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Woman faces charges in dog dragging death

August 21, 2010, 1:30 pm
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Police say a woman who has a record of drunk driving now faces charges of killing a dog by dragging it behind a van.

Kristy Nelson admitted to police that she had five glasses of wine last Monday night before borrowing a friend's van, which had the man's dog tied to the bumper.

A Taylor County deputy sheriff captured the dog being dragged on his cruiser camera. When the van was stopped, he said the dog was still alive, but died before animal control officials arrived.

According to court records, this is Nelson's third DUI in four years. Besides the DUI charge, she's also charged with torture of an animal.

Nelson has pleaded not guilty. Her father says she should be punished for the DUI, but not for the dog's death, because she didn't know he was tied to the bumper.
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In 6 Kentucky counties, deadlines loom to apply for disaster unemployment benefits

August 21, 2010, 3:35 pm
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The deadlines to apply for disaster unemployment assistance in six Kentucky counties hit hard in severe July storms are fast approaching.

Residents who lost work or whose businesses were damaged in storms, flooding and mudslides may be eligible.

Pike County's application deadline is Friday. In Carter and Lewis counties, the deadline is Sept. 10. For Madison, Mason and Rowan counties, the deadline is Sept. 16.

The Kentucky Office of Employment and Training administers the federally funded program. To file a claim, people should visit the employment and training office nearest them. For locations, visit www.workforce.ky.gov.

Farmers and those who are self-employed can qualify. A 2009 income tax return copy is required. Other applicants need only a photo-identification card and their Social Security numbers.
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Search Saturday night's high school football scores

August 21, 2010, 5:11 pm
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Mike Fields: Dunbar vs. North Hardin

August 21, 2010, 5:12 pm
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Kentucky loses honored swim coach

August 21, 2010, 6:00 pm
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Tim Cahill, known as the dean of Central Kentucky high school and age group swim coaches, died Friday at the Hospice Compassionate Care Center in Richmond from pancreatic and liver cancer. He was 63.

Cahill was named the National Swimming and Diving Coach of the Year this year by the National High School Athletic Coaches Association.

A native of Cincinnati, Cahill was an instructor at Eastern Kentucky University's Department of Health Promotion and Administration who coached the swimming teams of Model Laboratory Schools, Arlington Country Club and Colonel Aquatics in Richmond.

He coached 40 individual state swim champions in more than 30 years at Richmond Model and served on the swimming and diving rules committee of the National Federation of State High School Associations.

"He coached each swimmer individually. He never had a favorite swimmer. He would say every swimmer was his favorite," said Kyle Knezevich, who has been Cahill's assistant coach the last six years at Arlington and last three years at Model.
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Identity-theft warning issued after UK patients' records stolen

August 21, 2010, 6:55 pm
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The University of Kentucky apologized and urged more than 2,000 people to be alert for signs of identity theft after medical records were stolen from the Department of Pediatrics Newborn Screening Program.

In a notice posted on its Web site Thursday, UK said its notifying 2,027 people that a laptop containing patients' personal information was stolen between June 18 and June 21. That information included patient names, dates of birth, diagnosis, mother's names and, in some cases, Social Security numbers of mothers in the Newborn Screening Program.

The stolen laptop had been stored in a locked private office. The theft was reported to the UK Police Department.

Although UK police would not comment until Monday, Mark Birdwhistell, chief external affairs officer for UK HealthCare, said Saturday the investigation is ongoing.

Asked why the theft was made public nearly two months later, Birdwhistell said UK had to work with the state Cabinet for Health and Family and Services and Inspector General's office and notify the affected patients.
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Teen charged in father's Pulaski County shooting death

August 21, 2010, 7:12 pm
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A 16-year-old girl was charged with murder Saturday in the shooting death of her father. The Pulaski County sheriff's office said the girl came to the office Saturday afternoon to report she had shot her father Saturday morning after an argument.

Authorities found Richard James Carmack, 43, dead of numerous gunshot wounds, at 987 Floyd Switch Estesburg Road in northern Pulaski County. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Pulaski County coroner's office.

An autopsy is scheduled for Sunday at the Kentucky medical examiner's office in Frankfort. The sheriff's office said the juvenile had been in an argument with Carmack about 10:30 a.m. Saturday.

She fled after the shooting.

The reason for the argument and the shooting has not yet been determined, the sheriff's office said. The juvenile was taken to the Adair County Juvenile Detention Center.
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Georgetown shares in team's World Series 'once-in-a-lifetime thrill'

August 21, 2010, 7:22 pm
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GEORGETOWN –A group of 10-year-old boys came home Saturday afternoon as world champions, led into town by two siren-blaring fire engines and sheriff's cruiser while riding in a white, stretch limo. They were greeted by the mayor and about 100 jubilant fans at a downtown eatery.

The youngsters, known as Scott County's 10-year-old All Stars, won the title game of the Cal Ripken World Series Friday in Ocala, Fla., defeating Middleton, N.J., 4-3.

They and the community could not have been prouder or happier.

"Welcome Home, You are No. 1," read a homemade sign made by fans Isaac Hopkins, 9, and J.P. Hopkins, 7, sons of local businessman Terry Hopkins.

