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Retirement Announced: Share your photos with Brandon Robinson
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - Help us celebrate WYMT Chief Forecaster Brandon Robinson’s retirement by sharing your photos with Brandon below. Brandon was very active in the community and had thousands of public appearances on behalf of WYMT throughout the region during his 17-year career. Read more about Brandon’s retirement...
Broadleaf Arbor housing in St. Helens nears full occupancy
With a current waiting list of 517, the Broadleaf Arbor housing development in St. Helens is expected to be fully occupied by the end of May. Project manager Wendy Klein told Pamplin Media Group, “We are at 90% occupied, so we’re working to get all the units occupied by the end of this month (May). We only have 28 or 29 units left to fill.” Broadleaf Arbor, located on Gable...
Grigsby no-hits Knott Central for second time
HAZARD — Behind a no-hitter from pitcher Kaitlyn Grigsby, Perry Central blanked Knott County Central 15-0 in four innings on Tuesday, May 14. Following the win, Perry Central improved to 22-10. A perennial 14th Region title contender, Perry Central thrived throughout the matchup. Grigsby no-hit Knott County Central for...
Hazard, some other Kentucky towns may enact restaurant tax, judge rules
A Franklin Circuit judge has given a legal victory to Hazard and several other Kentucky cities interested in imposing a restaurant tax. The tax, created by the legislature in 1980, is levied in about 50 of Kentucky’s 418 cities on retail sales of food and beverages in all restaurants in the city. The tax rate […] The post Hazard, some other Kentucky towns may enact restaurant tax, judge rules appeared first on Kentucky Lantern.
EKU basketball hires Hazard native Matt Hurt
RICHMOND, Ky. (WYMT) - Hazard native Matt Hurt has joined the Eastern Kentucky University men’s basketball team as the program’s director of operations. Hurt returns to the Commonwealth after serving as the director of basketball operations at Coastal Carolina since 2012. “Matt’s transition to Richmond will be seamless,”...
Hazard teachers recognized for excellence in teaching
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - Three teachers with the Hazard Independent School district were recognized for excellence over the weekend. Patrick Hall, Cindy Lindon and Paul Spare received the Excellence in Teaching award from Campbellsville University in their respective grade levels. Superintendent Sondra Combs said, since 1987, the university has recognized...
Student stays busy perking up others
(ST. HELENS) — A senior at St. Helens High School, Matthew Boren serves his school in many ways, helping out in the kitchen, assisting with laundry, and, most importantly, helping lift the spirits of those around him. Boren is in the transition program at St. Helens High, which means he is working on life skills and work training until he turns 21. It’s challenging for Boren since he experiences a...
Baseball Game Preview: Jenkins Heads Out
The Jenkins Cavaliers will head out on the road to face off against the Buckhorn Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Jenkins is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak. On Wednesday, Jenkins came up short against East Ridge and fell 8-4. Caleb Morgan was huge while hitting...
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