Paul Wooton of Hyden and Annie Reynolds of Louisburg, N.C., respond to the caller’s command, “Swing Your Partner,” during the monthly Carcassonne Square Dance on Saturday, June 13, at the Carcassonne Community Center. The gathering is believed to be Kentucky’s oldest continuously operating square dance, having begun in the early 1960s. Following the well-attended June event, five dances remain on
Read full story →Letcher Fiscal Court members said they plan to attend a meeting of a group opposed to data centers in order to educate themselves before any proposal to build one in the county is brought forward. Judge/Executive Terry Adams said no one has approached the county about building a data center, but added that officials should learn more about the issue [...] The post County officials want educated on
Reece Davidson knew his cousin, Reed Sheppard, was a “special player” when he played at North Laurel High School and then the University of Kentucky. However, even Davidson has been a bit surprised by Sheppard’s overall play the last two years with the Houston Rockets. “I can’t say I knew he would be where he is right now, especially this [...] The post Reed Sheppard’s NBA success is no surprise f
In the mountains, we are taught from an early age that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, and that good things come to those who wait. That certainly proved true for a recent fishing trip to Lake Erie near Monroe, Michigan. I paid for the trip in full back in February and was excited about [...] The post A delayed dream trip of ours finally reaches Lake Erie first appeared on
We have been in a bad drought for quite some time now, and it has had a major effect on our lakes. Low water levels have impacted many aspects of fishing, especially the spring spawning season for species such as bluegill and bass. Normally, these fish move into the backs of creeks and along shallow banks to spawn when lakes [...] The post Drought changes fishing patterns across area lakes first a
The much-anticipated UFO report from the federal government didn’t reveal any little green men, but here in the South we’ve had plenty of sightings of one very hungry alien. Green and voracious, it can grow up to a foot a day, crawling along the ground and gobbling up telephone poles, junk cars and even entire buildings. If you don’t know [...] The post Drones join battle against invasive kudzu fi
A Pikeville man was sentenced to two days in jail and a $10 fine after being arrested for fleeing from police at speeds up to 120 miles per hour. According to the citation issued shortly after noon on April 13, Kentucky State Police Trooper Brandon Watts driving north on US 23 at Jenkins and running radar when he met Christopher [...] The post Pikeville man fined $10, costs after speeding over 120
The Jenkins Head Start is opening a new Early Head Start classroom in Jenkins on June 29. LKLP’s Early Head Start serves pregnant women, infants, and toddlers from six weeks to three years of age. Persons wishing to learn more information or apply may visit the Jenkins Head Start Center, call 606-435-7962. The post Head Start expanding first appeared on The Mountain Eagle .
Wayne, West Virginia honored David Brinkley.
Comfortable temperatures again Tuesday ahead of storms later in the week
Gusty winds and storm chances are ramping back up across Kentucky later today as a powerful system tracks into the area
A man is facing felony charges after he allegedly sold kosher salt to an undercover officer while claiming it was methamphetamine.
What started as an Eagle Scout project grew into a months-long collaboration between local Boy Scouts and seniors at the Lexington Senior Center.
Dillon Gaudet has your First Alert Weather forecast on this Wednesday morning.
A shed was destroyed and parts of a mobile home were damaged by fire in Kanawha County.
She is facing criminal charges for allegedly failing to control a dog that had already attacked two other people.
The weather will take a turn to the hazy, hot and humid for two days. Tony says the price to be paid for the heat will be thunder on Thursday.
Lexington could break ground on their new city hall as early as 2027, but there are some obstacles they have to face first.
Kaydence Carpenter faces charges of assault, wanton endangerment, DUI, reckless driving and using a false identification card.
ROWAN COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - The old Rowan County school building on West Sun Street in Morehead will open its doors one final time on Saturday, June 20, giving community members a last chance to walk the halls. For alumni like Patty Brown and Lucy Moore, the building represents a lifetime of memories. Both women graduated from...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Kentucky's second largest school district has a new leader just one month after cutting 120 positions amid a multi-million dollar budget crisis. Last week, the Fayette County School Board voted to appoint Dr. Bill Bradford as acting superintendent, placing Superintendent Dr. Demetrus Liggins on paid administrative leave. The board's decision came after it...
LIBERTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Casey County officials have declared an emergency water situation, saying a drought is affecting the water supply in Liberty. The area is currently under extreme drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Andrew Lawhorn, who spoke with LEX News in the Casey County community last week, reflected on what the moment means...
Taylor Eaton is in the WSAZ+ studio with more.
The Nest, in partnership with Independence Bank, held a launch party Tuesday night at LexArts for the book "The Nest We Built."
Elgon Partin Jr. went missing in July 2022, leaving behind three children and a family desperate for answers.
