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According to a meeting agenda released yesterday afternoon by Butler County Fiscal Court, Butler County Jailer Terry Fugate plans to retire as jailer.  Fugate has approximately two years remaining on his current term of office.  Judge-Executive David Fields, through executive order, is expected to appoint Rocky Tyree as the new jailer, according to the meeting agenda.  Tyree is currently a deputy jailer.  Circuit Judge Ron Dortch is scheduled to swear in Tyree as the new jailer.   The called meeting is scheduled Thursday, December 29, at 5 p.m.

Delta Faucet recently presented the last $5,000 payment that completed their total contribution of $40,000 to the Butler County System for the Leader In Me program.  Tom Pouge and Teresa Montogmery made the presentation.

This time of year, the toy stores are crammed with loving parents, aunts & uncles, and grandparents trying to find the perfect gift for their favorite little ones.

The KPA/KPS Board of Directors will have two more new members in 2017.

Josh Smith, editor of the Three Forks Tradition in Beattyville, which is owned by his family, will be representing District 10. He is filling an unexpired term and will serve through the January 2019 KPA Convention.

District 10 includes Breathitt, Knott, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Owsley, Perry and Wolfe counties.

The Butler County School District is seeking input from parents regarding the 2017-18 school calendar.  Please click on the link below to express your opinion.  

FRANKFORT - Unemployment rates fell in 119 Kentucky counties between November 2015 and November 2016, and stayed the same in Carlisle County, according to the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training. In addition, for the first time since December 2007, only one county, Magoffin (12.2 percent), had a double-digit unemployment rate in November 2016. 

The Butler County Board of Education met in regular session on Tuesday, December 13, at the Butler County Education Complex. All board members were in attendance. 

The Butler County Grand Jury returned indictments against nineteen individuals on December 13, 2016. Charges include murder, drugs, receiving stolen property, theft, and wanton endangerment. Arraignments have been set January 4, 2017, at 9:00 am.

Name: Charles W. Lindsey
Address: 28 Youngs Ferry Road, Roundhill, KY
DOB: 6-14-83
Charges: Murder (two counts), arson in the first degree, and tampering with physical evidence
Bond: No bond
Witness: Det. Graham Rutherford, KSP

Roundhill, KY (December 19, 2016)-  The Butler County Grand Jury issued Indictments for four subjects in connection to the double murder that occurred on November 9, 2016 on Region-Reedyville Road in rural Butler County where two bodies were discovered in a burnt vehicle.

Charles W. “Cotton” Lindsey (33) of Roundhill was indicted and remains in the Butler County Jail where he is charged with:

Beech Tree News provides courthouse statistics on a regular basis. Courthouse information provided in this article is a matter of public record. The following records are from Butler County Clerk and Circuit Clerk’s offices and cover November 21st-December 12th.