By Shelly Baskin
Murray, KY – Wickliffe City Council has voted to appoint retired Ballard County Schools Coordinator Chan Case as mayor. His appointment comes four days after the death of the former mayor, Martha Pennebaker, who died from cancer. Case comes into office a day after Wickliffe's largest employer, NewPage Corporation, filed for bankruptcy. The new mayor says the company's future will be a primary concern during his term. Case also intends on using a Kentucky Dept of Transportation grant to renovate a building near Fort Jefferson to make it a welcome center and build a hiking trail and informational kiosks for the area. Case says he is "definitely considering" running for the office this November in order to continue serving after January.