Lyon County KY Sheriff’s Office

08/28/2026

Boil Water Order…

A boiled water advisory will be in effect for the following roads once service is restored;

Elkhorn Tavern,
King’s Ridge Court,
Shelby Lane,
Jack’s Way,
Hugh’s Drive,
State Route 3305,
Titus Road,
Leroy Drive.

Once our wholesale supplier’s advisory and our advisory has been lifted, this status will be updated and all customers affected will be notified.

08/27/2026

At the beginning of this school year, our SROs were tasked with selecting students who exhibited good behavior and an excellent attitude. Our last but not least group is from the Middle School. These kiddos received day passes to Venture River Water Park to finish out the summer. Thanks to Deputy Cory Jessup for selecting these winners. Enjoy!!

08/25/2026

City of Eddyville water main break…

08/24/2026

CAUTION…Exit 40 EB area near Kuttawa on I-24

This little piggie went to the market…

This little piggie stayed home…

This little piggie missed Kuttawa Days…

Fifteen little piggies escaped an overturned truck…(workers are on the way to round them up before they make it to Broadbent’s Smokehouse)…the driver is okay.

08/22/2026

The first days of the new school year have been great. These elementary school students received donated Venture River Water Park day passes for excellent behavior and having positive attitudes. Keep it up kiddos!! Thanks to Deputy Frank Cates for selecting the deserving winners!!

08/22/2026

Come on out to Kuttawa Days and dunk the Sheriff at high noon!! The Kuttawa Recreation Area is the sight of this OK Corral. Leave your feelings locked in your car because you might get heckled or worse if you miss!!

08/21/2026

UPDATED INFO: 08/22/2026 9:20AM

We’ve had some reports of door to door sales persons in the county desiring to seal coat your driveway, examine your roof for recent storm damage, or other handyman jobs around your home. These appear to all be out-of-state people (Florida, South Carolina and Indiana registered vehicles). Be very careful trusting these strangers to do legitimate work on your property. Many times it does not work out favorably for the homeowner. 

If you choose to do business with these folks, please use caution. If you are alone, you might call a neighbor or family member to be a witness for you. Be careful inviting these strangers into your home. It may be perfectly legal to contract with these folks but don’t feel pressured by their sales tactics. If you want them to leave your property, please tell them so and if they don’t, simply dial 9-1-1.

The photos below are just two of the vehicles which were reported to our office either as suspicious or soliciting business.

08/21/2026

08/20/2026 - Madisonville

The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office congratulates Deputies Bradley Dunning and Kip Darnell on their graduation from DOCJT-Western KY Basic Training Academy Class 571. Your newest Lyon County certified deputies received over 800 hours of instruction over the past 20 weeks.

Deputy Kip Darnell distinguished himself by receiving the Coordinator’s Award based upon his work ethic, positive attitude and motivation of others during training. Deputy Bradley Dunning distinguished himself with the Fit for Duty designation due to his high scores in his physical fitness testing throughout the academy regimen.

Both Deputies will now transition to the field training program in Lyon County which consists of 12-15 weeks prior to being placed in an autonomous assignment. These are the first deputies from our county to graduate basic training in the last 17 years, as retention and lateral deputies have kept the agency from extended vacancies during that time period. This is an exciting time for the Sheriff’s Office and we welcome these two young men to our professional ranks.

May God bless them and guide them in their days ahead. Please congratulate them on a job well done as they eagerly begin their public service to our county.

Sheriff Brent White

08/19/2026

NEWS RELEASE
Kentucky State Police Post 1 Experiencing Phone Outage

MAYFIELD, Ky. (August 19, 2026) – Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 1 is currently experiencing a phone outage affecting emergency 911 and non-emergency administrative lines. This is also affecting Lyon County Dispatch.

Emergency 911 lines have been transferred to McCracken Central Dispatch and are being answered there. Information is being relayed to the appropriate agencies for response.

KSP Post 1 Dispatch can currently be reached at the following numbers:

270-634-5899
270-634-5900
270-793-6401

Calls for service are being answered; however, KSP requests the public's patience with telecommunicators as these transfers are in place. There is not a current estimated time of repair for the phone lines.