Burnside News

Two men were sentenced in court this week after pleading guilty to charges stemming from a home invasion in April.

Jayson "Rilee" Phelps would like to announce the birth of his brother, Jaxson Reece Phelps.

A Tennessee man and his son are facing criminal charges after the Pulaski County Sheriff's Department turned up hundreds of thousands of dollars in stolen goods.

Candidates for local offices have filed at the rate of more than one an hour since the Pulaski County clerk's offices began accepting candidacy papers at 8 a.m. November 4. As of 1 p.m. Tuesday -- 37 hours after filing began -- a total of 40 candidates had plunked down $50 and filed their papers.

The mayor of Ferguson may not seek another term. Allen Dobbs told the Commonwealth Journal Wednesday he is pondering another term as mayor of Ferguson or seeking the office of magistrate from District 4. "My long-term goal is to seek a higher office ... to serve more people," said Dobbs.

Two-way traffic was scheduled to be allowed late yesterday on two northbound lanes of scenic new Ky.

The City of Burnside has a new police officer. Matthew L. Brown was officially sworn into duty by Mayor Chuck Fourman Monday at the November council meeting.

Jerry Wendell Toney, 68, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009, at his home in Tateville, Ky.

Something smells bad in the City of Burnside - and no sure-fire solution is readily available.

The victims call him a polite robber. Now police are looking for the man they say held up a Pulaski County gas station.

One of Burnside's most prominent restaurants closed its doors on Tuesday, and its chances for reopening in the future are very much up in the air.

Home-heating costs this coming winter should be about the same as last year and most suppliers say the amount you pay will be in direct relation to how severe the cold.

The rain held off to make the Annual Friends of Lake Cumberland clean-up another success story.

Jo Ann Morrow Davis, age 71 of Somerset, passed away on Friday, Sept. 25, 2009 at the Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital.

"We can't change what happened. It's all water under the dam at this point - or water around the dam, maybe." So says J.D. Hamilton.

Candidates for local offices subject to the 2010 elections keep popping out of the woodwork.

The Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet appears noncommittal about the long, drawn-out effort to build a lodge on General Burnside Island State Park, but State Representative Tommy Turner, R-Pulaski County, says the state still has some interest.

Burnside's sewer system may be the only thing standing in the way of a local environmental disaster - assuming an agreement can be reached with the city.

STATE SERVICE OFFICER FOR D.A.V. WILL NO LONGER BE AT SENIOR CITIZENS BUILDING Pauline Conner, State Service Officer for the Disabled American Veterans, will not be at the Senior Citizens Building any more.

If you think all activity on Labor Day weekend was on the lake, think again: Some early risers on Labor Day morning had to park along Tucker Road and walk nearly a quarter of a mile uphill to get to the Tucker Shelter House, scene of the annual Burnside Masonic Lodge breakfast.