Before Facebook. Before car lots. Before somebody charged you $2,000 over blue book.We had the Jockey Ring. That’s what they called it. Not a shop. Not a business. Just a circle of dirt between Main Street and the Main Licking […]
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For months, residents have been assured that everything is under control. That those who maneuvered their way into positions of power would bring stability. Those of us with long memories have cautioned otherwise, predicting that shortcuts in leadership would lead […]
Pendleton County, Kentucky Ordinance 1011.0: The Blueprint for Quiet Property Theft Let’s talk about Pendleton County’s “Nuisance Ordinance.”It’s dressed up like a community cleanliness policy, but when you cut past the boilerplate, it reads more like a land acquisition manual […]
What Is an Ordinance? In Falmouth, an ordinance is a regulation that carries the force of law. The city maintains an adopted set of ordinances, and from time to time, the council votes to amend them. One proposed change recently […]
Mayor Hazen Should Resign There are ideas that could reshape Falmouth. But let’s be honest, a few things have to change before anything meaningful can even start. This article has two motivations. The first is a bold new idea for […]
Let’s not sugarcoat it. Falmouth, a town of 2,500 people spread across 1.4 square miles on a dry day, just posted a job listing for a City Administrative Officer (CAO). Sounds simple enough, until you read it. And we did. […]
The Quiet Flip: When Party Lines Are Just Costumes The statistics speak for themselves. Rural towns and counties across Kentucky, especially this one, overwhelmingly vote Republican. And across multiple election cycles, Democrat after Democrat has quietly flipped their registration to […]
To those who fought, served, sacrificed, endured, or still do, we see you. We honor you today on Veterans Day, and every day.
Why Pendleton’s Future Rests on Industry and Unity Let’s be blunt. Pendleton County is not going to grow by accident. Not anymore. Not after decades of outmigration, closed storefronts, and big ideas that never quite made it off the drawing […]
The Lead Up: Mounting Pressure in Dairy Falmouth’s Milk Dump Protest and the Decline of Kentucky’s Dairy Era By the early 1960s, dairy farmers across Kentucky were feeling squeezed. Costs for feed, fuel, labor, and equipment kept rising, while the […]
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