• "State Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer hired his girlfriend as a 'special assistant' in his department during the waning days of the 2011 gubernatorial campaign, in which he was a candidate for lieutenant governor. According to the state Personnel Cabinet, Stephanie L. Sandmann was hired as a non-merit employee in the Department of Agriculture, to start work on Oct.

• "Republican David Williams tried to stir support on Tuesday by criticizing Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear for taking part in a Hindu “ground blessing” ceremony last week for a new India-based employer in Elizabethtown. 'He’s there participating with Hindu priests, participating in a religious ceremony,;' Williams said during a campaign stop in Shelbyville. 'He’s sitting down there with his legs crossed, participating in Hindu prayers with a dot on his forehead with incense burning around him.

His flow floats like a butterfly but stings like a bee and like the Greatest himself, hip-hop artist Jalin Roze is from right here in Louisville, KY. Born in Norfork, James Lindsey Jr. grew up with a love for music that he shared with his mother Janice, who lost a battle with lung cancer when James was 22.

“She had a beautiful array of music, from Luther to Tupac,” says James of his mother. “We had a great relationship.” **

Hot dog! Wanda Jackson, the “Queen of Rockabilly,” will appear this coming Thursday, March 24 at ear X-tacy, 2226 Bardstown Road in the Highlands. From 6 to 7 p.m. she will meet fans and sign autographs before heading over to Headliners for a show with The Ladybirds and The Dex Romweber Duo. Her latest record, The Party Ain't Over, was produced by Jack White for his Third Man Records label.