Drought, Heat Wave lead to Early Harvest, Lower Yields One of the hottest, driest summers in decades here has pushed the fall harvest up into August and has cut crop yields, although not as much as many farmers feared. more... Evan Jones, Banner Editor

County Budget Approved; No New Taxes The Lake County Commission approved the budget for the new fiscal year with no new taxes at their regular monthly meeting held Monday night at the courthouse. more... Evan Jones, Banner Editor

Love Letter Cast Into River May Yet Find Its Louisiana Sweetheart When Danny Scott goes on an ATV ride in Madrid Bend he often spots deer, turkey, coyotes and any number of critters in this remote area of Fulton County, Ky. more... Evan Jones, Banner Editor

Carnival, BBQ Cook-Off Set For Ridgely This Week Ridgely will host the first annual county fair and carnival beginning tonight (August 25) with the opening of Trinity Amusement Shows in the area behind BancorpSouth. more... Evan Jones, Banner Editor

Herron Claims County As Home Turf; Touts Fiscal Conservatism Appearing before an audience made up mostly of friends and supporters in what is arguably the most Democratic leaning county in the Eighth Congressional District, state senator and Democratic U.S. Rep. candidate Roy Herron made an impassioned plea for votes and support Wednesday morning. more... Evan Jones, Banner Editor

Former Doctor Guilty On All 44 Counts Dubrule represents self during two-week federal jury trial. more... Evan Jones, Banner Editor

State Confirms Audit of Lake Co. Government A spokesperson with the State Comptroller’s office confirmed that there is an audit/investigation ongoing in the Lake County government but declined to release any other details. more... Evan Jones, Banner Editor

Election Commission Certifies Aug. 5 Vote The Lake County Election Commission met Saturday morning, August 14, and certified the election results from the August 5 general election and Democratic and Republican primaries. more...

Avery Scores Impressive Win For Sheriff Bryan Avery already had all state tailback, chief of police and Tennessee Highway Patrol state trooper on his resume. more... Evan Jones, Banner Editor

LCMS Falcons Host Northview in Early Season Opener at Ridgely The Lake County Middle School Falcons take on the Northview Mustangs Thursday night at Ridgely with kick-off set for 7:30 p.m. more... Evan Jones, Banner Editor

Ridgely Officer Injured While Making Arrest Man gets 30 day contempt charge in GS appearance more... Evan Jones, Banner Editor

Hundreds Gather At Commission To Hear Totals Election day in Lake County dawned partly cloudy and, by chance, candidates and voters actually got a reprieve from the oppressive heat with temperatures staying in the low nineties much of the day. more... Evan Jones, Banner Editor

Barnes Wins Assessor Going Away Joyce Barnes said she was overwhelmed when the early voting results were posted and showed her with a two to one lead in the race for Lake County Assessor of Property. more... Evan Jones, Banner Editor

Adcock Wins Fifth Term as Register Incumbent Register of Deeds Claudia Adcock won her fifth consecutive term by taking 64% of the vote in the race with challenger Joe “Bubba’ Jones. more... Evan Jones, Banner Editor

Commission Has Four New Members Although pre-election sentiment seemed to be that many of the incumbents on the Lake County Commission might be in trouble, eight of the 12 sitting commissioners won re-election. more... Evan Jones, Banner Editor

Roberson Elected to Fifth Term as Lake County Mayor Lake County mayor Macie Roberson won re-election for the fifth time with a 1,637 to 912 vote win over Captain Leonard York of the Sheriff’s Department. more... Evan Jones, Banner Editor

New Member for School Board; Leake Wins Road Commission Seat The Lake County Board of Education got a new member and an appointee to the Road Commission won his seat outright in the Thursday General Election. more... Evan Jones, Banner Editor