"I'm a big fan of these great players and coaches," said the elder Hopkins, a sales manager. "I've watched some of these boys play together since they were 5 – half their lives ago – and they are something special.
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Owingsville mother, toddler killed in Fleming Co. crash

August 21, 2010, 7:26 pm
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A 32-year-old Bath County woman and her 2-year-old son were killed Saturday after her pickup truck struck a FedEx delivery truck on the Flemingsburg bypass.

Kentucky State Police said Wendy Dunaway of Owingsville was pronounced dead at the scene by the Fleming County coroner's office and her son Donovan Kelly died later at the Fleming County Hospital.

Stacy S. Rice, 33, of Flemingsburg was the driver of the delivery truck. She was admitted to the Fleming County Hospital overnight for observation.

Police said Dunaway was driving a 1999 Dodge pickup truck westbound on Ky. 32 at 4:44 p.m. Saturday when she veered into the westbound lane of travel occupied by the delivery truck. Rice tried to avoid a collision by moving as far onto the shoulder as possible, however Dunaway's truck continued veering off the roadway and the vehicles struck, police said.

No seat belts or child restraints were in use, police said.
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North Hardin turns back improving Dunbar 35-14

August 21, 2010, 7:59 pm
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VINE GROVE Bob Lawson, Paul Laurence Dunbar's new football coach, didn't look at the scoreboard to see how his Bulldogs fared in their season opener Saturday.

Host North Hardin spotted Dunbar a 7-0 lead before rolling to a 35-14 victory in the Joe Jaggers Classic at Ray Story Stadium.

Beyond the numbers that added up to defeat, Lawson saw progress as he starts to rebuild Dunbar, which has gone 8-36 the last four years.

"The brightest spot was our kids at times played with the competitive character we're looking for," he said.

Lawson noted another positive: "Our first defense didn't let North Hardin score in the second half, and we got an offensive touchdown.
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Hard part comes after QB decision

August 21, 2010, 8:05 pm
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You might think the Kentucky coaching staff is tackling the hard part now, eyeballing the film, putting their heads together, gazing into the crystal ball to pick a starting quarterback.

In some ways, that's the easy part.

As LeBron might tell you, dealing with the aftermath of "The Decision" is the harder of the two.

"Because whoever wins it, there's going to be people who think the other guy should have got it," said Randy Sanders, Kentucky's quarterback coach and offensive coordinator. "That's whether it's on the team, whether it's in the media, whether it's the fans or whatever."

That's a given.
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Notebook: QB competition almost over

August 21, 2010, 8:05 pm
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Joker Phillips isn't ready to name a quarterback just yet, but the Kentucky coach said after Saturday's scrimmage that a final decision could come soon and that a starter could be named by the time the team scrimmages again on Tuesday.

Phillips said Mike Hartline , Morgan Newton and Ryan Mossakowski all did a decent job of managing the game during the scrimmage. But Phillips is looking for more than that.

"We want a quarterback that can win the game for us," Phillips said. "We've got to go figure out who gives us the best chance to win the game, and hopefully we'll figure that out after watching this video."

When asked whether a starter would be named by Tuesday, Phillips said: "We might have that. We've got to get back and evaluate this film, and it might shake its way out. We've got to go with somebody and try to go with the guy who's been most consistent."

As he did last week, Phillips said it was still a three-man race and again shot down the notion that Mossakowski had been eliminated.
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Cats have a quick study at safety

August 21, 2010, 8:05 pm
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During the first practice of fall camp, Kentucky safety Mychal Bailey admitted he didn't know what he was doing.

"I felt kind of lost," Bailey said.

That was understandable. After all, Bailey had spent two years in more of a freelancing system at Southwest Mississippi Community College and didn't arrive in Lexington until the week of pre-season camp after taking classes over the summer to get enrolled.

Realistically, most had Bailey pegged for special teams and maybe an occasional backup rep or two at safety.

But Bailey has made a rapid rise up the depth chart and, with the season opener at Louisville less than two weeks away, chances are good that Bailey could be in the starting lineup next to Winston Guy at safety. Bailey worked with the first unit during UK's second fall scrimmage on Saturday, and Coach Joker Phillips said Bailey looked like 'the fastest guy on the field on either side of the ball.'
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Busch sweeps all 3 Bristol races

August 21, 2010, 9:15 pm
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As Kyle Busch crossed the finish line for a three-race sweep, his crew quickly credited the driver for his role in the record-setting moment.

"We are in the presence of greatness," a team member said over the radio.

Indeed, they were.

Busch completed an unprecedented sweep of three national races in one week, completing the trifecta with a victory in the Sprint Cup race at Bristol Motor Speedway. He hoisted a broom in Victory Lane, where he made his third visit in four days.

"I've been trying to do this since I got to NASCAR," said Busch, who has tried for a three-race sweep five times in his career.
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Legislature: Approve slots at tracks

August 21, 2010, 10:53 pm
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Since Kentucky's debate over expanded gambling began nearly two decades ago, the Herald-Leader consistently has supported letting the state's voters decide the issue via a constitutional amendment.

