Police take down meth lab

  By JORDAN THOMAS HALL The Knott County Sheriff’s Department received two anonymous calls Thursday, February 16, notifying them of a possible meth lab in the county. Sheriff Dale Richardson and Dean Craft of the Kentucky State Police DESI (Drug…

County continues to deal with extremely tight budget

By KAREN JONES CODY The Knott County Fiscal Court passed an ordinance dealing with underage drinking, considered an ordinance related to drug abuse, and discussed ongoing projects and financial concerns in their regular meeting Monday, Feb. 20. Judge-Executive Randy Thompson reminded…

Senate Week in Review

By SENATOR JOHNNY RAY TURNER It has been said that a legislative session is a marathon, not a sprint. That is an important adage to keep in mind as we pass the 13.1 mile mark in this year’s journey. Thirty…

Tournament Time!

Knott County Central honored their seniors and prepared for the upcoming District and Regional tournaments that begin this week. Both the girls and boys teams enter tournament play with high expectations and it all begins with District play this week…

Bearville Notes

By Sherri Hicks These are our cousins on the Terry side of the family but they live in Eolia. Eolia is across Black Mountain and just up from Kingdom Come in Letcher County, Ky. When I was over there in…