City of Whitesburg Creates Blight Ordinance Board
With a focus on cleaning up the city to improve the tourism economy, the City of Whitesburg has created a three-person board to enforce the city’s blight ordinance. The Mountain […]
Whitesburg and Jenkins Looking For Action Team Members
The Cities of Whitesburg and Jenkins are inviting you to apply to be a part of an Action Team to implement some downtown improvements. A team of 5-8 people per […]
Stolen Car Leads To Drug Charges Against Half-Brothers
Two Floyd County men are facing drug trafficking charges after police allegedly found them with a stolen car. KSP troopers searching for the car reportedly saw it outside a Grethel […]
Letcher County Tourism Updating Their Website With Business Information
Letcher County Tourism is updating their website as we head into the peak tourist months. They say they want to make sure anyone traveling to Letcher County can come across […]
Felony Charges Filed Against Hazard Man For Online Scam
A Hazard man is reportedly facing felony charges for not delivering things he was selling online even as he remains out of jail for doing something similar last year. The […]
Knott County Receives Grants To Help Restore Parks Affected By Flooding
Knott County has gotten $130,000 in grants from the Land and Conservation Fund to help restore some parks damaged in the July 2022 flood. WYMT reports the money will help […]
Thousands of Trees Planted on Former Knott County Surface Mine
Thousands of trees are being planted at the site of a former surface mine in Knott County as part of a bigger picture effort to reforest a swath of land […]
Missing Woman Found Dead Inside Car In The Big Sandy River
A Pikeville Medical Center employee whose family had reported her missing has been found dead inside her car after she apparently crashed into the Big Sandy River. Mountain Top News […]
School Cancelled Tuesday at Letcher Elementary/Middle Due To Small Fire
There’s no school today at Letcher Elementary and Middle School because of a Monday afternoon fire on the Middle School side in the library. School officials say it happened around […]
One Lane Traffic and Delays for Embankment Repairs on KY 7 South in Letcher County
LETCHER COUNTY (Mar. 18, 2024) The Kentucky Department of Transportation (KYTC) advises the public of an embankment repair project on KY 7 South in Letcher County. The project begins at […]