A variety of reasons led us to adopt this stance, including but not limited to our belief that it would be the most acceptable route politically, would be less likely to become entangled in a lengthy legal battle, would be the best way to limit the proliferation of gambling facilities and would provide the state's signature horse racing industry a guarantee of assistance it could never find in legislation subject to being rewritten every year.

We reiterated our position as recently as the 2009 special legislative session in which the House of Representatives passed a racetrack slots bill we opposed. (It died in the Senate.) At the time, we urged lawmakers and Gov. Steve Beshear to delay action on the issue until the 2010 General Assembly, when an amendment could be considered.

But no amendment emerged from this year's session. And it has become evident the Democrats who have a hammerlock on the House have no intention of putting an amendment on the ballot that could bring conservative voters out in droves the way the 2004 same-sex marriage amendment did.

Even if they were interested in doing so, the state can't go the amendment route until 2012; and that may be too late to save racing as we have known it in Kentucky over the past several decades.
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out-of-state ban crippled the cats

August 21, 2010, 10:54 pm
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On Jan. 3, 1952, Paul "Bear" Bryant was the toast of Kentucky.

That day, the University of Kentucky football coach and his team flew home to Lexington from Dallas. Two days before, Bryant's Wildcats had whipped Texas Christian University in the Cotton Bowl.

The victory capped a three-year period (1949-51 football seasons) in which UK went 28-8 and played in the Orange, Sugar and Cotton bowls, winning the latter two.

Yet, rather than issue a triumphant statement over back-to-back victories in New Year's Day bowls, Bryant came home to make a stunning announcement.

"The University of Kentucky surprised the football world yesterday," Larry Boeck reported in the Jan. 4, 1952, edition of The Courier-Journal, "when Coach Paul Bryant announced the school has stopped all recruiting of players outside the state (of Kentucky)."
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Notebook: QB competition almost over

August 22, 2010, 12:50 am
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Joker Phillips isn't ready to name a quarterback just yet, but the Kentucky coach said after Saturday's scrimmage that a final decision could come soon and that a starter could be named by the time the team scrimmages again on Tuesday.

Phillips said Mike Hartline , Morgan Newton and Ryan Mossakowski all did a decent job of managing the game during the scrimmage. But Phillips is looking for more than that.

"We want a quarterback that can win the game for us," Phillips said. "We've got to go figure out who gives us the best chance to win the game, and hopefully we'll figure that out after watching this video."

When asked whether a starter would be named by Tuesday, Phillips said: "We might have that. We've got to get back and evaluate this film, and it might shake its way out. We've got to go with somebody and try to go with the guy who's been most consistent."

As he did last week, Phillips said it was still a three-man race and again shot down the notion that Mossakowski had been eliminated.
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In 'Made You Look!,' two artists draw attention to storm drains

August 22, 2010, 12:50 am
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The heat wave in Lexington this summer has been brutal for everyone. But it has been particularly rough on two local artists.

Blake Snyder Eames and Claudia Kane Michler have faced an array of difficulties while working on their public art project, Made You Look! , one of the recipients of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government's EcoArt grants. They've spent the past few weeks painting designs on several concrete storm drains downtown.

"It's been terrible weather, and we're constantly in the sun," Michler said, moments after a turning car barely cleared her work area on the hot asphalt.

The car's driver stopped beside the curb to chat with Michler and admire the progress on the ladybugs that she and Eames had painted on the storm sewer at High Street and Stone Avenue.

"Really, the cars are the biggest obstacle" because drivers cannot easily see them working down on the ground, Michler said.
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North Hardin turns back improving Dunbar 35-14

August 22, 2010, 12:50 am
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VINE GROVE Bob Lawson, Paul Laurence Dunbar's new football coach, didn't look at the scoreboard to see how his Bulldogs fared in their season opener Saturday.

Host North Hardin spotted Dunbar a 7-0 lead before rolling to a 35-14 victory in the Joe Jaggers Classic at Ray Story Stadium.

Beyond the numbers that added up to defeat, Lawson saw progress as he starts to rebuild Dunbar, which has gone 8-36 the last four years.

"The brightest spot was our kids at times played with the competitive character we're looking for," he said.

Lawson noted another positive: "Our first defense didn't let North Hardin score in the second half, and we got an offensive touchdown.
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Cats have a quick study at safety

August 22, 2010, 12:50 am
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During the first practice of fall camp, Kentucky safety Mychal Bailey admitted he didn't know what he was doing.

"I felt kind of lost," Bailey said.

That was understandable. After all, Bailey had spent two years in more of a freelancing system at Southwest Mississippi Community College and didn't arrive in Lexington until the week of pre-season camp after taking classes over the summer to get enrolled.

Realistically, most had Bailey pegged for special teams and maybe an occasional backup rep or two at safety.

But Bailey has made a rapid rise up the depth chart and, with the season opener at Louisville less than two weeks away, chances are good that Bailey could be in the starting lineup next to Winston Guy at safety. Bailey worked with the first unit during UK's second fall scrimmage on Saturday, and Coach Joker Phillips said Bailey looked like 'the fastest guy on the field on either side of the ball.'
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