Minor Fire Occurs at Hindman Elementary School
There’s some minor damage at Hindman Elementary School after a fire broke out Thursday afternoon. Knott County Schools Superintendent Brent Hoover says it started in a construction dumpster adjacent to […]
36th Annual East KY Leadership Event Underway
The 36th Annual East Kentucky Leadership Conference is underway. This year’s theme is “Comeback Communities: Housing and Redevelopment Strategies”. WYMT reports that in a video message Governor Andy Beshear reiterated […]
Floyd County Woman Charged With Kidnapping
A Floyd County woman has reportedly been arrested for kidnapping after apparently forcing someone to give her a ride. Prestonsburg Police allege Angela Hall forced her way into a car […]
Jenkins City Cleanup Set For Saturday
The City of Jenkins Annual Clean Up is tomorrow. Volunteers will meet at 8:30am at the City Park. Clean up will conclude at noon, with lunch provided by Coal City […]
Downed Tree Causes Major Letcher County Power Outage on Wednesday Night
Kentucky Power says it was a downed tree that fell into some power lines that knocked out the power for about 5000 Whitesburg and several other Letcher County residents last […]
KSP Reporting Second Fatal UTV Accident in Pike County
Kentucky State Police are reportedly investigating a second fatal weekend UTV crash in Pike County. Earlier this week we reported KSP was looking into a Saturday night crash on State […]
Flood Repair Work On The Neon Library To Begin Soon
Work is set to start soon on repairs to the Fleming-Neon Public Library. The Mountain Eagle reports Lewis Brothers Inc. has signed a contract for the work to fix damage […]
Artist Lacy Hale Wins East KY Leadership Award
Knott County native Lacy Hale has won the 2024 East Kentucky Leadership Award for Cultural-Arts. Known for her murals as well as other works, the Hindman native went to the […]
Former Pike County Employee Facing Charges After Monday Incident
A former Pike County employee is facing charges including terroristic threatening and animal cruelty for an incident that happened Monday outside the office of Pike County Judge Executive Ray Jones. […]
New Elkhorn City Mayor Making Progress
Elkhorn City’s new mayor has been getting down to work. Nathan Bryant was appointed by the city council earlier this month to replace Mike Taylor who resigned amid findings of […]