LONDON, KY - Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Laurel Sheriff's Deputy Tommy Houston along with Deputy Landry Collett arrested Chola Maria Bertram age 46 of Naples, Florida early Monday morning July 12, 2021 at approximately 2:41 AM.

Editorial by Angela Hacker

MANCHESTER, KY (July 12, 2021) - On Thursday, July 8, 2021, the Clay County Fiscal Court met concerning the desire of the Clay County School Board “CCBOE” to relocate the historical Hoskins Cemetery in the Island Creek community of Clay County, Kentucky. A focal point of the crowded meeting with standing room only was numerous family members’ emotional pleas for the Clay County Fiscal Court to save the Hoskins Cemetery.

LONDON, KY - Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Laurel Sheriff's K-9 Deputy Jake Miller arrested Kyle Thomas Jackson age 33 of Manchester, KY on Thursday afternoon July 8, 2021 at approximately 1:20 PM.

LONDON, KY - Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Laurel Sheriff's K-9/shift Sgt. Gary Mehler along with Deputy Greg Poynter arrested Benjamin Todd Collins age 46 of London on Wednesday evening July 7, 2021 at approximately 6:43 PM.

COVINGTON, KY – A Dry Ridge, Kentucky, man, Paul Stapleton, 48, was sentenced Friday to 264 months in federal prison, by U.S. District Judge David Bunning, for conspiring to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and possession of a short-barreled shotgun in furtherance of his drug trafficking.

LONDON, KY (July 7, 2021) - Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Laurel Sheriff's K-9/shift Sgt. Gary Mehler along with Deputy Travis Napier, Deputy Brent France, and Deputy Brian France arrested Randy Joe Couch age 48 of East Bernstadt on Tuesday night July 6, 2021 at approximately 8:30 PM.