Major crash shuts down Jackson roadway »
A crash involving 5 cars and almost included yours truly as number 6, shut down HWY 15, one mile south of Jackson near the old Alpine restaurant. (The names of the drivers are unknown at this time). Preliminary report shows a man driving a white Ford truck crossed the centerline traveling southbound towards Hazard, when he [...]
Top three Poorest Counties in United States in Southeast Kentucky »
Owsley, Lee & Breathitt are the three poorest Counties in the entire United States. According to the 2009 Census figures recently released, these three Counties are the poorest in America. Magoffin County came in at number 5 making it 4 of the 5 poorest counties in the country. Why is this? A closer look shows [...]
I Found Me »
I Found Me – Crystal Fugate cgailfugate@yahoo.com http://crystalfugate.blogspot.com/ The Gift of Belonging What’s more important than a Gift? When I was growing up, I couldn’t wait for Christmas. Each year seemed longer than the previous one as I looked forward to what Santa left behind under the tree. The majority of the time I didn’t [...]
A Voice in the Mountains by Alan Turner »
HE IS NOT ALONE In two previous articles titled: He Did His Part and If I Could Turn Back Time, I have spoken of why and how Nana and I have a hope of an eternal reunion with our grandson Kaleb Alan Turner. As stated in the other two articles, 10/13/2010 was the second anniversary [...]
U.K. Sports – by Ira D. Combs »
Can’t Wait Two Weeks It’s Time To Talk About The Commonwealth’s Beloved Cards and Cats By – Ira D. Combs Co Director / Syndicated Columnist Tri State Sports Media Service Inc. Sorry folks I can’t keep talking and writing about the annual holiday schedule full of dead pigeon opponents that dot the schedules of UK and UL . [...]
November / December Obits »
Luther Herald, 85, of Jackson, KY departed this earthly life on Tues. Dec. 21, 2010 at his residence of an extended illness. He was born June 27, 1925 at Wolfcoal, KY and was the son of the late George and Melinda Raleigh Herald. He was a WWII Army Veteran. He was preceded in death by [...]
No Sacrificial Lamb Here »
(Special by Brian Melton) Fresh off a less than inspiring performance Saturday against an overmatched Mississippi Valley State and getting ready to head home for the holidays, the Kentucky Wildcats put on quite a performance against the Winthrop Eagles Wednesday afternoon. The Cats shot the ball extremely well from the opening tip, led by a [...]
Cats Just Win Baby »
Kentucky didn’t just welcome the Indiana Hoosiers to Rupp Arena Saturday night, but also ESPN and the ever exuberant Dick Vitale. I know a lot of Kentucky fans sometimes like to call him “Dukie V,” but he will always be one of my favorite broadcasters because of his passion for the game. Once Indiana found [...]
Fatal Accident involving a Commercial Vehicle »
On December 8, 2010 at 6:00 PM, Kentucky State Police Post 13 in Hazard received a call of an injury accident on Kentucky Highway 80 in the Bulan area of Perry County involving a Commercial Vehicle coal truck and an ATV. At this time, it appears the Commercial Vehicle was stationary on the side of [...]
Needed: Old photos »
Needed: Old photos relating to Christmas Past to be displayed at the Breathitt County Museum. Search your photo albums for memories of Christmas such as children opening presents, playing with gifts, trimming the tree, sleigh riding, Christmas plays, sitting on Santa’s lap, etc. Photos may be brought to the museum, or scanned (high resolution) and [...]
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