Business

An independent review ordered by the Kentucky Public Service Commission has found numerous problems with customer service operations at Louisville Gas and Electric Co. and Kentucky Utilities Co.

In a report issued by the PSC, an outside consultant noted that the two utilities – the largest in Kentucky – are regularly failing to meet their own internal performance standards. The report makes specific recommendations to correct the shortcomings.

The IGA Express on South Greensburg Street closed its doors Tuesday, Sept. 6.

Suppliers for the store, including the Lottery, Coca Cola and Blockbuster, were loading up equipment Wednesday morning, employees were taking inventory and posters announced the convenience store was closing “permanently.”

Spokesman Bob Miller said the store is closing due to “failing fuel equipment that is very costly to repair.”

“In these stressful economic times, difficult decisions have to be made,” he said.

You might have been tempted by one of the many ads for check advance or payday loans.
You have probably heard them called deferred deposit checks, cash advance loans, payday loans, or post-dated check loans. Whatever they are called, these loans always share certain features. They are all for a short term (usually 14 days), for a small amount (maximum $500), and have a high service fee. They are the most expensive type of loan available and should be used only as a last option.

Bobby Jack Murphy has joined the staff of Big Cat 105.5.

The deejay can be heard 6-10 a.m. daily.

Cale Tharp will move to the news director chair with eight local newscasts daily, according to Renee Bell, general manager at WLVK. Sunny Stephens moves from nights to afternoons and Leesa Mitchell will switch from morning to evening.

The station will hold a reception 5-7 p.m. Sept. 15 the Historic State Theater in Elizabethtown.