WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2026  ·  EASTERN KENTUCKY'S COMMUNITY NEWS HUB
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Harlan Enterprise1h ago

Everywhere we turn, the beauty of the Lord surrounds us. Some feel closest to Him at the beach, others in the mountains, and some right at home in the quiet. [...]

Harlan Enterprise1h ago

'The time has come,' the Walrus said, 'to talk of many things: Of shoes -- and ships -- and sealing-wax --of cabbages and kings.' Allow me to explain why I [...]

WTVQ ABC 362h ago

CLARK COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Clark County Public Schools Superintendent Dustin Howard has announced that a freshman in the school system died as a result of a fatal accident on Saturday. The student has been identified as 15-year-old Hayden Corey Saylor. According to Howard, counselors and other professionals will be available for students on Monday and days...

Mountain Eagle3h ago

Amy Asher Wilson reminisces while looking at photographs taken 50 years ago at Letcher High School and shared by a fellow classmate. She was one of nearly 25 classmates who attended the school’s 50th class reunion, held Saturday at Pine Mountain Grill. A photo of those attending appears inside this edition. The post Letcher High classmates revisit memories at 50-year reunion first appeared on The

Mountain Eagle3h ago

The Letcher County Board of Education’s finance corporation will issue more than $1.4 million in bonds to replace roofs on two schools. The finance corporation and the board approved the resolution after a presentation by Lincoln Theinert, a partner with RSA Advisors of Lexington. The bonds will fund reroofing projects at Cowan Elementary School and Fleming-Neon Middle School and are [...] The pos

Mountain Eagle3h ago

More than 6,600 Kentuckians — including 17 voters in Letcher County — have already cast ballots in the May 19 primary election, even though Election Day is still nearly three weeks away. As of Monday, 68 Letcher County residents had applied for mail-in absentee ballots. All 68 — 41 Democrats and 27 Republicans — qualified to receive the ballots. Seventeen [...] The post Absentee vote opens as prim

Mountain Eagle3h ago

A new childcare option is opening in Jenkins, offering affordable services for families across Letcher County and elsewhere in the region, including those who qualify for financial assistance. Shining Stars Daycare is now enrolling and will provide care in what organizers describe as a safe, loving and educational environment for children. The center is located at 9599 Highway 805 in [...] The pos

Mountain Eagle3h ago

DEAR DR. ROACH: I read your column every week. In a recent column, you wrote: “Since age is the major risk factor in getting cancer, it’s likely that some people who were cured of their original cancer will later succumb to a different one.” This statement terrified me as I fall into this category. I had a lobectomy in 2009 [...] The post Cancer survivor has worries first appeared on The Mountain

Mountain Eagle3h ago

It’s a busy time of year as we near the end of school and proms and dances and trips. I have always looked forward to this time of year and into the summer vacation. The barefoot days of the time after May 1 have always been so welcome after winter’s cold has melted into spring. Mommy always made us wait [...] The post Mobile brick oven will open catering spaces first appeared on The Mountain Eagl

Mountain Eagle3h ago

Hello again everyone. Once more I will ask the question, how is everything in your little corner of the world? There’s been so much sadness. It breaks my heart of passing of Nina Craft. I never met Nina in person, however I know she was one of the nicest people I’ve ever come in contact with. I sure would have [...] The post Nina Craft will be greatly missed first appeared on The Mountain Eagle .

Mountain Eagle3h ago

Five-year-old Velle Smith of Louisville shows off an 18-inch largemouth bass she caught Sunday while fishing in a local pond. Using a 2-pound test line, Velle hooked the fish while walking the bank and jigging an artificial bait beneath a bobber. She has been fishing for about a year and a half and handles her own casting, hook-setting and reeling. [...] The post Small angler, nice catch first app

Kentucky Lantern4h ago

Black babies in Kentucky are more than twice as likely to die as white babies, according to a new report that shows health outcomes and access are, in general, worse in the commonwealth than the nation. The Commonwealth Fund 2026 State Health Disparities Report, released Wednesday, shows Kentucky is worse on average than the nation [...]

Kentucky Lantern4h ago

Welcome, Derby visitors, in person and online! Each year this column looks at races that go on in Kentucky almost all the time, for elective office, and our card is busy: Two fully contested primaries for the U.S. Senate, and three for the House, with Elon Musk actively involved in one of the former and [...]

WTVQ ABC 3611h ago

RICHMOND, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) - The Richmond Fire Department celebrated the opening of a new training facility Tuesday with a dedication of the new building. The goal of the facility is to provide resources for firefighters from around central Kentucky. “We’re required to have a certain amount of training hours per year, and this will help us maintain...

WTVQ ABC 3611h ago

STAMPING GROUND, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - A Scott County family is safe after strong winds swept through their Stamping Ground property last night, knocking a massive tree into power lines and barricading them inside their property. Ali Fulmer said her family was startled early this morning by howling wind and a loud noise. "I heard this...

WTVQ ABC 3617h ago

With a cold front pressing toward the commonwealth during the early hours of Tuesday, we saw strong to severe thunderstorms roll across Central and Eastern Kentucky before daybreak bringing lots of wind and a number of wind damage reports across the area. There were even a few confirmed weak tornadoes out in Western Kentucky west of the I-65 corridor. Things...

Mountain Top Media18h ago

PRESS RELEASE: UK ATHLETICS LEXINGTON, Ky. – The 24th annual CATSPY Awards were held Monday inside Historic Memorial Coliseum to recognize athletic and academic performances during the 2025-26 year in the University of Kentucky Athletics Department. With multiple winners in some categories, 31 individuals and three teams were recognized. The 2026 CATSPY Awards cover accomplishments earned from Apr

Kentucky Lantern18h ago

Republican Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to allow a Northern Kentucky church to build an outdoor shrine. The move is another step in a years-long legal battle for the church, Our Lady of Lourdes parish, which is operated by a Roman Catholic religious order the Missionaries of Saint John [...]