It was another delightful mid-June day across Central and Eastern Kentucky with more sunshine and pleasant temperatures Tuesday. With high pressure drifting to the east a bit, this allowed a return flow out of the southwest to push a bit more moisture along with warmer air into the commonwealth. Most locations topped out in the upper 70s to around 80...
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — Allegations of fraudulent billing practices continue to pile up against Mountain Comprehensive Care Center, as a fourth longtime employee has now filed suit against the company. Kendra Allen, of Prestonsburg, filed her complaint against Mountain Comp and subsidiary Mountain Plus Services on Monday.According to the complaint, Allen was an 18-year employee of the company, most re
The Lord has given most of us a good life filled with blessings, but with me, no matter how much "stuff" we accumulate, it does not bring spiritual contentment or [...]
Kentucky is right to put reliable power first Recently, I joined more than 20 Kentucky leaders, utilities, businesses, local officials, and community organizations in signing a letter from Dependable Power [...]
There's something about summertime that slows the world down just enough for our memories to catch up with us. Maybe it's the longer evenings, the quiet after school lets out, [...]
Allow me to take you back to a kinder and gentler time...a time when businesses were locally owned and needed your business, so they ensured the customer was happy, the [...]
When I was a kid, it always seemed that the adults around me knew everything. My parents seemed to know everything, as did my teachers at school. If I had [...]
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A trial date has been set for a man facing attempted murder and other charges, for allegedly locking three people inside a burning trailer. Marty Eugene Hurley, 50, of Stopover, is charged with three counts of attempted murder, three counts of kidnapping and one count of first-degree arson. He is accused of holding two women and a man at gunpoint with an AR-15-style rifle on May 3
PRESS RELEASE: MARSHALL ATHLETICS HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall Football had 11 players honored by Phil Steele Publications as 2026 Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference selections, including five players being named as Preseason All-SBC First Team honorees. Those being named as 2026 Preseason All-SBC First Team honorees include quarterback Carlos Del Rio-Wilson, wide receiver Adrian Norton, tight end
Kentuckians deserve better than this.
(AP)- Michigan State has lost its president and athletic director weeks apart and now faces a leadership crisis. President Kevin M. Guskiewicz announced he'd be leaving for Clemson at the end of May, and athletic director J Batt was hired away by Kentucky on Monday. Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo, who has worked under many athletic directors and school presidents...
A spokesperson for U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell said the Kentucky Republican is keeping up with government business during his recent hospitalization.
By Paul Lunsford Harlan Enterprise A single-vehicle accident around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday resulted in a DUI charge for a Cumberland Gap, Tenn., woman. A 2011 Ford vehicle apparently left [...]
By RODERICK MULLINS BRISTOL, Tenn. — Four-time Top Fuel world champion Antron Brown secured his first-ever career victory at historic Bristol Dragway on Sunday, defeating points leader Shawn Langdon in a side-by-side final round at the 25th annual Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. The weekend event marked the ninth of 20 races in the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season. Matt
FRANKFORT - Kentucky drivers are being warned not to leave 10 everyday items in hot cars as June highs average in the mid-80s and parked vehicles can hit 120F inside [...]
Judy and I just reviewed our youngest grandchildren’s report cards (Their older siblings mysteriously can’t find theirs!) and those Brooks kids seemingly are doing well. The documents were filled with “Os” and “Ss,” which I guess are now the new “A” and “B.” In-depth narratives – generated by either AI or hard-working teachers – densely [...]
A Democratic state lawmaker is working on a bill to file next year in Frankfort that would try to regulate the impacts of hyperscale data centers and the transparency concerns swirling around those pending developments in the state. Rep. Adam Moore, D-Lexington, proposed a bill during this year’s legislative session that sought to ensure electricity [...]
LOUISVILLE - As part of their continued commitment to attract highly-skilled talent, the FBI Louisville Field Office says they will be hosting a recruitment event on July 15, 2026, at [...]
WHITESBURG, Ky. -- Attorneys for former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn Mickey Stines are speaking out about their belief that their client was not acting as himself when he shot and killed Letcher District Judge Kevin Mullins in September of 2024. Stines is now facing a murder charge for that shooting. But during a court hearing two weeks ago, his aunt testified about his mental state the day before
SALYERSVILLE, Ky. — A Magoffin County man is facing a number of charges after police say he nearly ran head-on into a police car, then allegedly swallowed drug evidence before being taken to jail. Billy Jack Montgomery, 72, of Salyersville, was pulled over Thursday evening after he rounded a corner and nearly struck a Salyersville Police car. He was pulled over and arrested for DUI, wanton endange
An email Friday from former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin’s personal account to various media outlets, blasts lawyers for his estranged son, Jonah Bevin, for making “FALSE STATEMENTS” to the media and accuses Jonah of trying “TO SHAKE HIS PARENTS DOWN FOR MONEY.” The two-page email, mostly in capital letters, repeats attacks on Jefferson Family Court [...]
