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Beshear announces nearly $850,000 for rubber mulch projects
Gov. Andy Beshear announced May 13 that $847,878 will be awarded to 23 counties, including Perry, for projects using recycled rubber. Projects range from park benches, picnic tables, landscaping, parking curbs, poured-in-place surfacing projects for walking trails, poured-in-place running track and poured-in-place playgrounds that use recycled waste tires, according to a statement from the governor's office.
Hazard native serves with U.S. Navy in Japan
Hospitalman Tiffany Williams, a native of Hazard, Kentucky, serves the U.S. Navy in Japan. Williams graduated from Perry County Central High School in 2022. The skills and values needed to succeed in the Navy are similar to those found in Hazard, according to Williams. “I learned the importance of having...
ARH Mountain Student Achiever: Carter Justice
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - Carter Justice is an ARH Mountain Student Achiever. Justice was a senior at Pikeville High School, where he had a 3.9 GPA. He is a member of the National Honor Society and the Beta Club. Justice was also picked for KMEA All-State choir in each of...
Prestonsburg and Paintsville hosts annual Paddlefest
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (WYMT) - The summer weather has finally come in and members of the Prestonsburg and Paintsville communities got out to enjoy the weather. For the eighth year in a row, Prestonsburg tourism hosted its Levisa Fork Paddlefest where participants kayaked eight miles on the Levisa Fork River in Prestonsburg.
Hazard wins fifth straight 54th District Baseball Championship
PIPPA PASSES, Ky. (WYMT) - Hazard and Leslie County’s 54th District baseball title game was postponed Wednesday night due to lightning. The two finished the game Thursday afternoon at Alice Lloyd College. Despite a two-out, seventh inning rally from Leslie County, Hazard hung on to win, 7-6. On Wednesday,...
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