Local News

Madison County Sheriff Jerry Combs was a Berea police officer for 30 years before taking over as sheriff.

• BREAKING NEWS: Madison County Sheriff Jerry Combs dead of heart attack

  County Coroner Jimmy Cornelison told various media outlets Monday night that the Madison County sheriff, 61-year-old Jerry Combs, had died of a heart attack.

  May 21, 2013 1 Photo 1 Story

• Learning under the sun

  Students in Stephen Rupard’s fourth-grade class said they can remember when the wetland full of green frogs, dragonfly larvae and tadpoles was just a  dip in the gently rolling hills behind their school.

  May 20, 2013 5 Photos 1 Story

• Dry cleaner burglary suspect is charged in two other cases

  A man charged Friday with breaking into Jack’s Cleaners on Water Street by smashing a window with a tire iron has been charged with two other burglaries in which a similar method was used to gain entry.

  May 20, 2013 4 Photos

• Richmond burglary reports for May 14-18

  Register Staff Report
  The following burglaries, reported May 14-18, are being investigated by Richmond police
  A resident of Wesley Court reported a Wilson bow with arrows and an unknown brand shotgun had been stolen from her residence sometime in the previous two weeks. Estimated loss: $800.
  A resident of Foxhaven Drive repo

  May 20, 2013

• Laurence named Register publisher

  Ann Laurence has been named publisher of the Richmond Register, succeeding Nick Lewis, who held the post for the previous eight and a half years.
  Keith Blevins, Community Newspaper Holdings Inc. chief operating officer announced Laurence’s appointment Monday.

  May 20, 2013 1 Photo

Sports

• H.S. HOOPS: Central's Bosley, Taylor sign with championship programs

  Ken-Jah Bosley and Quan Taylor were both key performers as Madison Central claimed its first-ever Sweet 16 title earlier this year.

  May 21, 2013

• H.S. BASEBALL: Central rolls past Model; Southern tops Berea, 10-9

  The Indians and Patriots each had the same number of hits Monday during a first-round 44th District Tournament showdown at Berea College.

  May 21, 2013

• H.S. SOFTBALL: Madison Central, Southern set for rematch in district tourny

   Madison Southern’s Tara Bord threw a three-inning no-hitter to lead the Lady Eagles to a 15-0 rout of Berea Community in the opener of the 44th District Tournament Monday at Berea College.

  May 21, 2013

Lifestyles & Community

• My! How things have changed

  I was just thinking the other day about how difficult it is for those of us who are beyond middle age. Things are just not like they were when we were young.
  How many of you have noticed that stairs are getting steeper, groceries are getting heavier and everything is much farther away?

  May 20, 2013

• Develop your most employable skills: Integrity and respect
• Peter Perlman — Life lessons from a lawyer’s lawyer

Viewpoints

• Coal problem worth tackling in Washington and Frankfort

  Despite hysterical cries from radical environmentalists, neither Sen. Rand Paul’s Defense of Environment and Property Act nor Sen. Mitch McConnell’s Coal Jobs Protection Act would allow activities that bring harm to Kentucky’s wildlife or waterways for the sake of propping up the coal industry.

  May 18, 2013 1 Photo

• Peter Perlman — Life lessons from a lawyer’s lawyer
• Credit score insanity

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