http://wuky.org en http://wuky.org/post/vicco-mayor-wins-honor-human-rights-commission <p class="ap-story-p"><span class="entry-content">LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A small-town mayor in southeastern Kentucky has won special recognition from the state's Commission on Human Rights.</span></p><p></p><p class="ap-story-p"><span class="entry-content">The commission said Thursday it honored Vicco Mayor Johnny Cummings for his efforts to create local civil-rights protections in his community. The town of 335 people in Perry County gained national attention for adopting a gay-rights ordinance last January.</span></p> Fri, 07 Jun 2013 10:56:49 +0000 Associated Press 32690 at http://wuky.org Vicco Mayor Wins Honor From Human Rights Commission http://wuky.org/post/depth-vicco-first-eastern-kentucky-town-pass-fairness-ordinance <p>WHITESBURG, Ky. - Vicco, Kentucky, in the southern corner of Perry county, is known by its town slogans as the little town with a big heart, and the town too tough to die.&nbsp; This past Monday night, in a 3 to 1 vote by the city’s commissioners, Vicco made another name for itself by becoming the first municipality in eastern Kentucky, and only the fourth city in the state, to pass a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender anti-discrimination Fairness ordinance.&nbsp; Sylvia Ryerson has this report.</p><p></p><p></p> Sat, 19 Jan 2013 14:45:00 +0000 Sylvia Ryerson WMMT 26136 at http://wuky.org In Depth: Vicco - First Eastern Kentucky Town To Pass Fairness Ordinance