Mountain Top Media19h ago

PIKEVILLE, Ky. -- A Pike County teen racked up a number of felony charges after allegedly leading police on a chase early Tuesday morning. Just before 2 a.m. Tuesday, a Pikeville Police officer spotted a vehicle matching the description of one from an earlier case turning onto Pike Street. The police report notes that the driver -- later identified as Jacob Tyler Wilson, 18, of Pikeville -- sped a

Harlan Enterprise20h ago

For those who have visited a nursing home or a medical care facility, you know what I mean when I refer to these places as difficult and uncomfortable. The sights [...]

Mountain Top Media20h ago

PIKEVILLE, Ky. -- A Tennessee man has been returned to Pike County to face charges of rape and incest. Leonard Dale Baisden Jr., 43, of Kodak, Tenn., was indicted back in February and arrested April 16 in Somerset. He is charged with two counts of first-degree rape of a victim younger than 12, one count of first-degree rape of a victim older than 12, two counts of incest of a victim younger than 1

Mountain Top Media20h ago

Community members help foster and adopt. The post KSP Post 9 helps rescue kittens appeared first on Mountain Top Media .

Kentucky Lantern22h ago

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has paused the state’s Adopt-A-Highway program because of “increased safety risks” for volunteers picking up litter alongside adopted roads. Allen Blair, a spokesperson for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, in an emailed statement Tuesday said the cabinet paused the decades-old program “because of the nationwide rise in work zone crashes and distracted [...]

Mountain Top Media23h ago

8th graders explore different career paths The post Career Day at Adams Middle School appeared first on Mountain Top Media .

Mountain Top Media23h ago

Spradlin trial set to start May 11. The post Judge denies request for continuance appeared first on Mountain Top Media .

Appalachian News-ExpressApr 24

Pike Circuit Judge Howard Keith Hall imposed sentences on April 23 for three men, who each entered guilty pleas after mediation hearings, in connection with the 2025 murder of a Virginia resident.

Appalachian News-ExpressApr 24

If it weren’t for criminals, we’d have no crime. If it weren’t for extended periods of excessive rainfall, we’d have no floods. If it weren’t for taxes, we’d all have more money. If it wasn’t for disease, we’d all be healthy.

Salyersville IndependentApr 23

SALYERSVILLE – The Magoffin County Fiscal Court met in regular session on Tuesday, April 21, discussing the ambulance service, potential high-paying jobs coming to Magoffin County, transparency with a major utility company and updates to water projects in southern Magoffin. The court approved the following fund transfers from the general fund: $70,000 to the jail [...]

Salyersville IndependentApr 23

SALYERSVILLE – After continuous criticism as of late of the mayor’s and council’s implementation of a three-minute time limit for public comments at city council meetings, as well as the mayor’s handling the failing sewer system and struggling water department, a decision by the mayor was placed on the agenda for Monday’s meeting to forbid [...]

Salyersville IndependentApr 23

WOLFE/MAGOFFIN COUNTIES – A man wanted in relation to some Wolfe County barn burnings last December was found at a residence in Magoffin County and is now facing charges from the incidents. In the initial report from the Wolfe County Sheriff Department in December 2025 indicated that there were three people had already been arrested [...]

Salyersville IndependentApr 23

MOUNTAIN PARKWAY – A motorist walked away from a serious wreck on the Mountain Parkway that was caused by a deer. Emergency crews were called to the Mountain Parkway just before the Johnson Fork exit at approximately 9:30 a.m. on Friday, April 17, to a serious wreck that was caused by a deer. When emergency [...]

Salyersville IndependentApr 23

SALYERSVILLE – The Salyersville City Council met in regular session on Monday, April 20, discussing a contractor for the landscaping project and road funding. The council approved to pay the City of Salyersville and Salyersville Water Works bills, with relatively little discussion regarding either. The council reviewed a recommendation letter from Bell Engineering, recommending CPR [...]

Salyersville IndependentApr 23

From Royalton Community Council Royalton Community Council hosted our annual Easter egg hunt on Saturday, April 4, 2026, with approximately 225 people present. There were four different age groups for the egg hunt, plus four age groups for the 8 bicycles given away (1 girl, 1 boy each group). We also had a surprise visit [...]

Salyersville IndependentApr 23

MIDDLE FORK – A Magoffin man was arrested on Monday for allegedly trespassing, stealing security cameras and shutting power off of a home on Middle Fork. According to the arrest warrant, Magoffin County Sheriff Deputy Eugene Salyer was dispatched to a location on Middle Fork regarding a trespass/burglary complaint, with video surveillance showing Aaron Arnett, [...]

Salyersville IndependentApr 23

Miss Kentucky and Miss Kentucky’s Teen orientation is in the books! The girls spent Saturday, April 11 at God’s Pantry packing food boxes and getting all the information for their week long state competition! Miss Magoffin, Erin-Grace Rudd, will be competing as contestant #39 and Miss Magoffin’s Teen, Lyndsey Wireman, will be competing as contestant [...]

100 Days in AppalachiaApr 17

Maddie McGarvey has spent her career photographing rural Appalachia. She says she wants to bear witness to the struggle and resilience in forgotten pockets of the nation. The post Q&A: The Photographer Documenting Appalachian Poverty, And Resilience appeared first on 100 Days in Appalachia .