FRANKFORT - Representative John Short, Magoffin County Judge Executive Dr. Charles Hardin and Emergency Management Coordinator Mike Wilson met with the Public Service Commission [PSC] last Friday to hold them accountable for the lack of gas supply in Magoffin.

Frankfort, KY (January 31, 2012) – Today, Governor Steve Beshear, Country Music Highway committee members, TourSEKY members and Country Music Hall of Fame Member Tom T. Hall announced the launch of two new initiatives surrounding the legendary highway (U.S. Route 23), now referred to as the “Country Music Highway.” This stretch of road, which winds along the Eastern corridor of Kentucky, has given rise to a remarkable number of country artists including Wynonna and Naomi Judd, Billy Ray Cyrus, Ricky Skaggs, Keith Whitley, Dwight Yoakam, Gary Stewart, Patty Loveless, Billy Ray Cyrus, Crystal Gayle, Loretta Lynn, Rebecca Lynn Howard and many more. 

James Carrol Montgomery, age 81, departed this life on January 28, 2012.  James was preceded in death by his parents, Skid and Eliza Montgomery, his brother, Owen Segle Montgomery, and his loving wife of nearly 56 years, Ruth Anna Montgomery.