Morgan County, KY

SALYERSVILLE — Magoffin County will meet rival Morgan County for another two-game series in the 2022-23 boys’ high school basketball season. The Hornets are scheduled to visit the Cougars for a boys’ high school basketball game in West Liberty on Monday, Dec. 5. Magoffin County is scheduled...

The American Red Cross facilitated a move of about 50 people from shelters in Wolfe County to the Morgan County Wellness Center.

MORGAN COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - Some flood victims from Breathitt County woke up Thursday in a new shelter after having to move. Wednesday, Red Cross officials moved residents from shelters at schools in Wolfe County to the wellness center in Morgan County. We’re told school starts in Wolfe County next week and they needed to prepare the buildings for students.

WATCH | Breathitt County flood victims wake up in new shelter. Wednesday, Red Cross officials moved residents from shelters at schools in Wolfe County to the wellness center in Morgan County. WATCH | Jim Caldwell's FastCast. Updated: 10 hours ago. WATCH | Breathitt County flood victims wake up in new...

WOLFE COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - Leaders in Wolfe County are working to move displaced flood survivors to a new location after being housed at different schools in the count, but the district says it must get ready for the upcoming school year. Wolfe County students are supposed to come back...

WATCH | Breathitt County flood victims wake up in new shelter. Wednesday, Red Cross officials moved residents from shelters at schools in Wolfe County to the wellness center in Morgan County. WATCH | Jim Caldwell's FastCast. Updated: 10 hours ago. WATCH | Breathitt County flood victims wake up in new...

WEST LIBERTY, Ky. (WYMT) - After a season full of highs and lows, the Morgan County Cougars look to build off of last year’s success. “Obviously the first game of the season we ended up having to play the 5A school Seneca,” said senior offensive lineman Drake Lindon. “That started the season off kind of strong.”

More projects are underway to help our Kentucky neighbors by getting supplies to some of the hardest hit areas. Volunteers in Nashville got together this morning to pack hundreds of boxes.

SALYERSVILLE – Kentucky State Police is investigating a report of a stolen tractor, which was allegedly taken off a piece of property on the White Oak Loop area in Magoffin County last Wednesday night. The owners reported the Kubota M9540 stolen, expecting the equipment had been taken late July...

Money from the American Rescue Plan Act is being used to provide clean drinking water across Kentucky

MORGAN COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - Plastic, tires and other kinds of debris could be found in the Licking River in Morgan County. In response to this, the Morgan County Water District held a river cleanup today to restore cleaner streams that people get drinking water from. “This is where our...

A former eastern Kentucky correctional officer has pleaded guilty to covering up the assault of an inmate. Derek A. Mays, 32, of Morehead, admitted to four counts of obstruction of justice during a hearing on Monday. At the time of the crime, he was serving as an officer with the...

MORGAN COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - The Morgan County Rescue Squad received a big boost from the Judge-Executive’s office. On Monday, Morgan County Judge-Executive John Will Stacy presented a more than $49,000 check to the county’s rescue squad. Several members of the team were on hand for the check...

MORGAN COUNTY, Ky. — In the wake of the murders of 19 children and two teachers at a Texas school, officials in an Eastern Kentucky county have approved spending $480,000 to boost safety at local schools. The Morgan County Fiscal Court approved the payment to the county school system...

WEST LIBERTY, Ky. (WTVQ) – In a rare move, Morgan County Fiscal Court approved spending $480,000 to increase security at every public school in the county in the wake of the school massacre in Texas, according to the Lexington Herald-Leader. Fiscal courts don’t normally fund school security. Judge-Executive John...

On the heels of the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, an eastern Kentucky fiscal court has allotted nearly $500,000 for additional school resource officers. Morgan County Fiscal Court recently approved a payment of $480,000 to the school district, Judge-Executive Will Stacy told the Lexington Herald-Leader. Fiscal courts in Kentucky...

HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - After a busy district tournament week, the 14th and 16th Region softball tournaments are set. The 14th Region softball tournament will be played at Wolfe County. The first round will be played on Monday and Tuesday, with the semifinals played on Thursday and the championship on Saturday, May 28.