Clay County, KY

MANCHESTER, Ky. (WYMT) - Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) officials are recommending drivers find an alternate route Thursday morning in Clay County along US 421 in Manchester. The closure/detour is expected to be in effect until November 2021. The construction is planned to be between mile point 16, the intersection between...

The arrest occurred on South Highway 11 when Deputy Brumley came into contact with the subject alongside the highway. Through confirmation with Clay County Dispatch it showed the subject had an active Indictment Warrant out of Laurel County. During the search, Deputy Brumley located suspected Methamphetamine on the subject. Michael...

MANCHESTER, Ky. (WTVQ) – Starting Monday, June 21, a bridge repair project will begin over Island Creek on US 421 (mile point 21.210) in Clay County. According to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 11 Office, the project will replace the beams, bridge deck, guardrail and widen the current structure. The...

MANCHESTER, Ky. (WYMT) - Several local leaders met up with Louisville business and education leaders Tuesday to discuss potential collaboration efforts, hoping to help benefit all of Kentucky. It was a meeting of the minds, as Clay County officials talked about ways of setting up potential partnerships with officials from...

MANCHESTER, KY (June 13, 2021) - On Monday February 29, 2016 a single vehicle crash on Roots Branch Road claimed the life of a 26 year-old female passenger in the vehicle. According to a report published in the June 9, 2021 issue of The Enterprise, a Clay County man that was operating the vehicle has now been indicted for murder in the death of his wife who was killed in the crash.

MANCHESTER, KY (June 14, 21) - Clay County Sheriffs Office is reporting that: On June 14, 2021 at approximately 10:00 AM Clay County Sheriff Patrick Robinson along with Det. J Kelsey and PAO Trent Baker arrested Shawn Shoupe, 34 of Curry Branch Road. The arrest occurred on Highway 80 when...

Incident Period Feb. 27 through March 14. President Biden declared a Major Disaster for the Commonwealth of Kentucky on April 23, 2021. Typically, the registration deadline is 60 days from the date of the declaration date unless an extension is requested and approved. Today, our deadline is June 23. The...

FRANKFORT, KY – Don’t delay. If you are a Kentucky homeowner, renter or business owner who had property damage or loss caused by the severe storms from Feb. 27 to March 14, you have two weeks left to apply for federal disaster assistance. The deadline to apply for assistance from...

MANCHESTER, KY (June 10, 2021) - Even though ClayCoNews is not currently doing any reporting other than official press releases, but due to being contacted several times by members of multiple families in Clay and surrounding southeast Kentucky counties regarding the Hoskins Cemetery in Manchester an exception was made earlier this week in order to look into the matter.

CLAY COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) – Christmas in June continues in parts of Eastern Kentucky. Today in Clay County, toys, books, games and snacks were given to children at Clay County Middle School. This effort has been going on all month long thanks to the Christian Appalachian Project, Marine Toys for...

CLAY COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - With restrictions easing and the country working towards returning to a sense of normalcy, there is still hesitancy about the COVID-19 vaccine. “Is it skepticism about the effectiveness? Concerns about the safety and whether or not there will be significant side effects and then we’ve been able to bring medical professionals to our staff and clients to be able to engage and really important conversations around the science behind all of this,” said President and CEO of VOA Mid-States, Jennifer Hancock.

Good morning, folks. Expect plenty of recruiting content coming to the site today. We’ve got loads of it in the works. Nick Roush will also be at South Oldham High School later today for Bryce Hopkins’ first-ever media opportunity as a Wildcat. It should be a busy Thursday in Kentucky sports. Let’s get into it.

CLAY COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - The portion of US-421 between the intersection at KY 3480 and Wendy’s will be closed starting Thursday, June 17. Message boards, detour signs, and a temporary traffic signal will be placed in the area to detour any traffic to KY 3480. A four-way stop will be used at the US-421 and KY 3480 intersection to access the detour. The closure is taking place due to the widening of U.S. 421 and KY 80, which begins at the Dairy Queen. The closure/detour will be in effect until November 2021.

Good morning, friends, and welcome to Day 3 of KSR’s Shots Across The Bluegrass Tour, sponsored by the Kentucky Association of Health Plans. Today, Matt, Ryan, Shannon, and Drew are at The Carson Center in Paducah to break down the news of the day, talk about their big night out in McCracken County, and hang out with fans coming to get the COVID-19 vaccine. From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (local time), medical staff will be on-site to administer the vaccine. No tickets or appointments are necessary, so if you’re interested in getting the shot, come on down.

CLAY COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises motorists that a portion of KY 3480 in Clay County will be closed beginning Wednesday, June 9. Wednesday, June 9 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, June 10 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, June 11 from...

Good morning, friends, and welcome to Day 2 of KSR’s Shots Across The Bluegrass Tour, sponsored by the Kentucky Association of Health Plans. Today, the crew is at Longhunters Coffee & Tea in Greensburg to talk about the latest happenings in the UK Sports world, including some big basketball recruiting news. From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (local time), medical staff will be on-site to administer the COVID-19 vaccine. No tickets or appointments are necessary, so if you’re interested in getting the shot, come on down.

CLAY COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises motorists that a portion of U.S. 421 between mile point 16.600 (intersection at KY 3480 – Frog Level) and mile point 16.915 (Wendy’s) in Clay County will be closed starting Thursday, June 17. Traffic will be detoured onto KY...

Mr. William Letcher (Bill) White was born on July 26, 1934 to the union of Charles H. White and Nora (Sizemore) White in Manchester, KY. He married Helen (Ruth) White on May 5, 1956. Bill was best known for teaching auto mechanics at the Clay County Vocational School and later as Principal. He was 13th Regional Vocational Education Program Director.

Good morning, friends, and welcome to Day 1 of KSR’s Shots Across The Bluegrass Tour, sponsored by the Kentucky Association of Health Plans. Matt Jones is back with the gang to kick things off from Dinosaur World in Barren County, one of the five counties in the state with the lowest vaccination rates. From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (local time), medical staff will be on-site to administer the COVID-19 vaccine. No tickets or appointments are necessary, so if you’re interested in getting the shot, come on down.

(WYMT) - The Kentucky Association of Health Plans and Kentucky Sports Radio announced Thursday a “Shots Across the Bluegrass” campaign to help improve vaccine acceptance and access. The campaign starts June 7th and goes through June 11th. During those days, Kentucky Sports Radio will hold daily in-person broadcasts from 10...