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Fiscal Court
In the U.S. State of Kentucky, the legislative body of List of counties in Kentucky, each county is known as the Fiscal Court. Each court consists of the County judge/executive; and either three to eight magistrates elected from individual districts, or three commissioners elected from the county at large. Members of each court are elected in United States midterm election, midterm elections to a four-year term, except the commissioners of Jefferson County, Kentucky, Jefferson County which are elected to staggered terms. List The following are members of the Fiscal Courts after the 2024 Kentucky elections, 2024 elections: See also * List of counties in Kentucky References {{Reflist Kentucky counties, Fiscal Courts Kentucky geography-related lists, Fiscal Courts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kentucky
Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the northeast, Virginia to the east, Tennessee to the south, and Missouri to the west. Its northern border is defined by the Ohio River. Its capital is Frankfort, Kentucky, Frankfort and its List of cities in Kentucky, most populous city is Louisville, Kentucky, Louisville. As of 2024, the state's population was approximately 4.6 million. Previously part of Colony of Virginia, colonial Virginia, Kentucky was admitted into the Union as the fifteenth state on June 1, 1792. It is known as the "Bluegrass State" in reference to Kentucky bluegrass, a species of grass introduced by European settlers which has long supported the state's thoroughbred horse industry. The fertile soil in the central and western parts of the state led to the development ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boyle County, Kentucky
Boyle County is a County (United States), county located in the central part of Kentucky. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 30,614. Its county seat is Danville, Kentucky, Danville. The county was formed in 1842 and named for John Boyle (congressman), John Boyle (1774–1835), a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative, chief justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals, and later federal judge for the United States District Court for the District of Kentucky, District of Kentucky, and is part of the Danville, Kentucky, Danville, KY Danville, Kentucky micropolitan area, Micropolitan Statistical Area. History In 1820, a portion of Casey County, now south of KY Route 300, was annexed to Mercer County. This became part of Boyle County when Boyle County was formed on February 15, 1842, from sections of Lincoln County and Mercer County. It is named for John Boyle (congressman), John Boyle, Congressman, Chief Justice of the Kentucky Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casey County, Kentucky
Casey County is a county located in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,941. Its county seat is Liberty. The county was formed in 1806 from the western part of Lincoln County and named for Colonel William Casey, a pioneer settler who moved his family to Kentucky in 1779. It is the only Kentucky county entirely in the Knobs region. Casey County is home to annual Casey County Apple Festival. It is considered part of the Appalachian region of Kentucky. History Casey County was established in 1806 from land given by Lincoln County. The third and present courthouse was built in 1889. In 2015, County Clerk Casey Davis received national press when he announced he would deny same-sex marriage licenses, as a show of solidarity with fellow county clerk Kim Davis (no relation), who was criticized and later jailed for doing the same thing in Rowan County, Kentucky. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carter County, Kentucky
Carter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,627. Its county seat is Grayson. Carter County is in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is home to Carter Caves State Resort Park. History Carter County was formed on February 9, 1838, from portions of Greenup County and Lawrence County. It was named after Colonel William Grayson Carter, a Kentucky state Senator. The county seat is named for his uncle, Robert Grayson. The original courthouse was rebuilt in 1907. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.6%) is water. Adjacent counties * Greenup County (northeast) * Boyd County (east) * Lawrence County (southeast) * Elliott County (south) * Rowan County (southwest) * Lewis County (northwest) Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 26,889 people, 10,342 households, and 7,746 families resi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carroll County, Kentucky
Carroll County is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. Its county seat is Carrollton. The county was formed in 1838 and named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the last living signer of the Declaration of Independence. It is located at the confluence of the Kentucky and Ohio Rivers. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (6.4%) is water. It is the third-smallest county by area in Kentucky. Adjacent counties * Jefferson County, Indiana (north) * Switzerland County, Indiana (northwest) * Gallatin County (east) * Owen County (southeast) * Henry County (south) * Trimble County (west) Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 10,155 people, 3,940 households, and 2,722 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 4,439 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 95.16% White, 1.94% Black or African America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlisle County, Kentucky
