By SHARON K. HALL Knott County Board of Education Superintendent Kim King and staff were pleased to welcome Kentucky Education Commissioner Dr. Terry Holliday to the Knott County school district. After breakfast at the Central Office the troupe toured Hindman…
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Residents pull together to recover from tornado
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press WEST LIBERTY, Ky. (AP) — Eddie and Sherri Granger’s new life running an antique store collapsed in a heap of debris when a tornado demolished their nearly century-old building while tearing through this eastern Kentucky…
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‘Operation Big Sandy’ yields arrests of 22 sex offenders
Law enforcement officers from seven counties joined Kentucky State Police and the U.S. Marshals Service last week to conduct a sex offender compliance check throughout the area. The effort was called “Operation Big Sandy.” Sheriff Dale Richardson advised that of…
Traffic stop yields 3 arrests
By KAREN JONES CODY A traffic stop in Knott County this week led to three arrests, Knott County Sheriff Dale Richardson told the Times. Kentucky State Police Trooper Joe Dials conducted the traffic stop in the Litt Carr community. It resulted in…
County struggles with massive flood damage
By KAREN JONES CODY Although portions of Knott County sustained major damage in last Wednesday’s flash flood, county officials have learned that federal assistance will not be an option for flood repairs. “We’ve estimated the county has between $1 million- $1.2…
Bodies of Knott County couple found inside burned vehicle
By JORDAN THOMAS HALL Two Knott County residents were found dead on an abandoned mine site late Friday night. At 11:52 p.m. Kentucky State Police Post 13 in Hazard received a report of a burned vehicle at an abandoned mine on…
Fish & Game Club reorganized
By SHARON K. HALL After several years of inactivity, the Carr Creek Fish and Game Club was revived by the combined efforts of several residents of Knott County, including some of the early club members. The fish and game club…
Ky. officials worried about speeding coal trucks
HARLAN, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky state troopers in the Appalachian region are stepping up traffic patrols after receiving multiple complaints about speeding coal trucks on U.S. 119 between Harlan and Pineville. Commercial Vehicle Enforcement officer Mark Scott told the Harlan Daily…
Gov. Beshear signs order to regulate prescriptions
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear has signed emergency regulations that require doctors to meet tougher prescription standards in an effort to stop drug abuse. The rules, which were given to given to state boards that oversee the…