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Hazard teachers recognized for excellence in teaching
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - Three teachers with the Hazard Independent School district were recognized for excellence over the weekend. Patrick Hall, Cindy Lindon and Paul Spare received the Excellence in Teaching award from Campbellsville University in their respective grade levels. Superintendent Sondra Combs said, since 1987, the university has recognized...
FIRST ALERT: Rain chances are increasing
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - Keep the umbrella close by as an active shower pattern is in play the rest of the week. Look for scattered showers early this morning before we get a break for a few hours. Scattered showers will redevelop this afternoon into this evening. There also will be a few thunderstorms. Any of this activity will be capable of producing of some heavier bursts of rain. High temperatures will top out between 73° amd 78°.
Softball Game Recap: Prestonsburg Comes Up Short
Prestonsburg lost against Floyd Central back in April, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Prestonsburg Blackcats lost 11-5 to the Floyd Central Jaguars. Prestonsburg has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games. For Floyd Central's part, Whitley Hall spent all seven innings on the...
Festival supports art in the mountains
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - Hundreds of people made their way to downtown Hazard for the first Queen City Artisan Festival. Shannon Gabbard and her husband helped plan the event, wanting to create a venue for crafters in the area to sell their items. “There’s lots of other festivals that crafts...
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...
Police investigating gas station theft
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - The Perry County Sheriff’s Department responded to the Ramey’s Qwik Stop convenience store on Highway 15 Tuesday after getting a report of a robbery at the store’s ATM machine. Authorities said the suspect spray painted the security cameras before breaking in and pulling...
KSP: Johnson men found with half a pound of meth
Kentucky State Police, according to a statement from the agency's Post 9, arrested two individuals on April 25 after illegal drugs were discovered during a traffic safety checkpoint. KSP troopers, along with Post 9’s Criminal Interdiction Unit conducted a traffic safety checkpoint in the Salyersville community of Magoffin County, the...
Skies clearing out for Mother’s Day
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - A weak cold front brought a few showers to the mountains on Saturday, however high pressure is moving in and clearing out our skies for Mother’s Day. As our skies clear, it is going to be another night to look outside to possibly see the Aurora Borealis. The Geomagnetic Storm that caused the northern lights on Friday night, will continue into early Monday. While it’s not a sure bet, there is at least a small chance of seeing the northern lights again early on Sunday and Sunday night into Monday.
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