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- Two Holiday Break-Ins at School
Burglaries over the holiday break have resulted in theft and damage at a southern Kentucky high school.
- Pulaski County man charged with robbing gas station
A Pulaski County man was arrested on a warrant of indictment last week for his suspected part in a robbery at a gas station.
- Rockcastle native charged with stabbing Somerset man
Two men are recovering from knife wounds following a Saturday night altercation on College Street.
- No injury accidents reported over holidays
Both the Somerset Police Department and the Pulaski County Sheriff's Department had good news about the New Year's holiday.
- Merger of Somerset Fire/EMS may be undone
It took years to officially merge the Somerset Fire Department and the Somerset-Pulaski County EMS Department into what is now Somerset Fire/EMS, but that may be reversed in an effort to help the city save ...
- Seven arrested in burglary ring bust
Seven suspects have been hit with 367 different charges after being arrested for their suspected part in a string of burglaries and thefts in Pulaski County during November and December 2008.
- Bullock hoping for brighter 2009
Pulaski County Judge-Executive Barty Bullock said 2008 has been a challenging year, but he looks for the county to have a great year in 2009.
- Name a brick at Carnegie Arts Center
Carnegie Community Arts Center will be having their "Name A Brick" fund-raiser during the winter months or until all the bricks are named in the Bistro and Artists' Alley.
- Pulaski County sheriff makes several arrests
The Pulaski County Sheriff's Department made several arrests in the last week, including: * William R. Denham, 37, 211 Clifty Road, Somerset, was arrested Saturday on a Pulaski Circuit Court warrant on ...
- Somerset, Ky. gets Nashville flights
A small, Florida-based airline is now providing commercial passenger flights out of Somerset in south-central Kentucky.
- Changing face of Somerset is No. 1 local news story of 2008
If anything can be said about 2008, it's that it was a year of changes. Somerset saw a lot of them.
- Anthrax scare in Eubank a false alarm
A suspicious substance found on an envelope obtained at the Ferguson Post Office branch turned out to be nothing to worry about.
- Nativity items recovered
Just a couple days before Christmas, the Mucci family and other Pulaski County individuals received a little bit of a miracle of their own.
- Woman killed in wreck on Ky
Two people remain in the hospital after a two-vehicle accident that occurred east of Somerset claimed a woman's life this past weekend.
- Humane Society thanks sponsors
The Pulaski County Humane Society would like to extend our sincere appreciation to the following local businesses which held fund-raising events for the society's cause.
- Woman hurt in wreck upgraded to serious
A Somerset woman has been upgraded to serious condition at the UK Medical Center following a wreck Saturday night in which alcohol is believed to have been a factor.
- Pranksters steal wrong Christmas wreath
SOMERSET, Ky. - Thieves who stole Christmas decorations didn't count on a wreath they pilfered being owned by the county prosecutor.
- Lonnie Loveless Sr.
Lonnie Wayne Loveless Sr., 55, Somerset, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008, at the Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital.
- Somerset Fire
Somerset Fire Department responded to a fire at this duplex on 204 North Vine Street, early Christmas Eve.
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City DescriptionSomerset is a city in Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States. The city population was 11,352 at the 2000 census. The population of the Somerset Micropolitan Statistical Area was 56,217 at the 2000 census.
Somerset was first settled in 1798 by Thomas Hansford and several members of the Jasper family and it received its name from Somerset County, New Jersey, the place where some of the settlers once lived. Somerset became the county seat of Pulaski County in 1802 and was incorporated as a city in 1887. A significant Civil War battle was fought at Mill Springs (now "Nancy") about 8 miles west of Somerset, and a museum exists at the site of the battle. The completion of Lake Cumberland in 1950 transformed Somerset from a sleepy rural community into one of the largest recreation centers in Kentucky drawing more than 1.7 million visitors yearly, the bulk of which occurs between the Memorial and Labor Day holidays. Lake Cumberland is one of the largest man-made lakes in the world (101 miles in length, with an average depth of 85 feet and a normal pool containing more than 2 trillion gallons of water). Somerset is also close to Cumberland Falls and the Big South Fork National River and ... Read MoreCity Contained By:City Contains:- Somerset Community College
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