The Downtown Lexington Partnership held its annual State of Downtown meeting Thursday, bringing together leaders from its roster of more than 140 local businesses.
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Mountain Comprehensive Health Corporation celebrated a major milestone in Perry County on Thursday, hosting an official ribbon cutting for its new Hazard Medical Clinic and Pharmacy.
Animal control officers were dispatched to a report of a loose snake in the Calypso Breeze Drive area Tuesday.
Jenna Rector, with Bluegrass Greensource, said Kentucky is trending back toward using more coal while using it in new ways.
By John Henson Managing Editor A celebration of Harlan County and Harlan Countians was the focus of the Harlan County Chamber of Commerce Awards Gala on Thursday at the Harlan [...]
It is the first measles death in the state since 1990, according to a DHS news release.
Kimberly Keagy has more from the WSAZ+ studio.
A Lexington nonprofit is raising the curtain for more children to experience the arts. For these dancers, performing in "The Nutcracker" is more than a holiday tradition. It has become a part of growing up.
The race for Morehead mayor remains unsettled after unofficial results showed just one vote separating the two candidates.
“Between the dust and the holes and the vehicle damage, it’s been pretty rough,” one person said.
Last Friday, South Charleston improved to 7-2 and won their first conference title since 2009.
Emergency Management crews are at the scene.
One of NASA’s premier space telescopes plunged to Earth on Wednesday, ending its 22-year investigation of the universe’s biggest explosions.
Officers with the Beaufort Police Department responded to a foot chase involving two runaway piglets dubbed “Bacon Bits.”
William “Alex” McCallister, 32, was indicted on multiple felony charges, including murder.
FRANKFORT — Kentucky’s Administrative Office of the Courts is operating with 86 fewer people in management, Supreme Court Chief Justice Debra Hembree Lambert said in her State of the Judiciary address Thursday. The budget passed by the General Assembly in 2026 underfunded some court operations, Lambert previously said. As a result, she rearranged staff positions, [...]
FRANKFORT - The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources has opened two new wildlife management areas (WMAs), adding a combined 1,337 acres in Eastern and Southern Kentucky. The properties [...]
FRANKFORET - As Kentucky high school students and families head into "GO!vember," the state's annual month-long campaign to help them prepare for college and training after high school, the Kentucky [...]
FRANKFORT - The Kentucky Judicial Branch announced Wednesday that it has received an unmodified opinion, the highest level of assurance an auditor can provide, on its Fiscal Year 2026 financial [...]
Burning is now allowed between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Launching a political campaign right out of high school was not without hurdles. Hardin said some voters were initially hesitant because of his youth, but he leaned on community support to help share his vision for the county.
By Bobby Cornett Spiritual Gifts Most of us have probably had a time when we looked at somebody else and thought, “If I had what they have, maybe I could [...]
Tuesday was a good night for Democrats and an extremely good night for Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear. Leading up to midterm elections, Beshear had a spotlight trained on him as the Democratic Governors Association chair, campaigning across the country in races that ultimately led to Democrats flipping five seats, and so now controlling at least [...]
It seems every retailer, advertiser, website, and online shopping platform apparently thinks we were born yesterday and raised by a pack of squirrels. Now, I was raised in the South, [...]
The blue wave that swept America made Tuesday a very good night for university presidents and law firms and Haitian refugees and immigrants, and all the other people who have suffered the worst excesses of a vengeful President Donald Trump and his feckless administration. That wave didn’t sweep Kentucky so much as splash it around [...]
While Zach Dembo’s win in central Kentucky allowed the state to take a part in Democrats’ nationwide “blue tsunami,” part of that wave trickled down to the Kentucky General Assembly. Nine Republican incumbents were ousted from their seats Tuesday evening, most with close margins in suburban areas of the state. Most of those lawmakers are [...]
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We often talk about building our physical muscles, but what about our faith muscle? Having faith rooted deeply in our hearts and minds is truly a game changer. Throughout scripture, [...]
A write-in candidate for Johnson County sheriff who surpassed 600,000 views on a campaign post on TikTok lost to the incumbent candidate.
Renee Shaw, one of the most well-known moderators and journalists at Kentucky Educational Television for nearly three decades at the public television network, will lead the public media organization as its new executive director and CEO. In a Wednesday press release, KET announced Shaw as its new executive director and CEO where she will lead [...]
