Bear Branch, KY

Harlan Independent Middle School will have a new principal in place for the upcoming school year, with current Harlan Independent High School teacher Mike Bolton selected to fill the position. Harlan Independent Schools Superintendent C.D. Morton gave some background on the new assistant principal. “Mike Bolton is a 20-year veteran...

HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - Kids in Hazard now have another area to cool off this summer. The City of Hazard recently opened a splash pad next to the farmers market pavilion downtown, hoping to provide another space for kids to come and enjoy themselves during the warmer months. Hazard City...

BALKAN, Ky. (WYMT) - A Bell County woman is dead after a single car crash Tuesday evening. According to officials from Kentucky State Police Post 10 in Harlan, one car was traveling along KY-2012 near the intersection with Balkan Road when the car crashed. 42-year-old Elizabeth Noe of Balkan was...

Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting K-9/Sgt. Gary Mehler caught up to a man wanted for impersonating a peace officer and being a persistent felony offender. 42-year-old Eric Glendon McCrary of London was taken into custody on Tuesday and lodged in the Laurel County Correctional Center.

HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - While many high school athletes dream of securing one regional title, Hazard’s Garrett Miller has been lucky enough to win three. A pitcher and first baseman, Miller won a 14th Region title all four years of high school in addition to two All “A” Regional titles.

Even as a child, FNU alumni Holly Howell, MSN, CNM, knew she wanted to be a nurse. It was a not-so-subtle nudge that pushed her in the right direction. “At a very young age, I have a very vivid memory of my aunt, heavily pregnant, asking me to feel her belly, and the baby made a really large movement,” Howell said. “In my head, it’s still the largest movement I’ve ever felt from a baby. I was fascinated and intrigued by it. From then on, I knew that I wanted to work in the maternal-child field. I wanted to deliver babies. It was my end goal. I’m really proud of myself that I made it, and I’m doing it.”

HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - The 4th of July is a holiday we often associate with fireworks, which are fun to enjoy with your family but not so fun for your family pets. “With the 4th of July coming up, it’s a very scary time for pets,” said Dr. William Hagans with the Town & Country Animal Clinic.

HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) -Hazard’s vendors and shoppers have a new place to discover the unique items people in the area have to offer. The new location of the Hazard Vendor’s Mall is right across from the old location on Main Street. The old location typically hosted multiple vendors...

HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - On Wednesday, Hazard Community and Technical College was host to U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell. McConnell touched on a variety of topics impacting the nation. He talked about the Supreme Court overturning Roe vs. Wade which allowed abortions in the country. Once the Supreme Court...

HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - Our warm air has returned after a couple of days of rather comfortable weather, and as always that is likely to come with increasing chances for showers and storms as well. Unfortunately, it seems the storm chances continue to increase as we get closer and closer to our 4th of July holiday weekend.

HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) -Students from 13 schools across the region came together Wednesday afternoon for some one-on-one communication with the international space center. It’s an “out-of-this-world” opportunity being offered by the Challenger Learning Center in Hazard. “This is something not many people get to do…it’s something unique,”...

LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) – A teenager has been reported missing out of Laurel County. According to the sheriff’s office, Maddison Schumaker was last seen Monday around 5 a.m. off Slate Lick Church Road, about two miles north of London. Deputies say the 13-year-old is about 5’6″ and...

A proposal to build a youth soccer complex on rural land between Newtown Pike and Russell Cave Road has cleared its first hurdle. But, as WUKY’s Arlo Barnette reports, many Lexingtonians are speaking out against the plan. The Urban County Board of Adjustment granted conditional approval Tuesday to the...

MANCHESTER, KY (June 29, 2022) - Earlier today ClayCoNews was contacted by a reader asking why an arrest by the Clay County Sheriff's Office in connection to the sexual abuse of a child in Clay County hadn't been reported in our publication. The answer was very simple, there had been...

Barbourville, Ky. – Ruby Hazel Parrott Graybeal, 98, of Gray, Kentucky, passed away June 26, 2022. Ruby was the daughter of Jim Tom Parrott and Lucy Etta Woolum Parrott born to them on March 4, 1924, in Bailey Switch, Knox County, Kentucky. Ruby will forever be remembered as a...

Harlan native Ben Cochran worked underground for 15 years before making a career change. The deciding factor, according to Cochran, was watching his father struggle with black lung disease after 40-plus years in the mines. “I was laid off. I knew I could get a job with another company, but...