3DTournament held in Henderson on Friday and Saturday.

Dixon discusses splash park grant

by MATT HUGHES
J-E Editor

On Friday, the Dixon Commission held a public hearing to discuss a Land & Water Conservation Fund  (LCWF) grant members recently decided to pursue.
If awarded, the city intends to use the funds to build a ‘splash park’ and to replace old bleachers at existing city sporting facilities.

Inside today's edition of The Journal-Enterprise

Veterans' Hunting Weekend

by JERRY PAPINEAU
J-E Reporter
 Last weekend was all about the veterans, as Wild Pride Outdoors, in conjunction with Command The Wild TV, local JD Irelan and Watson Outdoors Adventures held their first annual Veterans Spring Turkey Hunt.

 Three veterans, from all four branches of the United States Military, were in attendance for the all-expense paid hunt.

To represent the Navy, Chuck Knox of Maryland; representing the Army, Air Force and Marines, Clarence Cushing of Illinois; and representing the Marines, Gather “Toppie” Warnsley, also of Illinois; were all brought down to Providence to experience several outdoor adventures.

Clay concerned about speeders

by MATT HUGHES
J-E Editor
According to talk at last week’s Clay City Council meeting, one of the major problems facing the city is speeding Several council members reported receiving complaints from residents about cars driving too fast down their street. Among the problem areas were:

Providence native named Marathon Maniac

by MATT HUGHES
J-E Editor
Last week, Providence native Jason Hughes earned the title of ‘Marathon Maniac’ by completing his third full marathon in just 66 days. He completed each of those 26.2 mile races in under four hours.

City to down Big Hill tank

by STEVE SHOOTS
 J-E Reporter
Citing reports of a water tower collapse in Shelby County last August, Mayor Eddie Gooch recommended the Council proceed with the demolition of the Big Hill Water Tower byaccepting the lowest bid for the project.  Although the August incident did not result in any injuries, several structures, including a church in the town of Waddy, KY were seriously damaged when the tower fell, releasing 100,000 gallons of water into a neighborhood there.
Mayor Gooch insisted that such a scenario in Providence would likely have a vastly different outcome, and with the spring weather bringing high winds, he asked the Council to proceed. 

Traffic Shift on Breathitt-Pennyrile Parkway on Saturday

A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans a traffic shift along a work zone on the Breathitt-Pennyrile Parkway in WEBSTER County on Saturday, April 18. 2015.

This traffic shift for both northbound and southbound traffic is along a 2-mile long work zone that runs from mile point 59.289 near the Deer Creek Bridge extending northward to mile point 61.850 near the KY 56 Exit 63 Sebree Interchange.

WC: Behind the Badge - Alan King

by MATT HUGHES
J-E Editor

Everyday the people of Webster County are served by the members of our various local law enforcement agencies. From the city police departments to the Sheriff’s office and Fish and Wildlife officers, these men put their lives on the line every day so that we can be safe.
During 2015 the J-E will look to honor each of these officers by telling their story in the pages of our newspaper. Please, join us in thanking these officers for what they do.

Major Alan King

Sales up for Water District

by MATT HUGHES
J-E Editor

During the first three months of 2015, the Webster County Water District (WCWD) has outpaced it’s 2014 numbers in both sales and production.

“We’ve gradually been adding people onto lines that didn’t exist before,” said District Superintendent Paul Lashbrook. “Plus, mining continues to be good for us.”

Dixon considers ‘splash park’, music festival

by STEVE SHOOTS
J-E Reporter

City of Dixon Commissioners met in a regularly scheduled meeting Monday night.  Mayor Carolyn Townsend opened by leading the Pledge of Allegiance.  Commissioner Terry Webb offered the invocation.
  
Recreational quality of life proposals dominated the meeting, beginning with Mayor Townsend outlining a grant request being drafted by Public Works Director Jamie Harkins for a “splash park” to be located at Baker Park.
 

Secondary road funds down $417K

by MATT HUGHES
J-E Editor
Webster County Fiscal Court is feeling the crunch of the recent reduction in the state gasoline usage tax.

On Monday magistrates met with Jason Ward with the state’s Rural Secondary Program, which controls maintenance on some of the lesser used state roads within the county. That program alone saw a loss of around $417,000, or roughly 40 percent from what they had expected based on last year’s numbers.

Dear Mr. President.....

by MATT HUGHES
J-E Editor
A group of Clay Elementary fifth and sixth grade students made a trip to the Clay Post Office last Thursday to mail a very special package. It was not the sort of package one sees everyday, and it is certainly not the sort of package that get’s handled often by our local post office employees. The ultimate destination: 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington D.C.

Sebree sets new sewer rates

by MATT HUGHES
J-E Editor
After much debate, Sebree City Council members passed a measure on Monday night that would create a sewage usage fee for sewer customers who live outside the city limits and use city sewer but not city water. These customers, who until now had paid nothing for that service, will be looking at a bill that will include a $20 per dwelling surcharge, plus 100% of their water usage at the city’s out of town rate.

The out of town rate for Sebree water customers is $24.19 for the first 2,000 gallons and $7.54 per additional thousand gallons. According to a prior report from the Webster County Water District, their average customer uses 4,000 gallons per month. That would make the new sewer rate for the average customer ti $39.27 plus the $20.00 service fee for a total of $59.27 per month.

Edwards chosen for AG leadership program

by MATT HUGHES
J-E Editor
It’s been a eventful last twelve months for Webster County native Cameron Edwards, who competed in both the state and national Farm Bureau Discussion Meet events. Last week he was selected for the 2015-16 American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) Partners in Agricultural Leadership (PAL) honors program.

Accident in Providence

by MATT HUGHES
J-E Editor
A two vehicle accident in Providence left one man hospitalized on Monday and temporarily blocked West Main.

Kids to College

by MATT HUGHES

J-E Editor

Webster County school, government and business leaders continue to push forward with plans to get the Webster County Kids to College (K2C) program off the ground. The program, which was announced last year, is aimed at making sure that every student in the county has the chance to go to college. The program still needs to collect another $250,000 in 2015 to stay on track.

WC: Behind the Badge

by MATT HUGHES

J-E Editor

Everyday the people of Webster County are served by the members of our various local law enforcement agencies. From the city police departments to the Sheriff’s office and Fish and Wildlife officers, these men put their lives on the line every day so that we can be safe.

During 2015 the J-E will look to honor each of these officers by telling their story in the pages of our newspaper. Please, join us in thanking these officers for what they do.

Chief Randy Durbin

Police Chief Randy Durbin is a lifelong Sebree resident who has spent most of his life serving the people in Sebree in one way or another.  For this small town native, working for the betterment of his hometown is the important part.

Webster mid-pack in health survey of Kentucky counties

Study says local STD rate higher than the state average                                           

by MATT HUGHES

J-E Editor

Recently released County Health Rankings list Webster County as 53 out of 120 counties on the overall list of healthiest places in the commonwealth to live, according to a study of data from 2012. But that middle of the pack ranking comes along with some darker numbers.