By Angela Hatton
Madisonville, KY – The Hopkins County Humane Society has hired a new shelter manager. Misty Payne replaces Patty Legget, who had managed the shelter for 13 years. The local board recently updated their bylaws and revised several job descriptions. Employees were allowed to reapply for their jobs, but Leggett chose not to do so. She tells the Madisonville Messenger if the the county wanted her they wouldn't have made her reapply. The animal shelter in Hopkins County has undergone extensive review over the past year, following allegations of poor management and a high euthanasia rate. The long-time humane society president was also recently voted out.