Farmer Has New Job

{Manchester, Kentucky}...Former University of Kentucky basketball star Richie Farmer has a job selling cars at Tim Short Chevrolet and Chrysler in Manchester, his first job after eight years as state agriculture commissioner. Farmer played on the legendary 1992 University of Kentucky basketball team dubbed "The Unforgettables." He served two terms as state Agriculture Commissioner but lost the race for lieutenant governor on a ticket with then Senate President David Williams. His $110,000-a-year position as Agriculture Commissioner ended in January. Since then, Farmer has gone through a high-profile divorce and has been lambasted by the state auditor for his management of the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. Farmer sought a reduction in his $1,227 monthly child support payment after undergoing hip replacement surgery in September. Franklin County Circuit Judge Squire Williams allowed Farmer to forgo the payments for two months while he recuperated.