City of Hazard opens splashpad downtown

CORBIN, Ky. (WYMT) - Corbin is filled with people as the 70th Annual NIBROC Festival is underway. For those that don’t know, NIBROC is “Corbin” spelled backwards. The festival brings in people from all over the state and beyond to see all the region has to offer.

SALYERSVILLE, Ky. (WYMT) - Justin Darnell has a dream to help his Salyersville community grow. On a mission to do that, he has created several businesses, aiming to support his friends and circulate funds through the area. “I’ve always said, ‘shop local’ and people really are. Like they’re putting their...

LETCHER COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - A post on the Mountain Heritage Festival Facebook Page on Friday announced the cancelation of the festival. Because of the recent flooding in the area, planners with the festival said it is not possible to move forward. “We are heartbroken, but we must share that...

LETCHER COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - Schools across the region are dealing with delayed start dates and damaged school buildings. Perry County Schools and Letcher County Schools have both announced projected start dates in late August and mid September. Many schools should have already been in session. “We have set a...

NEON, Ky. (WYMT) - In Letcher County, a group of three men is working to make as much of a difference as they can, making barbecue and filling stomachs. The non-profit organization, Operation Barbeque Relief, started in 2011 in Joplin Missouri. Three volunteers with the organization from Kansas City have been busy working to help people in Eastern Kentucky.

HINDMAN, Ky. (WYMT) - Flood waters broke through the windows at the Appalachian Artisan Center studios, tearing apart just about anything in its path. “This was the actual water line in the inside and here to here. And yeah it busted out the windows,” Director of Development & Fundraising Tereshia Thomas said while looking at a line six feet high.

PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WYMT) - The city of Pikeville and the Pike County Libraries have partnered to bring together children’s books with a family-friendly hike. Pikeville’s Story Trail opened on Monday, Aug. 8 at Bob Amos Park and folks have come throughout the week to enjoy the trail. “We...

HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - Homeowners across the region are fighting mold growing in their homes after the flooding that hit the area two weeks ago. “You can’t hardly go in there, you can see all the green mold. Look all down the walls and what all it done,” Perry County flood victim Jimmy Caudill said, looking at three feet of green mold growing on his walls.

BREATHITT COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - Two weeks after devastating flooding in Eastern Kentucky, people continue to show their support to the hard-hit area. The UK Volleyball Team is the latest string added to a state-wide web of groups coming to the flood disaster area to offer their support. Friday, the team took a trip down to Breathitt County to help out.

HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - Since historic flooding hit the region, donations have been pouring into Eastern Kentucky. Now, Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) has set up a one-stop shop for people to get help. ARH has turned an old department story into a distribution facility in Hazard where people can go...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Tennessee crews are continuing to lend a helping hand to victims affected by record-breaking flooding in Kentucky, which has destroyed communities and taken dozens of lives. The Tennessee Highway Patrol was among the latest to spearhead efforts aimed at helping their Kentucky neighbors. On Friday morning,...

HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - The non-profit organization, Water With Blessings, dropped off hundreds of water filtration systems on Tuesday. Arnie Lemay, co-founder of the organization said he hopes delivering these systems with help reach those without water, and anyone who does not have quick access to it. “Some of them...

PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (WYMT) - The future is in good hands according to Prestonsburg mayor Les Stapleton, after he witnessed two little girls helping out in a big way. Mika Hall and Aubrella Hernandez Alcantar made a visit to the mayor’s office after raising $200 for flood victims on Tuesday...then went right back out Wednesday and raised $400 more!

HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - Denny’s is sending its Mobile Relief Diner to Eastern Kentucky to serve communities impacted by deadly flooding. The 53-foot mobile diner will serve free breakfast to Eastern Kentuckians from Thursday, August 11, to Sunday, August 14. The breakfast will include two pancakes, two sausage links,...

LETCHER COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - Several Letcher County communities are still without water, but now one fire department is offering a sustainable solution to this issue. The Mayking Fire Department partnered with the Louisville-based company WaterStep to receive a water purification system at their station. The silo holds 5,000 gallons...

PERRY COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - The A.B. Combs Elementary school was in use from 1974 to 2017, but now, cleanup is underway to prepare to open its doors to students from Buckhorn and Robinson. The building will be open to help serve students from schools that were damaged during flooding.

ISOM, Ky. (WYMT) - On Friday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Under Secretary for Rural Development Xochitl Torres Small, visited the Isom IGA, which was recently damaged in the Eastern Kentucky flooding. “Rural Development wants to be a key part of that and that’s why I’m here, because this...

PIKE COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - The latest round of heavy rain to work through the mountains has caused renewed flooding concerns in parts of Pike County, including parts of the county hit hard by deadly flooding just two weeks ago. Water quickly rose near Robinson Creek and Little Robinson Creek...

CLAY COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - Cleanup continues in Clay County, nearly two weeks after historic flooding swept through Eastern Kentucky. The community of Bull Skin, near Oneida, was one of the hardest hit, and two people were killed in the community. An 81-year-old woman and a 76-year-old man died when...

EASTERN KENTUCKY (WYMT) - Since the region was hit with devastating flooding, organizations have been answering the call for help in Eastern Kentucky. On Wednesday, Team Rubicon was in Letcher County to help locals clean up. Team Rubicon is a veteran-led humanitarian organization dedicated to helping people clean up after...