Letcher County Sheriff’s Department Had a Busy February

In addition to helping residents during the flood, snow and ice, the Letcher County Sheriff says his department still spent the month of February fighting crime and keeping the peace. […]
Local Obituaries-Tuesday March 11, 2025

Ava Lee Oliver Ava Lee Oliver, age 82, of Goose Creek, passed away Thursday, March 6, 2025 at the Pikeville Medical Center. She is survived by 1 son: Joseph Oliver […]
Hazard and Breathitt County Battle Tonight in the Boys 14th Region Championship Game

In the boys 14th Region Tournament semifinals on Saturday afternoon at Knott County Central, it was Breathitt County over Powell County 83-61 and Hazard over Wolfe County 73-47. That sets […]
Reds Even Spring Training Record at 7-7

Over the weekend in spring training the Reds-Giants game Friday was rained out. The Reds beat the D-Backs on Saturday 9-8 and lost to the LA Angels 4-1 on Sunday. […]
Kentucky Plays Oklahoma/Georgia Winner Thursday Night in SEC Tournament

The #19 Kentucky Wildcats wrapped up the regular season with a nice 91-83 win over #15 Missouri on the road in Columbia. Kentucky was led in scoring by Otega Oweh […]
Letcher County Central Boys Volleyball Begins Inaugural Season

Letcher County Central boys volleyball began their inaugural season over the weekend, playing 3 games at Fleming County. They lost to East Jessamine 2-0, lost to Dayto1n 2-1 and beat […]
Knott County Central Wins Girls 14th Region Tournament; Plays in Sweet 16 on Wednesday

The Knott County Central Lady Patriots are the girls 14th Region Basketball Tournament champions. Friday night in the semi finals Hazard ended the season for the Letcher County Central Lady […]
Appalachia Rising Above Concert Telethon Planned for Tuesday Evening

Tomorrow night is the Appalachia Rising Above Flood Relief Concert Telethon at the Mountain Arts Center. The goal of the event is to raise $250,000 to support families, farms, businesses, […]
FEMA Officials Warn of Con Artists Stealing Information

FEMA officials are reminding those affected by the recent flood to watch out for con artists posing as disaster responders. They say in some cases, thieves try to apply for […]
FEMA Reps Available at the Letcher County Rec Center

FEMA representatives will be available at the Letcher County Recreation Center todayfor those individuals who still need to apply for assistance on private property damagefrom the flooding the weekend of […]