Letcher County and City of Whitesburg Trick or Treat Set For October 31
Letcher County and the City of Whitesburg have announced the official Trick or Treat hours for Halloween this year. Kids can go door-to-door on Thursday, October 31 from 5pm until […]
Daytime Closure Starting Monday October 7 for KY 3401 (Dry Fork/UZ Road) in Letcher County for Drilling Operations
PIKEVILLE, Ky.(Oct. 6, 2024) The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet advises the public of daytime closures for drilling repairs in Letcher County. Crews will repair multiple sites along KY 3401 (Dryfork/UZ Rd) […]
Local Obituaries-Sunday October 6, 2024
Ronnie Potter Ronnie Potter, age 56, of Whitesburg passed away Friday, October 4, 2024 at the Greg and Noreen Wells hospice care center in Hazard. He is survived by his […]
UK Football Moves Up in Rankings Without Playing on Upset Saturday in the SEC
The Kentucky football Wildcats also did not play this past Saturday and will next play this coming Saturday October 12 against Vanderbilt at home. Kickoff for the Cats and Commodores […]
Week 7 High School Football Scoreboard
Friday, October 4, 2024 Belfry 49 Lawrence County 12Bell County at Rockcastle County 3Corbin 56 Johnson Central 51Craig County, VA 49 Phelps 0Holy Cross (Covington) 38 Morgan County 8Ironton, OH […]
Local Obituaries-Saturday October 5, 2024
Evelyn Sumpter Burns Evelyn Sumpter Burns, 86 of Isom, passed away Friday, October 4, 2024 at the Pikeville Medical Center. She is survived by her husband: Ronnie Keith Burns; 1 […]
Two Flooded Schools Respond With Academic Success
Two local schools disrupted by the July 2022 flood have rebounded into high academic successes. The Kentucky Department of Education released its annual report card Thursday and WYMT reports Buckhorn […]
Leslie County Residents Honored for Commitment to the Community
Some Leslie County residents have been recognized for giving back to the community. Each year the Hyden-Leslie County Chamber of Commerce, Leslie County Community Foundation and Mary Breckinridge’s Wendover team […]
Sewer Rates Possibly Increasing In Pikeville
Sewer rates could be going up in Pikeville. Last week the City Commission held a first reading of an ordinance to increase rates for sewer services. The Appalachian News Express […]
WMS Lady Yellowjackets Are Back to Back County Champions
The Whitesburg Lady Yellowjackets are back to back A Team girls middle school basketball county champions! It was Whitesburg winning over Fleming Neon 40-22 last night at Letcher County Central in […]