On The Search For Copper Thieves Officials in Perry County are looking for copper thieves.The sheriff’s office says someone stole copper tubing from the outdoor heat pump at Community Harvest Church in Buckhorn.Deputies say they “plan to prosecute the…
Knott County Fiscal Court Votes For Partial Shutdown Tuesday evening, the Knott County Fiscal Court voted in favor of a partial county government shutdown instead of adding any new taxes to people in the county.Because of serious financial trouble…
Johnson County Schools Closed For Hepatitis A Concern Johnson County Schools will be closed Wednesday after multiple cases of Influenza and a confirmed case of Hepatitis A. Superintendent Thom Cochran posted to the district’s Facebook page Tuesday night, saying…
Keeping A Homeless Shelter Open Volunteers at Warm Souls for Warn Soles in Manchester made the call to work extra hours to keep their homeless shelter open all day so people without a home did not have to freeze…
Deciding Not To Run For Governor Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes released a statement on Monday regarding the 2019 election.Grimes said she has been considering running a campaign to become Kentucky’s second female Governor in 2019 for many…
Closure of KY-315 in Breathitt Co. Postponed Due to Weather Drivers who use KY 315 in Breathitt County will get a bit of a break this weekend after a planned road closure has been postponed. DOT crews were scheduled…
Rockslide Closes KY-160 in Letcher County State transportation officials were forced to shut down Kentucky 160 in both directions in Letcher County last night. A rockfall blocked all lanes near mile marker 16 around 630 last night. Everything was…
Jenkins Man Looking to Open Hemp Extraction Facility in Letcher Co. A Jenkins man is hoping to open the first industrial hemp extraction facility in Eastern Kentucky, in Letcher County. Neal Spears told WYMT-TV that he believes that hemp…
Four Eastern KY Counties Receiving Share of .1M to Cleanup Illegal Dump Sites Kentucky officials say more than $1.1 million in grant funding will be used to clean up 77 illegal dumps in 20 counties statewide. Among the counties…
Jenkins Auctioning Off Historic Firearm to Buy New Police Equipment One eastern Kentucky city is auctioning a 1921 Thompson submachine gun to raise money for its police department. Jenkins Mayor Todd DePriest said that the gun appraises for at…