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'We will shoot you dead': Anti-H1B Florida Governor candidate posts video with rifle after claiming arson attack

Republican gubernatorial hopeful James Fishback on Monday posted a video showing himself emerging from his Madison County residence holding a Ruger AR‑556 semi‑automatic rifle, after claiming an arsonist tried to burn down his home on Sunday.

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Man Goes Viral Online After His Exploration Walk Turns Into A Massive Mammoth Tusk Discovery

A massive discovery was recently made in Madison County, Mississippi, when a man exploring nature came across a huge mammoth tusk that had remained mostly intact since the Ice Age. The post Man Goes Viral Online After His Exploration Walk Turns Into A Massive Mammoth Tusk Discovery first appeared on…

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Madison County Tenants Union marches against nationwide, statewide homelessness crises

Members of the Madison County Tenants Union marched in Berea Monday in response to the state legislature’s passage of House Bill 5, and to raise awareness to the Grants Pass v. Johnson case in front of the Supreme Court.

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Madison County historians, community members gather to dedicate Revolutionary War memorial plaque

It includes the names of those with either documented proof of military service or who otherwise helped the war’s cause.

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Aspiring distillery owner says he’ll meet with Madison County residents concerned about plans

Karl Cook is a champion equestrian with an Instagram following of nearly 280-thousand people who wants to build a small distillery on property he bought last fall. When asked why he selected Madison County, Kentucky for his entry into the bourbon business, he said it began with horses.

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Madison County Board of Adjustments tables conditional use permit request for proposed new distiller

A bid to build a craft distillery and rickhouses to store the whiskey it produces in Madison County was put on hold last Thursday night.

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Madison County locals, Berea College students protest proposed anti-crime bill provisions aimed at h

Madison County tenants and students at Berea College organized a rally Wednesday to protest against anti-homeless provisions included in House Bill 5, also known as the Safer Kentucky Act.

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Central Kentucky tenant advocates, homeless shelters say they’re in the middle of an eviction, hou

Groups like the Madison County Tenants Union, the NAACP and local shelters have organized multiple marches in Berea and Richmond since last December. They say it’s to call attention to both the local homeless community and a rising number of evictions in the county.

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Key figure in disposal of chemical weapons in Madison County heading to The Hague

A key player in the management of overseeing the disposal of chemical weapons in Madison County is making a move to The Hague in the Netherlands

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Officials celebrate the conclusion of chemical weapons disposal in central Kentucky

It’s been more than three months since history was made at the Blue Grass Army Depot. The last nerve agent rocket among the more than 500 tons of chemical weapons stored in Madison County was destroyed. Officials said a full celebration would come this fall. And so, it did Thursday.

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Madison County-based nonprofit receives $300K grant to combat overdoses

A Madison County-based nonprofit was just awarded a 300-thousand dollar grant by the Biden Administration to combat fentanyl and other opioid overdoses.

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A central Kentucky county is preparing for a new outdoor warning siren system

Madison County emergency management and public safety officials are preparing to turn on a new outdoor warning siren system. A scheduled test on Thursday was canceled and re-scheduled for Monday due to inclement weather conditions.

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Looking back at the early days of the Blue Grass Army Depot

More than 40 years of history is coming to a close at the Blue Grass Army Depot.The next few weeks, WEKU and Eastern Standard are presenting a radio series about the past, present and future of the depot, the stockpile of chemical weapons that was recently destroyed inside and the…

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Expanded alcohol sales application process begins in Madison County

Starting Tuesday, anyone interested in applying for a quota package liquor license in Madison County can do so. The opportunity comes following voter approval of countywide alcohol sales in May.

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City of Richmond Receives Artifacts Dating Back to Historic Civil War Battle

Artifacts dating back to the Civil War’s Battle of Richmond in 1862 are being loaned to the city from a Madison County man.

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U.S. Department of Justice settles with Madison County schools on racial harassment

The department opened its investigation in October 2021 under Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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Disposal of last chemical munition is expected this summer in Madison County

The destruction of chemical weapons stored at the Blue Grass Army Depot in Madison County is in the home stretch. If all goes according to schedule, the last nerve agent rocket will be destroyed by August.

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AppHarvest is facing a lawsuit that could lead to the foreclosure of their Richmond facility

The lawsuit was filed in Madison County on May 30th by the investment company Equilibrium Capital.

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Today's Interview: Madison County moves toward all-wet status this summer

By the end of summer, alcohol sales in Madison County could reach well beyond the city limits of Richmond and Berea. That message came in pretty clearly on Tuesday.

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Madison County Primary ballot includes alcohol sales expansion question

The Primary Election ballots in many Kentucky counties will not see a large list of contests. For many, the G-O-P primary for governor is the marquee race. In one central Kentucky county, voters will be asked to allow alcohol sales from one county line to the other.

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Madison County Tuskegee Airmen honored with marker and mural in Richmond

State and local officials dedicate a historic marker and mural to honor Tuskegee Airmen

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Over $5.5 million presented to Madison County for utilities, nonprofits, and tourism

Governor Beshear brings millions of dollars to Madison County

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Suspects arrested for tying kidnap victim to chair with barbed wire and carving crosses into face and hands

Victim in Madison County also hit with crowbar and firearms, and sliced with knives

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2 Tennessee Guard pilots killed in a Black Hawk helicopter crash are identified

Daniel Wadham and Danny Randolph, members of the Tennessee National Guard, died in the crash in Madison County, Ala., on Wednesday. The cause of the crash is under investigation.

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Black Hawk helicopter crashes in Alabama, killing 2

A Black Hawk helicopter from the Tennessee National Guard crashed Wednesday in Alabama, killing everyone on board, a spokesman for the Madison County sheriff’s office says

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