Knox County, KY

Deputies in Knox County arrested two adults after their children were found stranded in the middle of Kentucky highway 223 over the weekend.

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...

The Knox County Sheriff’s Department is asking for help finding two stolen vehicles. The first is a green Honda 420 Rancher ATV, stolen in the Gray area off Route 6 on Wednesday, June 22. The second is a 2016 Harley Davidson, stolen from Standard Avenue on Thursday, June 23. Anyone with information on either of these vehicles can call Knox County Dispatch at (606) 546-3510. Officials say all calls will be kept confidential.

Officials with the Knox County Sheriff’s Department are currently asking for the public’s assistance in finding two stolen vehicles. The first is a green Honda 420 Rancher ATV, which was stolen off of RT 6 in the Gray area on June 22nd. The second vehicle, a 2016 Harley Davidson, was stolen on Standard Avenue on Thursday, June 23rd.

KNOX COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - The Knox County Sheriff’s Department is asking for your help in finding two stolen vehicles. The first is a green Honda 420 Rancher ATV, which was stolen in the Gray area off Route 6 on Wednesday, June 22. The second is a 2016 Harley...

Starting this fall, The Knox County Board of Education has decided to implement a "no backpack" policy for its two high schools.

The Knox County School District is purchasing school supplies for the upcoming school year. The district is using it’s Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds to fund teachers and classrooms with school supplies for every student. Frank Shelton, Knox County Schools Communications and Governance said it’s a way to give it back to families. The school district will be supplying all school supply needs throughout the school year.

KNOX COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - When some students head back to school in August, they will need to leave one item at home. Officials with the Knox County School System approved a no backpack policy for middle and high school students. ”Anything can be brought in on a backpack. Knox...

The Knox County Sheriff’s Office says 35-year-old Robert Hubbard who was arrested on drug trafficking charges, escaped the Knox County Detention Center while on work release. Later, a deputy saw Hubbard and 43-year-old Jessica Baker getting gas at a station in Flat Lick. When the deputy approached them, they got in their car and tried to hit the deputy as they were leaving. Deputies later arrested Baker and charged her with wanton endangerment, assault, fleeing or evading police and hindering prosecution or apprehension. On that same day, Sheriff Mike Smith got information about Hubbard’s location and arrested him. He was charged with escape and fleeing or evading police. Both were lodged in the Knox County Detention Center.

35-year-old Robert Hubbard, who was arrested on drug trafficking charges, escaped from the Knox County Detention Center while on a work release on June 9th. On June 14th, Hubbard was seen with 43-year-old Jessica A. Baker while getting gas at a station in Flat Lick by a deputy jailer. The pair got inside the vehicle and allegedly tried to hit the deputy jailer on their way out.

KNOX COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - On June 9, Robert Hubbard, 35, who was arrested on drug trafficking charges, escaped the Knox County Detention Center while on work release, according to the Knox County Sheriff’s Department. On June 14, Hubbard and Jessica A. Baker, 43, were scene getting gas at...

A man who escaped Knox County Detention Center custody on June 9 has been rearrested.

BARBOURVILLE, KY - The Knox County Sheriff's Department is reporting that on Monday, June 6, 2022, at approximately 11:00 P.M. Knox County Deputy Jesse Smith received a tip on a white 2000 Chevrolet Silverado that was parked behind the Creek Mart gas station just off of Highway 25E in Flat Lick. The caller stated that the individual in the vehicle was “selling dope”.

Troopers with the Kentucky State Police responded to the scene of a crash in Knox County that killed one person and injured two others. One person is said to have been flown to the University of Kentucky Medical Center and the other was transported to the Knox County ARH. The...

HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - A new outdoor learning trail for kids was unveiled at Thompson Park in Barbourville Friday. The grand opening celebration included Barbourville Mayor David Thompson and State Representative Tom O’Dell Smith, free food and slushies for the first 100 children in attendance and a bike raffle and free merchandise from local vendors.