By KAREN JONES CODY The Knott County Fiscal Court voted to hire one employee and increase the duties and salary of another in a special meeting last week. (The court’s regular meeting was postponed from Monday until Tuesday for the…
Knott County girl thrives in Nashville group
(Brittany Taylor Hamilton is the daughter of Knott Countians Shane and Bug Hamilton. The following is reprinted with permission from the Nashville Comet) By PAUL GREGERSEN When playing cards, a Triple Run is a string of multiple points in…
Senate Week in Review
By SEN. JOHNNY RAY TURNER FRANKFORT — After a pause in legislative work on Monday in observance of President’s Day, the General Assembly reconvened on Tuesday ready to begin the second, busiest half of the legislative session. In the coming…
Celebrating Glen Combs’ career
By RON O’BRIEN It was a modest ceremony last Thursday night, Feb. 20, that Knott County Central and the Board of Education put together to honor the basketball career of native son Glen Combs. Nothing especially flashy or elaborate.…
Combs sentenced to 18 years
By SHARON K. HALL A mother’s words reached out Thursday to seek justice for her son, who died in a January 2013 stabbing in Triplett Branch in Mousie. “I want to express my feelings to the court,” voiced Jennifer Fugate…
Ward pleads not guilty in murder arraignment
By SHARON K. HALL Holding framed photos of deceased Christina Barnett, family members sat in the Knott County circuit courtroom watching intently as murder suspect Gary Ward of Wayland was escorted into the room. Several members of Barnett’s family burst…