Well, it is that time of the week again.  Time to break down the past week and look forward to the week ahead.  Keep in mind that parts of this features are always meant to be a little light-hearted.  I don’t think we should ever take ourselves too seriously, and so I hope you’ll keep that in mind as you read not only this feature, but many of the stories on our site.

So, with that in mind…let’s see what we’ve got.

Locally…

It was HOT…again…with no rain in sight.  This has been a very hot and dry summer, and …

…and on a NATIONAL scale, no less.  This is a great article in the New York Times today about the Cats.

"When Brooks, 57, arrived at Kentucky in 2003, he said, the sanctions had limited the program to 68 scholarship players, well below the N.C.A.A. threshold of 85. Of those 68, Brooks said, 6 or 7 were former walk-ons, and the talent level was low because the specter of the N.C.A.A. sentence scared off top recruits.

The biggest indictment of the roster he took over, though, may have been that only one player on his first team ran a 40-yard

Local

A funny thing happened…we got ANOTHER week closer to the Sorghum Festival!  Man…I can almost smell (and taste) it now.

The indictment against Judge Tim Conley was dismissed by the prosecutor over some problems relating to the manner in which a special grand jury was seated to hear the facts of the case.  In response, the Judge decided to celebrate by throwing a fish fry for the whole county.  Why do I have a feeling this isn’t the last we’ve heard on this subject?

Sports

The Cougars recorded their first football win this season, defeating Magoffin County 28-16.  It …