The need for child care continues to grow in Eastern Ky

LETCHER COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - Maple trees are quite common in Eastern Kentucky. SouthDown Farm owner, Seth Long said he believes Letcher County has potential to be the maple syrup capital of Kentucky. “According to the UK Timber Survey there’s 6.9 million maple trees ready to tap today in Letcher...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Businesses and local economies in flood-ravaged areas of eastern Kentucky face a long road to recovery. Many jobs were lost, and now organizations are working to rebuild the workforce, as well as these communities. The damage stretched for miles, uprooting thousands of lives and washing away...

KNOTT COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - Knott County Attorney Tim Bates sent a letter to Western Pocahontas Properties on Monday. The letter stated the Knott County Fiscal Court wants to buy more than 1300 acres of land near the Knott County Sportsplex to build homes for flood survivors. ”The state has...

WHITESBURG, Ky. (WYMT) - Schools in Letcher County received around $9 million in grants from the Partners for Rural Impact. One is a full service community grant. It is aimed at expanding community resources for students. The other is a promise neighborhood grant, which aims to expand academic resources for...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WYMT) - Gov. Andy Beshear announced the state will host a 14-stop listening tour as part of the ongoing Better Internet Initiative. The tour starts February 14th in Hopkinsville. It will make its way to Eastern Kentucky on March 7th in Hazard, March 8th in London, March 13th in Prestonsburg and March 14th in Morehead. All of the local stops will be from 1-3 p.m. We do not know where they will be located yet.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) - Thousands of dollars meant for Western Kentucky tornado victims ended up in incorrect hands. When mother nature devastated western Kentucky in December 2021, the community looked to others in the commonwealth for a hand-up. Governor Beshear says more than $52 million of private funds were raised...

WHITESBURG, Ky. (WYMT) - The Quillen family was one of many impacted by the floods that hit the region in July 2022. Their Letcher County home was under water, overwhelming Regina Quillen, who has lived there her entire life. “My mother was born at the top of that lot up...

HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - One pharmacy in Perry County will be closing its doors at the end of this month. Customers of the CVS at 30 S. KY-15 off the Hazard Bypass received text messages Friday afternoon that the store would be closing on March 1. WYMT reached out CVS...

HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - The weather may have been cold throughout the region, but action continues to heat up on the hardwood during the final month of play!. Teays Valley Christian (WV) vs. Wesley Christian, score not reported. Pike Central 49, Westside (WV) 40. Tug Valley (WV) 62, Belfry 49.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) - The House and Senate Committees on Natural Resources and Energy met jointly on Thursday trying to get answers on how December’s winter storm led to widespread outages in the Commonwealth. Multiple utility companies that serve the state took questions from lawmakers. Boardwalk Pipelines, the Tennessee...

PAINTSVILLE, Ky. (WYMT) - One of the best running backs in Paintsville history is on to the next level. Harris Phelps made it official on Friday, signing his letter of intent with Centre College. The Tiger running back exploded last season with 1,527 rushing yards and 23 all-purpose touchdowns. Phelps...

FLOYD COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - Officials closed U.S. 23 Friday afternoon between Route 80 and the intersection of KY 1428 at Allen following a trooper-involved shooting Friday afternoon. Troopers from Kentucky State Police Post 9 in Pikeville responded to the shooting at around 3:00 p.m. Friday afternoon. The preliminary investigation...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WBKO) - Kentucky Transportation Secretary Jim Gray has signed an official order to temporarily suspend certain restrictions on motor carriers that will be engaged in transporting livestock feed and live poultry. “Severe winter weather across the nation has caused transportation delays that have contributed to a tightening supply...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) - Teacher shortages are often a topic of conversation in Frankfort. With many open and vacant teaching positions in the state, both sides of the aisle are looking ahead to come up with better solutions. Governor Beshear said the state was down nearly 11,000 teachers, a number...

PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WYMT) - It was a big National Signing Day in Pikeville, with not only several Pikeville Panthers signing to play at the next level at UPIKE, but another taking his talents to Lexington. Pikeville linebacker Carson Wright signed his letter of intent Wednesday with the University of Kentucky.

SOMERSET, Ky. (WYMT) - Pikeville wasn’t the only location in the 606 with action on National Signing Day. One of the most prolific wide receivers in the entire state, Chandler Godby, officially signed with Georgetown College Wednesday afternoon. The honorable mention all-state wide receiver went for 1,677 yards in...

BARBOURVILLE, Ky. (WYMT) - “Kelly Craft for Governor” signs filled the Knox County Courthouse along with Eastern Kentuckians eager to hear from the former United Nations Ambassador. Craft praised the resiliency of people in the region after the July flood. “I mean, we were there very quickly right...

FLOYD COUNTY, Ky. (WSAZ) - The names of two people who died following a crash in Floyd County, Monday morning have been released. Paula Vazquez and her son, Daniel, died after troopers say their car hydroplaned and hit a county vehicle. Megan Kidd was Paula’s best friend and said it...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WYMT) - A group of lawmakers are calling for a change in leadership within Kentucky’s juvenile justice system. The call comes after recent riots and most recently a federal lawsuit alleging widespread problems at the state’s juvenile detention centers. Staff was injured and a teenage girl was gang-raped at a facility last year in Adair County. There have been other problems in facilities in Louisville and Western Kentucky.

FLOYD COUNTY, Ky (WSAZ/WYMT) – An eighth grader died Monday morning during a crash in the Allen community. According to the Principal at Betsy Layne Elementary, Jose Daniel Vazquez had been a member of the school family since preschool and was known by teachers as a respectful, sweet student.