A large turnout of voters usually means bad news for incumbents, but it was good news for Letcher County incumbents. Terry Adams won a third term as Letcher County judge/executive Tuesday, defeating challenger Deb Collier by just 24 votes, according to unofficial returns supplied by the Letcher County Clerk’s Office. Adams, a Republican, received 2,890 votes to Democrat Collier’s 2,866, [...] The
A bald eagle perches among the changing leaves at Fishpond Lake near Payne Gap on Tuesday morning, Nov. 3. Joe Mark Combs photographed the bird as autumn’s remaining colors brightened the lakeside woods. Once a rarity, bald eagles are becoming a more familiar sight in eastern Kentucky following decades of recovery helped by the ban on DDT and conservation efforts. [...] The post Autumn color, Amer
Most earthwork for roads and house sites at Jenkins’s Grand View subdivision should be completed by the end of the year, with construction of model homes expected to begin in the spring, officials told the Jenkins City Council Monday. The project, originally planned for 116 homes, has been reduced to 59 home sites after geotechnical surveys found some of the [...] The post Poor condition of some p
A call for help from a pickup truck stranded beside a flooded creek at Premium led to a copper-theft investigation and, last week, indictments against two men. Jeffrey Shane Dixon, 38, of Woodrock Road, Blackey, and Charles Pryor, 41, of Dema, were indicted following the Sept. 23 incident near Bee Tree Branch. According to citations filed by Kentucky State Police [...] The post Rescue call leads t
Letcher District Judge Nick Whitaker has dismissed a protective-order case against Jenkins YouTuber Elizabeth Jones, according to sources associated with the petitioner. Whitaker dismissed the case during a closed hearing Tuesday, Nov. 3, the sources said. Minors were named in the case as alleged victims and respondents. Jaden McKenzie Maggard of Jenkins obtained a temporary interpersonal protecti
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl president and CEO David Epps was at the Southeastern Conference spring meetings in Destin, Fla., when he met new Kentucky football coach Will Stein for the first time. “I was impressed immediately. I didn’t know him and his history, but there was just an aura about him and his vision for the season that I filed away,” [...] The post Peach Bowl chief sees promise in Stein’s C
After all these years of writing Struttin’ Time, I’m proud that longtime readers still send me their stories. I’ve also had the pleasure of watching young hunters grow into adult hunters. This deer-hunting story comes from my 14-year-old buddy, Malarie Watts, a returning star of Struttin’ Time. Malarie is the daughter of Dennis and Jocelyn Watts, and she is about [...] The post Frosty mornings sti
I have fished Carr Creek Lake for as long as it has been there. Over the years, I have caught several big bass, bluegill, crappie, catfish and walleye from this beautiful lake. In recent years, the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources has stocked blacknose crappie and redear sunfish, commonly called shellcrackers, in the lake. I can tell you [...] The post Carr Creek yields record sh
New voter identification requirements became effective in July as part of new legislation passed by the Kentucky General Assembly and will apply to all voters, according to Pike County Clerk Darrell Pugh.
A proposed recreational trails grant was discussed during the Pikeville City Commission meeting on Oct. 26.
A Pikeville man was arrested in the early morning hours of Oct. 31 after, police said, he brandished a firearm at people at a downtown restaurant/bar and then was found to be driving while intoxicated.
Both candidates running for Pike County Jailer in the upcoming general election responded to questionnaires sent by the Appalachian News-Express, in which they discussed their plans as jailer and addressed the jail’s most critical needs.
A majority of candidates seeking the office in Pike County's six magistrate districts participated in a candidate profile series conducted by the Appalachian News-Express for challenged positions.
DeFlock groups are multiplying and increasingly talking to each other, comparing notes about what resisting mass surveillance from small towns could mean — and how to harness a newfound wave of civic engagement. The post ‘Small Country Roads Everywhere’: DeFlock Spreads its Wings in Appalachia as Resistance to Surveillance Mounts appeared first on 100 Days in Appalachia .
Mortimer Media Group, the parent company of the Salyersville Independent, is offering a $2,500 cash reward for anyone who can supply video with supported audio proof showing someone buying someone else’s vote. The video with audio can be from a phone or other recording devices. If anyone needs some sort of discreet recording device, we [...]
If one thing has been made completely clear from the past two general elections in Magoffin County, a large chunk of the community honestly doesn’t know all the laws surrounding voting. Whether intentionally or not, we have voters selling their votes and being taken advantage of by politicians who prey on their lack of knowledge. [...]
SALYERSVILLE – With photos circulating social media of reportedly city equipment being used on the mayor’s personal property, the Salyersville Independent reached out for clarification, though some things are still hazy. Last week, photos of city equipment that appeared to be moving some dirt and rock around, as well as a Rumpke container, all located [...]
SALYERSVILLE – A Magoffin County grand jury released the following indictment this week, issued on September 17: Wesley C. Howard, 36, of Salyersville, is charged with fourth-degree assault (Class A misdemeanor); second-degree strangulation (Class D felony); and second-degree persistent felony offender. According to the indictment, on or about December 14, 2025, Howard allegedly punched another [.
The $10.3 trillion buildout dwarfs dot-com, electrification, railroad booms. The post Data Centers Are Now the Largest Financial Bet in US History appeared first on 100 Days in Appalachia .
Appalachia, the same region that fueled the United States' industrialization, is building out its own unique relationship to the infrastructure of the globalizing 21st century. 100 Days in Appalachia is designing "The New Rural Landscape" beat to cover that relationship. The post Covering a New Tech Age in Appalachia appeared first on 100 Days in Appalachia .