Category: Community
County Fair planned in Knott this summer
By KAREN JONES CODY Do you remember the old-fashioned county fair? I do. I remember that kids would work on projects for weeks in preparation for entering them in the fair competition — dreaming of winning a ribbon. Adults had…
Napier Family Drug closes doors
By KAREN JONES CODY For those who remember the days when downtown Hindman was thriving with retail businesses, Tuesday, January 6, was a very sad day. Napier Family Drug, the last of those family businesses, closed their doors for…
Gingerbread Festival Schedule of Events 2014
The Knott County Gingerbread Festival 2014 Schedule of Events. The official program guide will be in tomorrow’s newspaper. We look forward to a great turnout this year!
Appalachian food and heritage celebrated at Hindman Settlement School
By JORDAN THOMAS HALL The first Appalachian Food Summit: A Celebration of Our Appalachian Food Heritage was held Sunday at the Hindman Settlement School. The multi-state gathering, the first of its kind, brought together authors, chefs, farmers, advocates, scholars and…
The Spiritual Woman
By Bev Bentley Wilson Most of us have heard the Bible story about Jesus feeding a large crowd of people with only five loaves of bread and two fish. I can still see in my mind the picture I saw…
Caney News
By Martha Baldridge Memorial Day weekend is too often thought of as a time for cook-outs, trips, family gatherings, decorating the graves of family members. We need to remember that this is most of all a time to honor all…
Mousie News
By Charlotte Hicks Caudill Next week Hindman High Class of 1971: The 8th and final installation in the series of my Hindman High graduating class will appear in next week’s column. Laurel Fork – an enchanted place: I was invited…
Bearville Notes
By Sherri Hicks I am officially a “grandma.” Well, I have been since March 2, 2012, but our oldest son Wade adopted the little boy named Ethan and the paperwork was completed this week. Ethan is eight years old and…
Knott Health & Rehabilitation Center News
Hello, from the staff and residents here at Knott County Health & Rehabilitation Center. March weather continues to be unpredictable — warm enough for short sleeves one day and cold the next. We can’t wait for the warm weather to…