Commonwealth Journal

Mary Damron was known as the “Shoebox Lady,” even around the world. Her legacy will also be remembered in downtown Somerset for something much bigger than a shoebox — a new home.

Kentucky State Police Post 7 Detectives, with assistance from DESI East, KSP Intelligence Branch, and the KSP Forensic Laboratory, arrested one individual in connection with a cold case investigation dating back to 1991.

A group opposing a Tennessee landfill was in Pulaski Tuesday evening asking local residents to consider the impact that landfill would have on Lake Cumberland and the waterways within the Big South Fork area.

Early morning fog likely played a role in a traffic accident involving 15 vehicles Wednesday morning in southern Pulaski County.

As it turns out, 2025 wasn’t just the 100th year of the Somerset-Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce — it was a big year for them in practice as well.

The Pulaski County Clerk’s Office Fee Account received a favorable audit report from the Kentucky Auditor’s Office this week.

Sheriff Bobby Jones reports that the missing juvenile, Josiah Schenk, age 16, who had been missing since the late evening hours on Friday, January 2, 2026 has been located and is safe.

With the filing deadline only days away, two of local government’s top races are taking shape, with new candidates announcing their campaigns.

The 2026 legislative session begins this Tuesday for Kentucky lawmakers, and it’s expected to be dominated by a single topic: the state’s budget.

Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital is ringing in 2026 with the year’s first bundle of joy. Weighing 3 pounds and 15 ounces and measuring 17 inches, Phoenix was born to Shatrina and Casey, Thursday, Jan. 1st, at 5:23am.