Zachary Gross and Laura Cain: Count I: operating motor vehicle under influence controlled substance, when he knowingly and unlawfully was operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of a …

Kash Noble, a former Breathitt County civic leader, was seriously injured on Wednesday, June 4, in an accident near his home on Terry Fork of Turkey Creek. Noble was hurt at about 7:36 p.m. …

Elizabeth Ann Bowling, age 60, of Curt Road, Jackson, KY passed away on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at the Wells Hospice Care Center in Hazard, KY.  She was born November 29, 1964, in Hazard, KY and …

The Jackson City Council met for nearly an hour and a half for its regular May meeting to discuss a wide range of issues.   Early in the meeting, the Council discussed the issues of stray …

Nathan Chapman, eighth grade student at Breathitt Middle School, was presented the GFWC Jackson Womans’ Club Citizenship Award May 21, 2025 by Jackson Woman’s Club member (also Nathan’s …

A Breathitt County Middle School student is facing charges after he caused a laptop computer to overheat and catch fire on a school bus on May 21. The unnamed juvenile, reported as an eighth …

A Jackson Police Officer is among the latest graduates of the Department of Criminal Justice Training Academy’s basic training program. Officer Cody L. Lovins graduated on May 22 with …

Drivers who use KY 3193 (Wolverine Road) in Breathitt County should expect long delays Thursday and Friday, May 29-30, for cribbing at a site where steel was recently drilled to repair a break in …

Drivers who use KY 1110 in Breathitt County should prepare to take an alternate route next week. Cribbing at a site where steel was recently drilled to repair a pavement break, and installation of a …

In observance of April being Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention month, GFWC Jackson Woman’s Club members. Collected the needed items requested by the LKLP Hazard Safe House. Supplies were …

Local schools were placed on a brief lockdown after a Jackson man fired several shots into the air on May 14. Officers from the Jackson City Police Department and the Kentucky State Police …

Dr. Randaline Barnett delivered an inspiring message at the University of Kentucky graduation ceremony, emphasizing the vital importance of compassion in the medical field.  She highlighted …

Three Jackson residents were airlifted to the University of Kentucky Medical Center on Thursday after a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Highway 15 South and Highway 1110. According to …

John Tincher successfully removed a tree that was blocking traffic on both sides of the road on Panbowl Hill.  This obstruction resulted from the severe storms that impacted much of Eastern …

For the fourth time in the past twelve months, a swarm of honey bees was captured on the stone wall near the Breathitt County War Memorial at the Courthouse. The latest swarm was found on the …

A Frozen Creek man was airlifted to the University of Kentucky Medical Center after he was kicked by a horse on Mother’s Day. Dylan Scott Spencer, 25, was kicked in the back of the head about …

The lifeless body of a ten-year-old Breathitt County boy was located on August 12, more than twenty miles from his home, and his mother has been charged with his death. Felicia Ann (Spicer) …

Mary K. Sizemore: Count I: flagrant nonsupport, when she persistently failed to provide support of a minor child accumulating an arrearage of $4,537.56 as of May 1, 2025. Bail: criminal summons, …

The Breathitt County Fiscal Court will host a tire recycling event from May 15-17 from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. This event is being offered for a limited time. Tire disposal is free of charge; however, …

The Breathitt County Soil and Water Conservation District (BCCD) and the Breathitt County Public Library have teamed up to cultivate a unique lending program, offering county residents access to a …