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Effective at 3 p.m. today, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is urging Warren RECC and its members to reduce electric usage as much as possible. Artic temperatures are causing greater demands on the electric system, which could affect reliability.

UPDATE: According to Morgantown Mayor Billy Phelps, he recieved an e-mail on Friday, February 13, 2015 stating that Kentucky Copper would be unable to make the agreed payment on Sunday, February 15, 2015. 

"At that point we (Ccty) secured the facility and nobody with Kentucky Copper will be allowed in the building.  I also contacted the city attorney, John King, and advised him to start legal action," said Phelps.

Kentucky Copper did advise that they planned on meeting the March deadline, according to Mayor Phelps.

FRANKFORT -– In response to heavy snows and bitter cold across the Commonwealth in the past 12 hours, Gov. Steve Beshear declared a statewide emergency to allow local officials immediate access to state resources to assist in public safety and recovery efforts. 

Morgantown, Ky. – Authors/Artist from Heart to Heart Publishing, Inc. will exhibit at Kentucky Crafted: The Market, the Kentucky Arts Council’s signature arts marketplace for wholesale buyers and the general public March 7-8 at the Lexington Convention Center.

They were invited to participate in The Market as a juried participant of the arts council’s Kentucky Crafted Program.

The Butler County Board of Education met in regular session on Tuesday, February 10, at the Butler County Education Complex.  Karen Evans, Amy Hood, and Debbie Hammers were in attendance.

In addition to passing the first reading of a Right to Work ordinance on Monday night, Butler County Fiscal Court received the last settlement from former Butler County Clerk Shirley E. Givens, as well as hearing a report on economic development. 

The courtroom at the Butler County Courthouse was packed with union workers on Monday night as Butler County Fiscal Court once again addressed passing a Right to Work ordinance.  After much discussion, magistrates voted 4-1 to approve the first reading of the ordinance for Butler County. Fourth District Magistrate David Whittinghill was the lone nay vote.

Morgantown's Planning and Zoning Commission meet on Tuesday, February 3^rd, at the Eva J. Hawes Community Building.  The meeting was called to order by Chairman Jody Forgy with all members present - Danny Cardwell, Patty Craig, Hobart Flener, Jr. and Bryan Locke.  Planning and Zoning Administrator Glendal Deweese was also in attendance.

Dr. Ryan Jackson, owner of Jackson Chiropractic, PLLC, is proud to announce the addition of Spinal Decompression Therapy to his practice.

"The Decompression Therapy has already been very successful with several of my paitents," said Dr. Jackson.  "This is a vital treatment option for patients suffering from disc pathologies."

The Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center (SKyPAC) will host the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards exhibition in the SKyPAC Main Gallery from February 4 – February 27, 2015.