Today's News

Family, friends and neighbors are working to clean up  what is left after an arson fire destroyed a Boyd home Saturday night.

Kentucky State Police investigators have concluded the fire was set first in a barn on the property, and then on the back corner of a rental house next to the Bell home.

“You can’t stop an arsonist,” said Charles Bell, son of the home owner.

One of the things I love most about my job is getting to talk to people, especially those people that have a passion for what they do.

I talked to many passionate individuals this holiday season.

I believe Christmas couldn’t have come at a better time for all of us this year. With the economy at record bottom and so many families struggling to make ends meet, it was such a breath of fresh air to welcome the hope of Christmas into the community.

And that’s where the passionate individuals enter.

Many of our tropical houseplants aren’t so happy indoors during the winter.

Low light levels and low humidity are contrary to their tropical nature. There are some plants in the house, however, that don’t seem to be phased by indoor winter conditions.

If you have moderate light you can maintain a nearly non-stop bloom cycle with African violets. Their fleshy, fuzzy leaves are their defense against lack of humidity; and with adequate sunlight, some fertilizer and well-drained soil you can keep them blooming all year round. 

Plant and seed catalogs will be jamming the mailbox any day now. I always feel like January ushers in a clean slate for the garden: optimism abounds among the fresh ideas and new goals; and promises never to repeat a crop busting mistake are sharp in my memory. 

Sometimes the slate stays clean; sometimes it doesn’t. Either way the next couple of months can be used to plan and prepare for the next growing season. Don’t get over whelmed by (or over indulge in) all the catalogs until you actually decide on what you want to accomplish for the year.