New doc in town

Casey native comes home to practice

By Donna Carman
Editor

In middle school, Cassie Floyd was faced with the inevitable question: "What do you want to be when you grow up?"
Floyd thought she'd be a nurse.
"I had an aunt who was a nurse, and I always loved going to the doctor when I was little,' she said. "But as time went on, I thought, 'Why not be a doctor? Yeah, I can do that.' And it was always family practice."

Three of five accidents occur on

U.S. 127 over weekend

By Brittany Johnson
Staff Writer

Five car accidents sent seven Casey County motorists to the hospital late last week.
The first occurred on Thursday about 5 p.m. on Contown Ridge Road when Ray Martin, 78, of 1343 Strong Branch Road, lost control of a 2000 Toyota pickup as he was going around a curve while traveling south.

Berry faces 15 years on burglary charges

By Donna Carman
Editor

A Casey County man has pleaded guilty to burglary and theft charges and could face a possible 15-year sentence.
Douglas J. Berry, 45, of 1411 Strong Branch Road, pleaded guilty July 23 in Casey Circuit Court in connection with the January 2007 incident.
According to court records, Berry is charged with both first- and third-degree burglary after he allegedly broke into, or remained unlawfully in, residences owned by Ray Martin.

Casey grand jury returns indictments against two

A Eubank man was indicted on three counts Tuesday by a Casey County grand jury, while they also issued one indictment against another person.
Larry Joe Brent II, 27, of 5270 Ky. 328, Eubank, was indicted on charges of his fourth or subsequent offense of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicants, operating on a revoked or suspended license, and failure to produce an insurance card.