An 11-year-old boy is being celebrated for actions that authorities say might have saved his family member’s lives.

Barren County is in lockstep with the rest of Kentucky, which had unemployment rates increase in all of its 120 counties.

A Barren County boy was honored for his response to an emergency. Barren County Sheriff Kent Keen awarded Archer Wilson, 11, with the Meritorious Service Award on December 27, 2024. Wilson and his ...