Mayfield

Mayfield Considers Smoking Ban

Whitney Jones — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:21:20 +0000

The City of Mayfield could possibly ban smoking in public. This comes after a statewide ban failed in the Kentucky House.

Mayor Teresa Cantrell says there’s wide community support for a smoking ban. She says a public survey showed only 2 out of the 70 respondents were against a ban. Cantrell says a smoking ban wouldn’t just benefit a business’s patrons.

January Underwriter Spotlight: Milestones Financial Planning

Asia Burnett — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:30:00 +0000

It's a new year, and one of the underwriters helping WKMS ring in 2013 with their support is Milestones Financial Planning of Mayfield. If your resolution this year is to get fiscally fit, manage your investments or plan for retirement, Milestones would like to help along the way.

Hostess bankruptcy will close Mayfield depot

John Walker — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:32:13 +0000

The closing of the major baked goods provider Hostess is leaving employees in our region out of work. The Irving, Texas based company and maker of twinkies and wonder bread is closing plants, laying off more than 18,000 workers and putting its brands up for sale.

Mayfield Receives DHS Grant

Shelly Baskin — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 12:47:34 +0000

The City of Mayfield is getting a $15,000 Homeland Security Grant. The city requested the grant to provide face masks and a mask leak/fit tester for the members of the Mayfield Fire Department. The grant comes despite a 50 percent reduction in Department of Homeland Security grants for the state. This year the commonwealth was able to award only $2.2 million dollars from approximately $11.8 million in statewide application requests.

Cantrell Elected to KLC Executive Board

Shelly Baskin — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 12:17:55 +0000

The Kentucky League of Cities has elected Mayfield Mayor Teresa Cantrell to the group’s Executive Board. The new position comes after her election to the KLC’s Board of Directors last year. Cantrell will continue to serve in her previous position as well as the new one. She says the top two items on the upcoming KLC agenda are Retirement Reform and City Revenue Issues.

Tornado Touches Down in Mayfield

Whitney Jones and The Associated Press — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 11:30:51 +0000

An EF-1 tornado hit Mayfield early Sunday morning injuring one and causing moderate damage to several buildings. The tornado touched down southeast of the Highway 80 and Purchase Parkway intersection around 6:35 a.m. with peak winds at 105 miles per hour. Several cars were shifted in a parking lot and one business lost part of its roof. No fatalities were reported.

Speaker's Corner: Chris Wooldridge on The Wooldridge Monuments

Kate Lochte — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 20:34:53 +0000

Chris Wooldridge made a presentation about Mayfield's Wooldridge Monuments for the July 24, 2012 meeting of the Jackson Purchase Historical Society at Mayfield's City Hall.

Restoration to Wooldridge Monuments (pdf)

Chris Wooldridge Presentation PowerPoint (ppt)

Mayfield Man Receives 60 Year Army Service Pin

Rose Krzton-Presson — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 21:12:53 +0000

A Mayfield man living in a Graves County retirement center has been honored as the oldest Kentucky member of the Disabled American Veterans. John Baldree (102 in March) has received a 60-year service pin this weekend.

Whitaker wins 2nd district GOP nomination

Rose Krzton-Presson — Wed, 23 May 2012 02:11:40 +0000

Mayfield pharmacist Kelly Whitaker is the Democratic candidate for the 2^nd District State House seat after beating former Mayfield Mayor Arthur Byrn last night.

Kentucky 2nd District House Republican Candidates Speak on WKY Economic Growth

Rose Krzton-Presson — Fri, 11 May 2012 18:22:03 +0000

Western Kentucky’s economic growth is a hot topic among the candidates for the 2^nd district State Representative. At a public forum in Graves County last night, Republican candidate Patrick Fisher said stimulating business in the region is going to take both self-improvement and effective networking with outside businesses.