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• Chapter 7
  Definitions -- Chapter 7: Court-appointed trustee sells assets and debtor is discharged of debts. Chapter 11: Company or individual reorganizes under court supervision. Chapter 12: Farmer reorganizes debts under court supervision. Chapter 13: Debtor arranges to repay debt.More detailed information about Kentucky's Eastern Division bankruptcies can be obtained for a fee by visiting www.kyeb.uscourts.gov, clicking on the electronic case file icon and following the instructions for setting up a PACER account.ASHLAND DIVISIONRuth Ann Black, Catlettsburg. 07-0497.Stephanie A. Feller, Grayson. 07-0498.
• Sunday liquor sales uncorked
  It was fitting that a chill blanketed Lexington late Saturday night.Because yesterday, it was time for a little legal nip.It was the first time shoppers in Lexington could buy packaged alcohol on a Sunday. The Urban County Council changed the law earlier this year.Large liquor stores celebrated the additional day of sales with a full staff and food samples. Small business owners delayed time with family to open shop and keep up with competitors. And for shoppers, the experience was like tasting a forbidden fermented fruit."We thought long and hard about what we were going to buy for the first time on a Sunday," said Eric Green of Lexington. Green and his friends tailgated outside of The Village Vineyard on Old Harrodsburg Road in anticipation of the alcohol sales. "But I think it was a self-imposed novelty."
• TRAFFIC REPORT
  Police will direct traffic around Rupp Arena on Saturday for the 1 p.m. University of Kentucky-Tennessee Tech men's basketball game.Major traffic impactLiberty Road is being widened and realigned from Todds to Gerardi roads. Traffic is diverted at the west end of the project, shifting south. The speed limit through the project is 35 mph.The right lane of inbound Broadway will be closed at New Circle Road from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays for construction of a turn lane.West Second Street will be blocked between Newtown Pike and Lee Street from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Friday for utility work.
• Davistown's historic undertaking
  Starting early next year, the area around Lexington's Southend Park will begin a transformation that could put TV's Extreme Makeover to shame.Call it Extreme Makeover: Neighborhood Edition.In February or March, 16 to 24 families who live in the lower Davistown neighborhood -- one of Lexington's most economically depressed areas -- will start moving into new temporary modular homes that will be erected in the park. The families will live in the temporary homes for up to two years while their old homes are torn down as part of the Newtown Pike extension project, a road plan that has been on the books in one form or another since the 1930s.New, permanent housing will be built for them in the neighborhood, which will be remade from the ground up.The reconstruction of lower Davistown is part of the massive $87 million Newtown Pike extension, a road that city leaders say is vital to the future of downtown and the University of Kentucky. Nearly half the project money, about $42 million, will go to purchasing land in lower Davistown, rebuilding the area's infrastructure and paying for a portion of new housing that will be built there.
• It's a blast for the holidays
  By the time the hunter lifted the 12-gauge shotgun to his eyes, the raucous caws of crows had stopped. Earlier their calls had echoed across the knobs of southern Boyle and northern Casey counties, and had made the chilly December morning seem that much colder.But all is quiet now as the hunter, standing beneath a black walnut tree, aims the H&R single-barrel toward the middle branches. He concentrates not so much on his prey as the base of a limb upon which it hangs.He squeezes the trigger.BLAM!And with that, green sprigs of mistletoe rain down to the ground around Kenny Baldwin's feet.
• AROUND KENTUCKY
  LOUISVILLEWEATHER SYSTEM LEAVES STATE MOSTLY UNSCATHEDA huge weather system that battered portions of the Midwest over the weekend left Kentucky largely unscathed. The National Weather Service in Louisville reported just a dusting of snow throughout much of the central part of the state. Flood warnings remained up in a few spots after Saturday's downpour. Winds topped 40 mph in portions of the state, with some gusting to nearly 50 mph at higher elevations in Eastern Kentucky. Trees were down and at least one house had siding ripped off overnight near Jackson in Breathitt County. Roads, however, were mostly clear.STANFORDBURGLAR GETS HIS CAR KEYS STOLEN BY WOULD-BE VICTIM
• Hal Rogers one of few pushing I-66
  Years after the idea for a coast-to-coast interstate that would run through southern Kentucky was introduced, the first mile of Interstate 66 has yet to be paved.Yet U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers, R-Somerset, has continued to bring millions of dollars into the state to fund a project that may never come to fruition, The Courier-Journal of Louisville reported yesterday.Rogers, a Republican representing the 5th District, has appropriated nearly $90 million for the project even though most of the other states that would be affected by the project have nearly given up on it, deeming it too expensive."We try not to build roads that don't lead anywhere," said Brent Walker of the West Virginia Department of Transportation, which has never seriously pursued I-66.Rogers, who has spent more than two decades in Congress representing southeastern Kentucky, says critics are showing bias against the state's poorest and most remote region.
• Educator keeps district dropout-free
  When Northern Kentucky school administrator Larry Davis calls students into his office, he talks about more than grades.He tries to help work out their problems, at school and beyond.Nine years ago, Davis started as the Schools And Families Empowered agent for Walton-Verona Independent Schools. During his tenure, not one student has dropped out. Davis and the school received an award last week from the Kentucky School Boards Association for that feat."I don't let parents or kids use the word 'dropout' in my office," Davis said.The former high school principal serves more than 100 students annually on a regular basis, and many others with one-time issues.
• Politician's son takes responsibility in death
  A state lawmaker's son who was convicted of killing a Murray State student in a hit-and-run accident in 2005 said in a letter to former Gov. Ernie Fletcher that he accepts responsibility for the student's death.Harrison Yonts was sentenced in February to 20 years after being found guilty of murder, driving under the influence, tampering with evidence and leaving the scene of an accident in Nadia Shaheen's death.Shaheen was walking home from Murray State University about 2 a.m. when she was hit by Yonts' car. Yonts had been drinking at a fraternity party. Her body was found in a ditch.Yonts is the son of state Rep. Brent Yonts, D-Greenville. In his letter to Fletcher asking for a pardon, Yonts said he doesn't remember the exact events of Nov. 11, 2005, but that he made a "poor decision" by deciding to drink and drive."Based on the evidence, I accept responsibility for Ms. Shaheen's death, and the loss the family now feels," Harrison Yonts wrote. "I will live with sorrow and regret for the rest of my life."
• Police still searching for missing southern Kentucky girl
  Police in southern Kentucky are still searching for a Trigg County teenager missing since Nov. 23.Melanie Want left her family's home after having a disagreement with her parents. She hasn't been heard from since, police say. Want is 5-feet-8 inches tall and 140 pounds. She has shoulder length blond hair and blue eyes.State police say Want was wearing pajamas at the time of her disappearance. Anyone with information on her whereabouts are encouraged to contact the Kentucky State Police.
• Administrator helps keep northern Kentucky district dropout-free
  When northern Kentucky school administrator Larry Davis calls students into his office, he talks about more than grades.He tries to help work out their problems, at school and beyond.Nine years ago, Davis started as the Schools And Families Empowered agent for Walton-Verona Independent Schools. During his tenure, not one student has dropped out. Davis and the school received an award last week from the Ke