By KAREN JONES CODY Water projects and financial concerns were the primary topics in the Knott Fiscal Court’s regular meeting on Monday, Sept.17. The court voted to authorize Judge Thompson to sign all documents related to the $1 million in coal…
Hindman Settlement has new director
The board of directors of Hindman Settlement School has announced the selection of Brent D. Hutchinson as the school’s new executive director. He succeeds the late Mike Mullins, who served in that capacity for 34 years. Hutchinson will formally…
Woman flown from Hwy. 80 crash
By JORDAN THOMAS HALL A serious accident occurred shortly before 9:00 Tuesday morning, Sept. 4 near Jamestown Village on Hwy. 80 in Knott County. According to Kentucky State Police Detective Joel Abner, a dark green Chevy Cavalier operated…
Ky. Education Commissioner visits Knott County schools
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…
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…
