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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 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,...
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...
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.
UPDATE: Victim identified in Jackson County shooting
Authorities identified the victim in a shooting that happened Tuesday night in the Pikeville community in Jackson County. The Jackson County Sheriff's Office says Tracy Thomas Bradford, 58, of Scottsboro, was killed in the shooting. Sheriff's deputies, Scottsboro Police, and emergency medical personnel responded to the shooting around 7:30 p.m....
Dense fog issues to start off our Friday
HAZARD, KY. (WYMT) - Once the fog burns off we get some sunshine with the risk of a pop-up shower or thundershower. Spotty showers and thunderstorms are possible this evening under a partly cloudy sky. It will not rain constantly, but a few showers cannot be ruled out. Overnight lows fall into the lower-60s. Some fog is also possible.
Hazard Police Dept. wins First Responder Cookoff
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - The Hazard Police Department, Hazard Fire Department, and Perry County Sheriff’s Department competed in a First Responders Cookoff in downtown Hazard Friday evening. Josh Smith with the fire department and Michael Ritchie with the police department came up with the idea because of their competitive...
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