A Knott County man is dead and his estranged wife is in jail after a violent domestic incident over the weekend. According to a report from Kentucky State Police, Post 13 in Hazard received a 911 call around 11:58 p.m.…
Knott County Deputy Bristol Taylor was killed in the line of duty on November 23, 1973, nearly 40 years ago. He was 29 years old. By order of the Kentucky General Assembly, Taylor’s memory will be honored during a ceremony…
By SHARON K. HALL Knott County school district Superintendent Kim King received outstanding grades from the Board of Education members during her annual evaluation. Board members revealed the results of the evaluation during the regular scheduled meeting on June 12. The…
Crowd voices support of coal By KAREN JONES CODY Hundreds of Eastern Kentucky residents traveled to Frankfort on Tuesday to show their support for the coal industry. A rally was held just prior to a hearing with federal Environmental Protection Agency…
By JORDAN THOMAS HALL A weekend fire has left a home in Littcarr in ruins. Carr Creek Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire around 11:30 Sunday morning. Upon arriving at a residence in Seals Hollow they discovered a…
By JORDAN THOMAS HALL Always the animal lover, Ray Mullins of Topmost was both shocked and delighted when walking near his home on Puncheon Rd. Thursday morning. Mullins, 76, spotted a baby deer standing on the roadway. His instincts took…
By SHARON K. HALL The Hindman City Council took several actions in Monday night’s meeting. Business included Kentucky Power Company resolution, Troublesome Creek Environmental Authority Memorandum of Agreement, second reading of the budget, and approval to remove mandatory 90-…
It wasn’t anything out of the ordinary for spunky eight-year-old Hannah Click to hop on the Go-Cart with her 23-year- old sister to take a couple laps around her family’s Knott County home. But while it was something she did…
Jonathan Morgan, age 24, has been missing since May 30. Morgan was last seen in a 2002 black Dodge Ram truck at the Hoskins Medical Clinic beside Hardee’s in Hyden. He was wearing a red American Eagle T-shirt with jeans;…
Reprinted from the Lexington Herald-Leader, with their permission. By BILL ESTEP Lexington Herald-Leader FRANKFORT — Hundreds of people in favor of mountaintop mining in Eastern Kentucky started congregating for a rally in the state Capitol before 5 p.m. Tuesday. While…