A Knott County native will compete at the Special Olympics Kentucky State Golf Tournament in August at the Fort Knox Military Base. Wake Mullins is part of the Special Olympics Fayette Co. Golf Team as a Unified team with…
Dozens rescued from flash flood in Red Fox community
By JORDAN THOMAS HALL Torrential rainfall quickly turned the Red Fox community into a disaster area yesterday (Wednesday, July 17). Over five inches of rain fell heavily upon the area around noon as creeks and streams mushroomed out of…
Woman flown out from Beaver Creek crash
By JORDAN THOMAS HALL A two-vehicle accident occurred around 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 18 in front of KC Grocery on Hwy. 7 in Kite. According to Kentucky State Police Trooper Jody Sims, a black 2006 Hyundai Sonata pulled out of…
Future unclear for garbage service
By KAREN JONES CODY In the July meeting of the Knott Fiscal Court on Monday, a disagreement about the contract for the county’s garbage pickup has left the future of this service in doubt. Ecology Officer Roger Hicks began the discussion by…
Faith-based organization forms to combat drug problem in Knott Co.
By SHARON K. HALL The number of Knott County drug related deaths is staggering. In only the first six months this year Knott County Coroner Jeff Blair reported 15 deaths: 10 were overdoses and five were drug or alcohol related.…
County employee gets three-day suspension
A photograph posted on our Facebook page this week created a stir that culminated in the suspension of a Knott County employee. A Chevrolet Tahoe currently issued to County Police Officer Nelson Reynolds was photographed in the parking lot of…