Save A Lot has once again lent its support by donating seven thousand pounds of food and water, along with a $500 gift card, to the Greg and Noreen Hospice Center. This year marks the fifth consecutive year that the grocery chain has made such a donation to hospice. Jason...

Drivers who use Ky. 2022 (Squabble Creek Road) in Perry County will need to find an alternate route on Thursday, April 18. The road will be closed between milepoints 0.0 and 0.2 from 8 a.m. until at least 4 p.m. for a paving project. This is between the Ky. 484 intersection near Saul and the Owsley County line.

Chestnut Ridge, part of a new high-ground community to be built near the Knott County Sportsplex, is set to begin site development this spring, with home construction anticipated to begin in the fall, according to a statement from the Housing Development Alliance. The project, which is on over 100 acres...

Edward Jones financial advisor J.C. Hensley of Pikeville was named among the 2024 Best-in-State Wealth Advisors by Forbes and SHOOK Research. This is his third consecutive time being named to this prestigious list, according to a statement. Hensley is in his 20th year serving investors in and around Pikeville. "I...

The Appalachian Arts Alliance is set to entertain audiences with its production of "Sister Act Jr. The Musical," opening Friday, April 12, at the Hal Rogers Forum. Executive Director Tim Deaton said the performances will include a cast of students from across the Kentucky River Region. “This cast is made...

Perry County Commonwealth's Attorney Scott Blair has been arrested on a federal wire fraud charge. According to court documents, Blair is accused of using Facebook Messenger to "knowingly deprive the citizens of Perry County of their right to the honest services of their elected commonwealth's attorney through a pattern of taking favorable action for defendants in pending criminal cases before him in exchange for sex acts, methamphetamine and/or the delivery of methamphetamine."

Hazard High School student Landon Hughes has signed with Lake Erie College to play soccer. The school held a gathering within the library Friday, April 5, to commemorate the moment as Hughes signed among friends, family and coaches. Hughes' dreams came to life when he put his pen to paper.

HAZARD — Mary Carter Osborne has been named Hazard High School cheerleading head coach. Osborne is a graduate of Hazard High School and a former HHS cheerleader. Hazard competes in Region 7. In addition to Hazard, Region 7 includes Barbourville, Bell County, Breathitt County, Buckhorn, Clay County, Corbin, Estill County, Harlan, Harlan County, Jackson City, Jackson County, Knott County Central, Knox Central, Lee County, Leslie County, Letcher County Central, Lynn Camp, Middlesboro, North Laurel, Owsley County, Perry County Central, Pineville, Powell County, Red Bird Christian, South Laurel, Whitley County, Williamsburg and Wolfe County.

POY - Aden Barnett - Magoffin County. COY - Cameron Smith - Phelps/Rabbit Thompson - Tug Valley.

While the biennial budget bill awaits signature from Gov. Andy Beshear, included in its pages is millions of dollars for regional medical programs, including a psychiatric residency program and renovations of the ICU and obstetrics wards at Pikeville Medical Center. The budget, as approved, includes $10 million to Pikeville Medical...

The Hazard-Perry County Chamber of Commerce celebrated the newly-constructed pickleball courts and renovated tennis courts in Perry County Park with a ribbon-cutting ceremony April 8. The Land and Water Conservation Fund funded the project and managed it through a partnership between the Kentucky Department for Local Government and the Perry...

Gov. Andy Beshear announced March 28 that on April 1, the Department for Local Government began taking applications for funding from Kentucky’s 2022 Disaster Recovery Program. This program, according to a statement from Beshear's office, is helping communities impacted by the flooding of 2022. Applications will be accepted for...

Hazard Community and Technical College announced in a statement April 2 it has received a positive fifth-year review report from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. SACSCOC identified no recommendations or concerning findings. As an accrediting commission, SACSCOC conducts a review of its institutions every ten...

South Arts recently announced in a statement the inaugural recipients of the In These Mountains: Infrastructure Grants. Three organizations — The Southeast Kentucky African-American Museum and Cultural Center in Hazard; Quilt Alliance in Asheville, North Carolina; and The Appalachian Rekindling Project in Knoxville, Tennessee — are receiving $30,000 grants to advance their work in supporting the folk arts and traditional culture of Central Appalachia.

Primary Care Centers of Eastern Kentucky hosted a community forum at their event center March 29, to discuss struggles with the ongoing opioid epidemic while exploring possible solutions and future projects to address the issues with preventative action. The forum drew participants from many local agencies including the Perry Commonwealth...

WEST LIBERTY — Perry Central outlasted Morgan County 9-7 in eight innings on Friday, March 29. After posting the win, Perry Central improved to 6-3. The Commodores scored two runs in the top half of the eighth inning to move ahead of the Cougars. Pitching in relief for Perry...

STEARNS — Perry Central shut out Whitley County 10-0 in five innings in the semifinals of the 2A - Section 7 Softball Tournament at McCreary Central High School on Wednesday, March 27. Kaitlyn Grigsby pitched a four-hit shutout for the Lady Commodores. Claiming the win in the circle, Grigsby...

STEARNS — Perry Central pulled away to defeat Corbin 16-5 in six innings in the 2A - Section 7 Softball Tournament title game at McCreary Central High School on Thursday, March 28. The Lady Commodores scored first and never trailed. Perry Central plated four runs in the top half...

On Monday night in baseball action at Hazard High School, the Paintsville Tigers walked their way to a 7-4 come from behind win over the Hazard Bulldogs. The Hazard Bulldogs gained the upper hand first as Hazard’s Tucker Napier hit a double and was later driven in on an RBI single by the Bulldogs’ Trace Kincaid to give the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning.