Commonwealth Journal

This article discusses a newspaper located in the United States. If you are looking for information on the publication based in London, please refer to the Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance. The Commonwealth Journal is a daily newspaper that is published six days a week, from Monday to Saturday. It is based in Somerset, Kentucky, and focuses on news in Pulaski County. The newspaper is owned by Community Newspaper Holdings Inc. The team of writers includes Jeff Neal, Chris Harris, Heather Pyles, and Bill Mardis.

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ROUND THE BASES: Lady Jumpers' offense can't keep up in loss to South Laurel

2 days ago | somerset-kentucky.com | Jacob Pratt

The Somerset Lady Jumpers were hoping to snap a three-game skid on Monday evening at home as they welcomed in one of the top teams from the 13th Region in the South Laurel Lady Cardinals. The Jumpers weren't able to contain the hitting of the Cards as the visitors scored at least one run in every inning as Somerset fell 13-3 in five innings of action. Addy White led the way in the loss with two RBI's and a home run, with Blair Pyles adding one RBI.
ROUND THE BASES: Lady Warriors blow out Lincoln County

3 days ago | somerset-kentucky.com | Jacob Pratt

The Southwestern Lady Warriors were back at the War Path on Friday to take on the Lady Patriots of Lincoln County. In what was a strong performance on both sides of the plate, the Warriors scored at least one run in all five innings in a 10-0 shutout victory. Brynn Troxell and Arabella Lowery each had two RBI's to help lead the way for the Warriors, with Abigail Whitescarver adding one RBI on a solo home run.
Warriors fall to West Jess in regional volleyball finals

3 days ago | somerset-kentucky.com | Jacob Pratt

LEBANON - The Southwestern Warrior boys' volleyball team were able to sweep their way over John Hardin and hosting Marion County on Friday to advance to Saturday morning's 2nd Region Tournament championship game against powerhouse West Jessamine. With the first-ever regional volleyball crown (at least one sanctioned by the KHSAA) hanging in the balance, strong frontline hitting by the Colts doomed the Warriors as they ultimately fell to West Jessamine in a 3-0 sweep (25-19, 25-19, 25-16).
A Tennessee earthquake rattles homes as far away as Atlanta with 4.1 magnitude

3 days ago | somerset-kentucky.com | Ben Finley |Bill Cormier

ATLANTA (AP) — A 4.1-magnitude earthquake in Tennessee woke up families and rattled homes as far away as Atlanta as it spread tremors across portions of the southern U.S. on Saturday morning. No injuries or major damage were immediately reported. The website for USGS said the earthquake originated shortly after 9 a.m. EDT about 12 miles (20 kilometers) from Greenback, Tennessee, which is about 30 miles (48 kilometers) south of Knoxville. kAm|@C6 E92?
Warriors and Jumpers continue track season at Williamsburg

3 days ago | somerset-kentucky.com | Jacob Pratt

The Southwestern Warriors and Somerset Briar Jumpers traveled to Williamsburg on Friday to take part in the Gold Medal Meet. For the girls' side, Southwestern took home first place while Somerset finished in a tie for 13th. For the boys, Southwestern was 12th while Somerset was 14th. In the boys' 100m dash, Southwestern's Jaden Larcomb finished 10th with a time of 12.05, while Somerset's Jackson Burgess finished 13th with a time of 12.12. kAmx?
Weather forces cancellation of several games

6 days ago | somerset-kentucky.com | Jacob Pratt

Weather forced the cancellation of several local softball and baseball games on Thursday evening. That didn't stop the Somerset Lady Jumper softball team from breaking out some dance moves during a weather delay however. Players pictured include from left Aleah Wesley, Maci Huff, Kylie Spencer, Emry Pyles, Blair Pyles and Aubrianna Wooldridge.
Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration's new transit and homelessness grant conditions

6 days ago | somerset-kentucky.com | Gene Johnson

SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from imposing new conditions on hundreds of millions of dollars worth of mass transit grants for the Seattle area or homelessness services grants for Boston, New York, San Francisco and other local governments.
3 former Memphis officers acquitted in fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after he fled a traffic stop

6 days ago | somerset-kentucky.com | Adrian Sainz

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ROUND THE BASES: Jumpers shut out Warriors on the road

1 week ago | somerset-kentucky.com | Jacob Pratt

For the second time this season, the Somerset Briar Jumpers and the Southwestern Warriors squared off on the baseball diamond, with the Jumpers looking for the season sweep of their crosstown rival. In a game that was setting up to be a defensive battle, with Somerset ahead 1-0 in the sixth inning, the Jumpers managed to score eight runs in the top of the sixth inning and eventually rolled to a 9-0 victory.
'Hands tied': Athletes left in dark as NCAA settlement leaves murky future for nonrevenue sports

1 week ago | somerset-kentucky.com | Maura Carey

The $2.8 billion NCAA settlement awaiting final approval from a federal judge is touted as a solution for thousands of athletes to finally get the money they deserve and provide some clarity to recruiting. For some, it may have come too late. Sophomore distance runner Jake Rimmel says he was one of five walk-ons cut from Virginia Tech’s cross country team after Thanksgiving break.