Powderly, Kentucky

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• Top Ten Stories of 2008
  

  On Jan. 2, the Messenger-Inquirer will publish its list of Top 10 stories of 2008, along with readers' picks.

• Washington Co. Habitat opening home-improvement shop
  

  Habitat for Humanity of Washington County will open a discount home-improvement store early next year at the former Coca-Cola plant on Charles Street in Hagerstown.

• Governor Beshear Addresses Power Outages in Kentucky Counties
  

  Large areas of Greenville and Powderly are still without power, three days after remnants of Hurricane Ike hit Kentucky.

• Power Remains Out to Some Muhlenberg County Homes
  

  Two days after remnants of Hurricane Ike hit the area, some residents are still sitting in the dark.

• Feud between Kentucky neighbors ends in murder
  

  An ongoing feud between two neighbors turned violent late last night in Muhlenberg County, Ky., leading to the death of one man and the arrest of the other on murder charges.

• Muhlenberg Co. man charged with murder
  

  A Muhlenberg County man is behind bars on murder charges. Kentucky State Police tell 14 News they were called to a home on Hillside Road in Powderly around 1:30 am Thursday.

• Powderly man accused of killing neighbor early Thursday morning in property dispute
  

  A Powderly man was charged with murder Thursday after he shot and killed a neighbor with whom he had been feuding, police said.

• Western Ky. man charged in neighbor's death
  

  Police in western Kentucky have charged a man with murder after his neighbor was shot and killed.

• Governor Offers Tornado Relief
  

  Alex Day Governor Beshear awarded four Community Emergency Relief Fund grants to Muhlenberg county cities to assist with tornado recovery.

City Description

Powderly is a city in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 846 at the 2000 census. The city is named for Terence Powderly, who opened a coal mine there in 1887. Powderly is located at 37°14′25″N 87°9′25″W / 37.24028, -87.15694 (37.240274, -87.157042). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.7 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 846 people, 342 households, and 235 families residing in the city. The population density was 586.7 people per square mile (226.8/km²). There were 396 housing units at an average density of 274.6/sq mi (106.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.10% White, 2.96% African American, 0.24% Native American, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.24% of the population. There were 342 households out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average

City Contained By:

• United States
• Kentucky
• Muhlenberg County

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 3.62598335447 km squared

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