Advertisements promoting the abortion pill will be at gas stations across West Virginia and Kentucky over the next few weeks. Mayday Health, a New York-based health education nonprofit, will run the ads at 104 rural gas stations through Sept. 7. The campaign started Aug. 11. The advertisements say “Pregnant? Don’t want to be? Learn more […]
As students across Kentucky return to campus, our colleges and universities face difficult times. Higher education is viewed with a great deal of suspicion by those outside its inner sanctum, though recent data suggests a subtle shift toward a more positive view. Institutions of learning are under mounting pressure to show their value to society, […]
A Democratic lawmaker asked Republican Auditor Allison Ball if her office’s recent critical audit of the Kentucky Department of Education makes the case for Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s universal pre-K plan. Ball presented the findings of the audit released last month during a Monday meeting of the Interim Joint Committee on Education. The audit said […]
Official statement from Commonwealth Attorney, Miranda King, regarding the Jayden Spicer case: Bad investigations are short and stationary. Officers go in, draw an inference, make a …
SHELBYVILLE – A local church is urging its members to permanently remove books from the Shelby County Public Library by checking them out and never returning them. The books portray gay characters and historical figures or explore LGBTQ+ themes. Pamela Wilson Federspiel, who has been director of the library in downtown Shelbyville for 34 years, […]
Mandates from President Donald Trump’s administration to retain aging coal plants could cause a massive spike in energy costs, according to an independent analysis commissioned by several environmental groups. Orders from the U.S. Department of Energy to save coal plants from retirement could cost ratepayers more than $3 billion per year, according to a report […]
While the nation was distracted by headlines about celebrity trials and summer storms, a seismic shift occurred in American education policy: The U.S. Department of Education was effectively gutted by President Donald Trump’s so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Billed as a move to return power to the states, this legislation dismantles the infrastructure of […]
Week after week, a teenage Brandon Long sat through counseling sessions that he said framed his identity as a failure. Now an ordained minister in northern Kentucky, Long told Kentucky state lawmakers about the years he spent undergoing therapy designed to rid him of his “same-sex attraction.” “Just imagine yourself being told, session after session, […]
Daniel J. Smoot, 65, of London, was arrested on July 25 by officers with the London Police Department and charged with one count of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence. Smoot, …
A generous donation from the AT&T Corporation will help form Breathitt High School JAG graduates further their education. The media giant donated 100 laptop computers on July 23. JAG …
JACKSON, Ky. – Drivers who use KY 1098 (South Fork Road) in Breathitt County should prepare to use an alternate route Wednesday, Thursday, and Monday, Aug. 6, 7, and 11. Steel drilling to repair a …
As dark clouds rolled across the sky and thunder rumbled in the distance, more than 100 people gathered in the Main Street Park to unveil a memorial to those killed in the July 2022 flooding. …
The Jackson City Council met on Thursday, July 17, in the Council Chambers at City Hall to tackle a long list of items on their regular agenda. After a lengthy discussion, the council approved …
The Breathitt County Fiscal Court voted to approve a motion to move forward with the proposed round-up of free-ranging horses at Elkview during Tuesday night’s meeting. The decision came …
A fire was reported in a historic structure at Vancleve, but a quick response from the fire department saved the building on Thursday, July 17. Firefighters from the Vancleve Volunteer Fire …
Several local school systems have announced their starting dates as the summer winds down and the start of a new school year approaches. Breathitt County Schools announced that teachers and …
A Magoffin County man died on Thursday, July 17, after he entered an abandoned mine shaft near Evanston. John Daniel Mullins, 45, of Higgins Branch Road in Salyersville, was pronounced dead …
Crews left the scene at 8:26 p.m. after ensuring that the fire was contained and out. The Jackson Fire Department was called to the report of a small fire in the back of the Little Caesar’s Pizza …
On Friday, an early morning drive on South Fork turned dangerous for two Breathitt County residents after their vehicle ended up in Quicksand Creek. County Howard and his 13-year-old son were …
The Breathitt County Board of Education met for its July session on Tuesday, July 22, and approved a series of regular motions required to start the new school year. The Board passed a wide …