Hospitals are required to publish basic information about pricing for their services.
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — Mountain Top Sports has announced the hiring of Braxton Stanley as its new Sports Director. A native of Pike County, Stanley brings a strong background in athletics and local sports to the position. He played varsity basketball for five seasons at East Ridge High School and graduated in 2023. He later continued his basketball career at the University of Pikeville, where he played
Throughout the Ohio River island’s history, flora and fauna have reacted and adjusted to human development like oil and gas wells. As humans abandoned the infrastructure, they've reclaimed their space. The post Muskingum: The End of an Island Refuge's Fossil Fuel Legacy appeared first on 100 Days in Appalachia .
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County man has reached an agreement to plead guilty in a federal child porn case. Charles Michael Hopkins, 35, of Virgie, is currently charged with one count of possession of child porn. He was arrested in October, after Kentucky State Police received 13 reports from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that child porn had been uploaded and downloaded by a
Magoffin County Special Olympics competed in the 2026 state summer games Saturday June 6, held in Richmond, KY, with the athletes placing as follows: Hunter Spradlin 1st place 100-meter dash, 3rd place softball ball throw Colton Bays 2nd place 50-meter dash, 3rd place softball ball throw, 1st place art contest photography Benjamin Miller 3rd place [...]
SALYERSVILLE – A Magoffin County man took a plea deal with the Attorney General’s office for rape, sodomy and sexual abuse charges. In court on Friday, June 5, Justin McCoy Caldwell, 35, of Salyersville, changed his plea to guilty on the charges of third-degree rape, third-degree sodomy and first-degree sexual abuse, in exchange for the [...]
SALYERSVILLE – The now former longtime doctor for the nursing home and former administrator filed a civil suit against the Salyersville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center last month. On May 19, Cody P. McIlvoy, with Golden Law Office, out of Lexington, filed the lawsuit in Magoffin County Circuit Court on behalf of Dr. Charles Hardin and [...]
SALYERSVILLE – A former Herald Whitaker Middle School teacher was sentenced in Magoffin County Circuit Court last week, receiving five years in prison on charges related to inappropriate communications with a juvenile. Jordan Cobb, 33, of Coon Creek Rd., in Salyersville, appeared in court on Friday, June 5, with Circuit Judge Kimberley Childers accepting his [...]
PAINTSVILLE – A Staffordsville man died after a wreck in Paintsville on Monday. On Monday, June 8, the Kentucky State Police Post 9 was notified of a two-vehicle collision in Paintsville at 11:41 a.m. Kentucky State Police Post 9 Public Affairs Officer Trooper Michael Coleman tells the SI the initial investigation indicates that Ricky “Jarrod” [...]
SALYERSVILLE – Summer is officially here, with the Ramey Memorial Pool now open! The pool opened to the public on Monday, June 8, after a brief delay to work on a leak that was discovered when it was filled at the end of May. Also at the park is the new, state-of-the-art and inclusive playground, [...]
If a company wanted to hand out $100 bills on Tuesdays and Fridays, people would complain because it’s not Mondays and Wednesdays.
Last month, under my leadership as Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, we successfully advanced critical funding for border security and other law enforcement agents of the Department of Homeland Security out of my committee.
A recent article in the News-Express implied the Pikeville Independent School District will establish an area technical center; however, what the district is implementing is a satellite health sciences class on its campus in partnership with Millard ATC.
The Pike County Fiscal Court met in regular session on June 2 for a short meeting lasting less than half an hour, with only housekeeping items on the agenda.
Kentucky communities are grappling with the prospect of hyperscale data center projects — massive, sprawling warehouses of power-intensive computer clusters — potentially moving in. A lot more of them could be on the way.
At the Jackson County Public Library, dozens of students are working with cardboard, dominoes and code to create projects like dinosaur-themed chain reaction machines.
The Harlan County Animal Shelter recently received no-kill status, meaning saveable, healthy animals that walk in their doors will one day walk out.
The celebration includes everything from a carnival to live music. But the star of the show is the plant the festival is named after.
“Music kind of creates a community, and it’s an exalted position to be up on a stage and to be part of the thing that brings people together,” O’Brien said. The post Grammy Award-Winning Musician Tim O'Brien and the Next Generation of Appalachian Bluegrass appeared first on 100 Days in Appalachia .
Many credit Addiction Recovery Care with playing a key role in their sobriety. But most also said they felt betrayed by the organization. The post They Needed Treatment for Drug Addiction. The Company They Turned to May Have Used Them to Commit Fraud. appeared first on 100 Days in Appalachia .