Tweet It could be a big blow to one of Kentucky’s largest industries. Many tobacco farmers across the area have been receiving letters saying their product would no longer be needed, due to the changing demographics of smokers. Farmers who have been growing tobacco for Phillip Morris U.S.A. and P.M. International are among those who have received letters. One Lexington tobacco farmer says losing his contract came as a major shock. “No ... Jump to full article >>

Tweet A Kentucky tobacco wholesaler paid $205,000 in 2006 to buy part of a load of stolen Marlboro cigarettes, according to documents filed Monday in federal court in Mississippi. The businessman, Charles H. Wells of Hopkinsville, pleaded guilty in Mississippi recently to fraud charges. He admitted taking part in a scheme to report that cigarettes were sold in Mississippi when in fact he sold them in Kentucky, avoiding a Kentucky tax and escrow f ... Jump to full article >>