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FIRST ALERT: Tracking some showers, storms
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - After a taste of summer to start the week, an unsettled weather pattern is ahead for the remainder of the week. Scattered showers are possible tonight under a partly to mostly cloudy sky. A strong thunderstorm or two cannot be ruled out, but the overall chance is low. Some areas of dense fog are also possible. Overnight lows only fall into the mid-60s.
Hazard Police Dept. wins First Responder Cookoff
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - The Hazard Police Department, Hazard Fire Department, and Perry County Sheriff’s Department competed in a First Responders Cookoff in downtown Hazard Friday evening. Josh Smith with the fire department and Michael Ritchie with the police department came up with the idea because of their competitive...
Pikeville softball walks off to win 59th District Championship
PIKE COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - The fourth meeting of the softball season between Pikeville and Shelby Valley ended in dramatic, extra-inning fashion. The Lady Panthers escaped with the 59th District Championship crown on a 7-6 victory that took nine innings to achieve. In the first, Pikeville’s Ginna Jones grounded to...
15th Region baseball & softball brackets are set
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (WYMT) - 15th Region officials gathered at Archer Park in Prestonsburg on Thursday, May 23 to draw the bracket seeding for the upcoming tournament. The pairings for the 15th region baseball & softball tournament are listed below. BASEBALL. Quarterfinals (May 27)Semifinals (May 28)Championship (May 30 at 6:00 p.m.)
Pikeville hosts ’Funapalooza’ with mobility in mind
PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WYMT) -The City of Pikeville hosted its second Funapalooza event Wednesday, inviting community members with mobility challenges to gather in the city park for a day of fun and games. The event, the brainchild of councilman Steve Hartsock, is all about making sure those who rely on wheelchairs,...
Hazard wins fifth straight 54th District Baseball Championship
PIPPA PASSES, Ky. (WYMT) - Hazard and Leslie County’s 54th District baseball title game was postponed Wednesday night due to lightning. The two finished the game Thursday afternoon at Alice Lloyd College. Despite a two-out, seventh inning rally from Leslie County, Hazard hung on to win, 7-6. On Wednesday,...
Law enforcement launches annual Click It or Ticket campaign
Kentucky State Police, alongside local law enforcement, the Kentucky River District Health Department and the Kentucky Office of Highway Safety, held a press conference May 20 to launch the annual Click It or Ticket campaign. “Today we’re kicking off the Click It or Ticket campaign, statewide and here in Perry...
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