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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...
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,”...
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...
Hazard Middle School students chosen to attend 2024 Rogers Explorers
The Center for Rural Development has selected four Hazard Independent students to participate in the 2024 Rogers Explorers Program, the organization announced in a recent statement. Hazard Middle School students Ava Sparkman, Gannon Mullins, Chloe Brashear, and Landen Sloas have been chosen as Rogers Explorers and invited to attend this...
Baseball Game Preview: Breathitt County Hits the Road
Breathitt County is 2-8 against Knott County Central since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Breathitt County Bobcats will head out on the road to face off against the Knott County Central Patriots at 6:00 p.m. The last three games Breathitt County has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Two local mountain athletes sign to join Alice Lloyd College baseball
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - Two baseball players from the Mountain region signed to play college baseball at Alice Lloyd College on Wednesday, May 15. Inside Hazard High school, Skylar Chaney signed his national letter of intent surrounded by friends, family, and coaches. The senior outfielder/infielder has helped the Bulldogs reach...
Hazard soccer player signs to Midway University
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - Noah Helm, a senior defender for the Bulldogs, signed to play soccer at Midway University Monday afternoon. Helm started playing for Hazard as a sophomore. He helped Hazard to a 9-8-2 season last year where the Bulldogs’ defense allowed 41 goals. Helm said he chose...
Lady Bulldogs fall to Pike Central
The field was soup by the time the fifth inning rolled around. But Pike Central cooked up a winning run in the fifth inning to hold off Hazard 3-2 in five innings Tuesday evening. The rain fell steadily and the infield was pretty muddy. In the top of the fifth...
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