By KAREN JONES CODY A traffic stop in Knott County this week led to three arrests, Knott County Sheriff Dale Richardson told the Times. Kentucky State Police Trooper Joe Dials conducted the traffic stop in the Litt Carr community. It resulted in…
Month: August 2012
County struggles with massive flood damage
By KAREN JONES CODY Although portions of Knott County sustained major damage in last Wednesday’s flash flood, county officials have learned that federal assistance will not be an option for flood repairs. “We’ve estimated the county has between $1 million- $1.2…
Bodies of Knott County couple found inside burned vehicle
By JORDAN THOMAS HALL Two Knott County residents were found dead on an abandoned mine site late Friday night. At 11:52 p.m. Kentucky State Police Post 13 in Hazard received a report of a burned vehicle at an abandoned mine on…
Fish & Game Club reorganized
By SHARON K. HALL After several years of inactivity, the Carr Creek Fish and Game Club was revived by the combined efforts of several residents of Knott County, including some of the early club members. The fish and game club…
Ky. officials worried about speeding coal trucks
HARLAN, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky state troopers in the Appalachian region are stepping up traffic patrols after receiving multiple complaints about speeding coal trucks on U.S. 119 between Harlan and Pineville. Commercial Vehicle Enforcement officer Mark Scott told the Harlan Daily…
Gov. Beshear signs order to regulate prescriptions
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear has signed emergency regulations that require doctors to meet tougher prescription standards in an effort to stop drug abuse. The rules, which were given to given to state boards that oversee the…
Ky. switching to single drug executions
By BRETT BARROUQUERE Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky will switch to a single drug to carry out the execution of condemned inmates under a new set of regulations filed Friday, becoming the latest state to drop a three-drug…
The Spiritual Woman
by Bev Bentley Wilson Elections . . . TV commercials, radio ads, newspaper ads, pre-recorded telephone messages. Elections . . . debates, arguments, mud-slinging, false promises. Elections . . . Our freedom to choose our government leaders. But, who can…
The Light the Night Awareness Walk
Light the Night is the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s evening walk held annually to celebrate and commemorate lives touched by blood cancers. Companies, teams, civic groups, neighbors, and friends raise funds and walk carrying illuminated balloons – white for survivors,…
Healthy Baby Workshop
The KIDS NOW Plus program at KRCC’s Regional Prevention Center will be hosting a community wide Healthy Baby Workshop, in Knott County, on Thursday, September 13, 2012. It will be held at the Knott County Cooperative Extension Office, in Hindman,…