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- Rayloc layoffs double Union County unemployment rate
Following the layoffs of more than 400 workers at the Rayloc auto parts plant at Morganfield, Union County's unemployment rate has doubled and now ranks as the eighth-highest in Kentucky, according to the ...
- Tuesday Morning Trailer Fire In Morganfield
Firefighters are battling a trailer fire just outside of Morganfield, KY, Tuesday morning.
- IL Mine Death Ruled Accidental
A Southern Illinois coal miner's death has been ruled accidental. 45 year old Tim Adamson of Morganfield, Kentucky was working at the White County Coal Mine October 16th when a piece of machinery crushed him.
- Funerals for Dec. 4, 2008
Services for Cuba "Cubie" Brooks, 82, Henderson, who died Monday, will be at 10 a.m. today at Benton-Glunt Funeral Home.
- Rural broadband to start Tuesday
A long-awaited wireless broadband network intended to bring high-speed Internet service to unserved rural areas is about to launch in most areas in Henderson, Union and Webster counties.
- Union Co. man critical after crash
A 40-year-old Union County man was listed in critical condition Friday after a vehicle accident earlier that day on Rockford Road in Union County.
- KSP arrest three on car theft charges
Three students of the Earle Clements Job Corps Center in Morganfield are arrested after police say they stole three cars.
- Three is the Magic Number
Three men were arrested and charged with several counts including receiving stolen property after stealing merchandise from an Evansville Wal-Mart and wrecking one of three vehicles they also stole Friday ...
- Salvation Army Kettles Begin to Pop Up in the Tri-State
Starting Friday, you'll see the Salvation Army Christmas kettles around the area.
- Multi-vehicle crash in Morganfield causes delays
UPDATE: Two women were still being treated in Methodist Hospital's emergency room Wednesday after a two-vehicle accident in Morganfield around 6 p.m. The Kentucky State Police said a 2007 silver Pontiac driven ...
- Watkins, Union Co. honored by HCC
The Kentucky Community and Technical College System honored some benefactors of Henderson Community College at the 10th annual President's Gala Benefactors Awards Dinner in Lexington last Saturday.
- Roof Fire Ravages Ky. Salvation Army Store
Smoke still was pouring from Red Hat Real Estate and Auction Co. as company owner Sam McLeod was on his cell phone, lining up the use of a vacant building a few doors down East Main Street for what's expected ...
- Downtown fire in Morganfield takes all hands neighbors offer |VIDEO
A fire that destroyed one building could have burned an entire block of downtown Morganfield had friends and neighbors not come to the rescue.
- Salvation Army Building In Morganfield On Fire
NEWS 25 is on the scene of a working fire in the heart of Morganfield, KY. Officials say the Salvation Army building on E. Main Street in Morganfield caught fire around 9:30 AM.
- Car lands in creek on Housebridge Road
Several people escaped serious injury Monday night after a 1994 Camaro struck a previously damaged guard rail in Henderson County and wound upside down in a creek.
- Surge of energy jobs not certain
Thousands of energy-related jobs could be created in this region in the next few years? Well, maybe.
- Rayloc Closes Its Doors
Rayloc in Morganfield, Kentucky has officially closed its doors today. Rayloc recently announced the downsizing saying most of its more than four hundred employees would lose their jobs.
- Pantomime benefit scheduled
A pantomime show to benefit the United Way of Union County will be performed Nov.
- Rayloc training meetings set
The approximately 400 people laid off by Rayloc's Morganfield auto parts plants will have several opportunities in early November to learn about new career training options.
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City DescriptionMorganfield is a city in Union County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 3,494 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Union County. The city is named for Revolutionary War General Daniel Morgan, who received the land the city sits on in return for his military service.
Morganfield is located at 37°41′4″N 87°54′43″W / 37.68444, -87.91194 (37.684502, -87.911893).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.5 km²), of which, 2.1 square miles (5.4 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (1.42%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,494 people, 1,434 households, and 926 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,671.5 people per square mile (645.5/km²). There were 1,581 housing units at an average density of 756.3/sq mi (292.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 82.34% White, 16.23% African American, 0.03% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.86% of the population.
There were 1,434 households out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were married ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:Size:
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