Carlisle County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,826, making it the fourth-least populous county in Kentucky. Its county seat is Bardwell. The county was founded in 1886 and named for John Griffin Carlisle, a Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky. It remains a prohibition or dry county. Carlisle County is included in the Paducah, KY-IL, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (4.8%) is water. The county's western border with Missouri is formed by the Mississippi River. Adjacent counties * Ballard County (north) * McCracken County (northeast) * Graves County (east) * Hickman County (south) * Mississippi County, Missouri (west) Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 5,351 people, 2,208 households, and 1,574 families residing in the county. The population density was . Ther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campbell County, Kentucky
Campbell County is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 93,076. Its county seats are Alexandria and Newport.Nolan v. Campbell County Fiscal Court Kentucky Court of Appeals. November 24, 2010. Retrieved May 28, 2015. The county was formed on December 17, 1794, from sections of Scott, Harrison, and Mason Counties and was named for |
Kenny Imes
Kenny Imes (born February 13, 1947) is a United States, U.S. politician currently serving as the County Judge/Executive, Judge/Executive of Calloway County, Kentucky, Calloway County since October 2018; he was appointed to the position by governor Matt Bevin. He previously served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 2013 to 2018. First elected in 2012 after incumbent Democratic representative Melvin Henley retired, he resigned in 2018 to become Judge/Executive. His wife Mary Beth Imes currently represents his former seat in the house. Education Imes attended Murray State University. Elections *2012 When District 5 Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Representative Melvin Henley retired and left the seat open, Imes was unopposed for the May 22, 2012 Republican Primary and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 9,639 votes (56.0%) against Democratic nominee Hal Kemp, who had run for the seat in 2006. References External linksOfficial pageat the Kentuck ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calloway County, Kentucky
Calloway County is a County (United States), county located on the southwest border of the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 37,103. Its county seat is Murray, Kentucky, Murray. The county was founded in November 1822 and named after Colonel (United States), Colonel Richard Callaway, one of the founders of Boonesborough, Kentucky, Boonesborough. Calloway County comprises the Murray, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area. , Calloway County is a moist county: the sale of alcohol in the county is prohibited, with the exception of the city of Murray. History Calloway County was created in 1822 from land taken from Hickman County, Kentucky, Hickman County. The courthouse was built in 1823. A fire at the courthouse in 1906 caused the almost complete destruction of the county records. Calloway county was named after Richard Callaway. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caldwell County, Kentucky
Caldwell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,649. Its county seat is Princeton. The county was formed in 1809 from Livingston County, Kentucky and named for John Caldwell, who participated in the George Rogers Clark Indian Campaign of 1786 and was the second lieutenant governor of Kentucky. Caldwell was a prohibition or dry county until 2013, when the citizens voted to lift the ban. History Caldwell County was formed from Livingston County in 1809. Prior to that, Caldwell County had been part of Christian, Logan, and Lincoln Counties — Lincoln County having been one of the three original counties of Kentucky. In the early nineteenth-century, Caldwell County witnessed the passage of the forced migration Forced displacement (also forced migration or forced relocation) is an involuntary or coerced movement of a person or people away from their home or home region. The United Nations High Commissione ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butler County, Kentucky
Butler County is a county located in the US state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 12,371. Its county seat is Morgantown. The county was formed in 1810, becoming Kentucky's 53rd county. Butler County is included in the Bowling Green, Kentucky, Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Numerous archaeological sites are located along the Green River in Butler County. A 1989 survey found fourteen sites, many of which were a group of shell mounds, including the Carlston Annis and DeWeese Shell Mounds. The area now known as Butler County was first settled by the families of Richard C. Dellium and James Forgy, who founded a town called Berry's Lick. The first industry was salt-making. On January 18, 1810, the Kentucky General Assembly created Butler County from portions of Logan and Ohio counties. The new county was named for Major General Richard Butler, who died at the Battle of the Wabash in 1791. In June of that year, the Kentucky Governor commis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bullitt County, Kentucky
Bullitt County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 82,217. Its county seat is Shepherdsville. The county was founded in 1796. Located just south of the city of Louisville, Bullitt County is included in the Louisville/ Jefferson County, KY- IN Metropolitan Statistical Area, commonly known as Kentuckiana. The western fifth of the county (62 sq. miles/) is part of the United States Army post of Fort Knox and is reserved for military training. History The first inhabitants of the land that would become Bullitt County were the Paleo-Indians who entered North America approximately 11,500 to 10,000 years BP. These people, whose ancestors can be traced back to Eastern and Central Asia, were nomadic. They were hunters and gatherers whose remains have been discovered near the area's mineral springs or salt licks, where big game such as the mammoth, bison and ground sloth once gathered. Native Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
