http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/adams/ Adams, KY News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/adams/content/0290bc4694ce7d6720dce22aaec91b35.html Hurricane Ike slammed into the Turks and Caicos on Saturday as a ferocious Category 4 storm raking the lowlying island chain with shrieking winds as people hunkered down at home or in emergency sheltersAs the massive gray wall of clouds descended on the islands shopkeepers and homeowners in the city of Providenciales frantically covered windows with plywood and boats were hauled ashore or secured with multiple anchorsI am very very nervoussaid John Moore a fishing boat captain as he tied down his 61foot vessel in a Providenciales cove It looks like it might go right over us so that's not a good pictureThe outerbands of the storm brought fierce palmbending winds and a scattering of rain Still people lingered in the darkened streets or outside a couple of convenience stores that stayed open for lastminute shoppers People entered into a makeshift shelter in a vocational school in the Five Cays neighborhoodThe US National Hurricane Center said Ike's eye was near or overthe Turks and Caicos late Saturday night The center's Web site showed hurricane force winds from Ike battering the island It was moving westsouthwest about 15 mph with winds near 135 mph Its path would take it by the southeastern Bahamas early Sunday and near eastern Cuba Sunday night or early Monday http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/adams/content/58a392f834946e86e13e601dd2ad420f.html WASHINGTON The nation's unemployment rate bolted above the psychologically important 6 percent level last month for the first time in five years and it's likely to go even higher in the months ahead possibly throwing the economy into a tailspin as Americans pick a new president A blizzard of pink slips propelled the jobless rate from 57 percent in July to 61 percent in August the Labor Department reported Friday Such a sharp increase is usually a strong recession warning and it dashed investors' hopes for a lateyear recovery Worried about the economy and their own business prospects employers cut payrolls by 84000 in August marking the eighth straight month of losses So far this year a staggering 605000 jobs have vanished slightly less than the population of Alaska The economy needs to generate more than 100000 new jobs a month for employment to remain stable http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/adams/content/62f582a9e1ac0b86f2e65bd03c615a82.html A man who confessed to killing a man in or near Logan County 23 years ago then dumping the body near Lima Ill could be brought here to face murder charges Wallace Spence 48 of Mississippi pleaded guilty Wednesday in Adams County Ill to concealing a homicide and was sentenced to 8 12 years in prisonBut for Spence to be tried in Kentucky for murder he will have to cooperate with authorities by showing them where the killing of Thomas Brannon took place in December 1984 said Jon Barnard Adams County8217;s state8217;s attorney8220;This case has remained unsolved for 23 years until three months ago when Spence began talking to authorities in Mississippi8221; Barnard saidSpence told the investigators he killed Brannon about 15 miles outside Cave Springs in Logan County and then dumped the body somewhere in Illinois Barnard said Brannon8217;s body was found in April 1985 by a mushroom hunterInvestigators in the case have contacted Kentucky State Police about the murder Barnard saidSpence had been convicted of several crimes in Mississippi and was facing a prison sentence in that state when he admitted to the murder and was transported to Adams County from Cornith MissSpence can8217;t be charged with murder in Adams County because there was no evidence that the murder actually occurred there or even within the state Barnard saidBarnard said he talked to legal experts to learn if there was some way Spence could be charged with the murder based only on his confession; however 8220;it looks like it will take his cooperation for a conviction8221; Barnard said 8220;He8217;s been very cooperative so far8221;But since Spence has been appointed counsel to represent him in the Illinois case detectives from the Adams County Sheriff8217;s Office have not been able to approach Spence for additional information about the murder Barnard saidState law in Illinois provides 30 days from sentencing for Spence to file an appeal After that time detectives will be able to approach Spence for additional information and to see if he would come to Kentucky to show law enforcement where the murder occurred Barnard saidBrannon and Spence knew each other when both were jailed by the Florida Department of Corrections in the early 1980s Spence escaped from a work camp in Daytona Beach Fla and met Brannon They burglarized several businesses in Kentucky and got about 036;1500While in Kentucky Brannon and Spence were both drinking and using marijuana when Spence told police Brannon made sexual advances toward himThey drove down a gravel road about 15 miles from Cave Springs where Spence hit Brannon with a leadfilled softball bat then ran over Brannon put the car in reverse and ran him over again according to Spence8217;s statementsSpence then assumed Brannon8217;s identity 045; even using his name when he got married 045; had children and went back to prison according to investigatorsSince the initial statement Spence has been able to provide detectives with great detail about the crime Barnard said8220;I think and he said this during the hearing that this has been eating at him for years and he just wanted to get it off his chest8221; Barnard said adding there8217;s no reason to believe Spence will not be able to lead law enforcement to a spot near where Brannon was killedBut it is possible that after being charged with