Crowd voices support of coal By KAREN JONES CODY Hundreds of Eastern Kentucky residents traveled to Frankfort on Tuesday to show their support for the coal industry. A rally was held just prior to a hearing with federal Environmental Protection Agency…
Day: June 7, 2012
Fire destroys Carr Creek home
By JORDAN THOMAS HALL A weekend fire has left a home in Littcarr in ruins. Carr Creek Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire around 11:30 Sunday morning. Upon arriving at a residence in Seals Hollow they discovered a…
Ailing man with big heart rescues fawn
City hears good news on grants
By SHARON K. HALL The Hindman City Council took several actions in Monday night’s meeting. Business included Kentucky Power Company resolution, Troublesome Creek Environmental Authority Memorandum of Agreement, second reading of the budget, and approval to remove mandatory 90-…
Knott County mother praises Hazard ARH surgeon’s care following daughter’s traumatic go-cart injury
Family looks for missing man
Jonathan Morgan, age 24, has been missing since May 30. Morgan was last seen in a 2002 black Dodge Ram truck at the Hoskins Medical Clinic beside Hardee’s in Hyden. He was wearing a red American Eagle T-shirt with jeans;…
Dueling rallies precede EPA hearings
Reprinted from the Lexington Herald-Leader, with their permission. By BILL ESTEP Lexington Herald-Leader FRANKFORT — Hundreds of people in favor of mountaintop mining in Eastern Kentucky started congregating for a rally in the state Capitol before 5 p.m. Tuesday. While…
State expanding veteran cemeteries
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky officials are moving toward meeting the increasing demand for veteran cemeteries. The Courier-Journal reports that four state veteran cemeteries have been built across Kentucky and a fifth one is being planned in Leslie County to…
Mr. and Mrs. Bowling
Patriots Fall to Hazard
The 2012 Knott County Central baseball season came to a close with a 7-4 loss to Hazard in the first round of the 14th region baseball tournament. Knott County finished off a pretty decent season, considering they were facing…