concealing the homicide Spence will decline to assist authorities in locating the area where the murder occurred8212; Reports from the HeraldWhig newspaper in Quincy Ill contributed to this article http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/adams/content/2ccbd43ec7c431728feac08809698352.html BEN HUR Va For the second straight week an athletic quarterback gave the Harlan Green Dragons fits http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/adams/content/faaf4ba023faeba78faf88b719ff6a43.html A former Jeffersonville city employee who was fired by Mayor Tom Galligan and was succeeded by Clark County Democratic Chairman Rod Pate has filed a federal lawsuit against both men http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/adams/content/0de2a4b4bb71ff4edd053f6537487444.html When Lee Hargis stepped onto a slushy field to kick an extra point in the second quarter Friday Greenwood coach Mark Nelson didn8217;t utter a word With the Gators8217; usual kicker Alex Belt at a soccer game Hargis was forced to attempt an extra point on a field that had been rained on most of the dayHargis nailed the extra point as if he had been the starting kicker all along The deadcenter kick proved to be the difference and gave Greenwood a 76 win over visiting Allen CountyScottsville8220;I didn8217;t want to get into his head8221; Nelson said 8220;You don8217;t want to talk to them too much That extra point was big for Hargis to step in like that This was a big win for us8221;Hargis8217; extra point came after a fiveyard touchdown pass from Ty Downing to Ricky Adams with 4:37 left in the half Greenwood started the drive on the Patriot 45yard line and after four plays had the ball on the 14 But a lightning delay forced the teams to head into the locker room for 40 minutesGreenwood 11 didn8217;t let the delay take its momentum away After the game resumed the Gators scored on a quick slant pass to Adams just five plays in to give Greenwood the 76 lead8220;We didn8217;t know how long we would be in the locker room8221; Nelson said 8220;I just let the kids hang out together and not get them ready until the official came in and said we had five minutes left to go8221;Still Allen CountyScottsville 11 had a chance to take the lead late in the fourth quarter Trailing 76 with 8:30 left to play the Patriots had a shot at a 27yard field goal try but the weather conditions came into play causing a bad snap and a Patriot turnover8220;It was just a muffed snap8221; Allen CountyScottsville coach Brad Hood said 8220;You have to be extra careful when it8217;s raining and extra careful when it8217;s wet and it just slid through the hands8221;Allen CountyScottsville got one last opportunity getting the ball back when the Gators fumbled on the ACS 21yard lineThe Patriots took over with 4:39 left to play and had a long way to go for another field goal attempt The Patriots ran eight plays before being stopped by Greenwood8217;s defense8220;Defense definitely won this game8221; Greenwood defensive end Michael Madison said 8220;We were out there more than anything and the offense couldn8217;t get much going because of the weather And we played our hearts out tonight8221;Both offenses faced tough weather conditions and both teams were without their starting running backs Allen CountyScottsville was missing leading rusher Flint Lich out due to an injury The Gators were without Dee Anderson who missed because of an illnessAllen CountyScottsville looked like it would take control of the game early even without Lich The Patriots received the ball to start the game and drove 55 yards on nine straight running plays that were capped by a Cory Cooper touchdown Allen CountyScottsville elected to go for two instead of the extrapoint attempt but it failed8220;We did exactly what we wanted to do on that first drive8221; Hood said 8220;But they shut us down after that Greenwood just played better than us tonight8221;ACSHS6000 045; 6GHS0700045; 7First quarterACS 045; Cory Cooper 3 run conversion failed 6:15Second quarterGHS 045; Ty Downing 5 pass to Ricky Adams Lee Hargis kick 4:37 http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/adams/content/438f4b10542db416caf83e7a04ef890a.html Australia's Marc Leishman fired an eightunder 63 Friday to take a oneshot lead after two rounds of the Utah ChampionshipLeishman completed two rounds at 14underpar 128 His 63 matched the course record first posted by Mark Hensby in 2000 and matched eight other times since including by Michael Putnam in Friday's second roundKyle Thompson entered the day tied for second and then carded a sixunder 65 He is now alone in second place at minus13 Brendon Todd shot fiveunder 66 and is alone in third at 12underpar 130Chris Nallen and Blake Adams each shot sixunder 65 Friday Nallen is in fourth at 11underpar 131 while Adams is one shot back at minus10With just five fullfield events left on the Nationwide Tour schedule players are trying to jump into the top 25 on the money list to earn their PGA Tour cards for next season The topfive players on the leaderboard all need big weeks Todd is closest to the top25 as he is 53rd on the money list while the other four rank between 68th and 87th http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/adams/content/eeabd19bad2f6cf9eee9b136ed0c0657.html There was only one Prestonsburg player that could find his way to the end zone Friday night So it shouldn't have been a surprise that the Blackcats went to Seth Setser when the game was on the line With the game tied at 20 in the fourth quarter Setser scored on a 4yard run to give Prestonsburg the lead and a 2720 win over visiting Breathitt County Breathitt County was ranked 21st in the HeraldLeader's preseason poll Setser started the scoring with a 60yard run in the first quarter and added a 58yard touchdown run in the second quarter to give the Blackcats a 1714 halftime lead