Jeff Honeycutt tendered his resignation as Breathitt boys’ basketball head coach Wednesday, April 30, 2025, meeting with the team he leaves behind in an emotional gathering at the Coliseum late in …
Breathitt County has a new extension agent for Family and Consumer Sciences. The University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service announced on May 1 that Kelsey Sebastian would become the …
Rhianna Williams, 26, to Michael Gross 28. Elizabeth Carey, 22, to Jacob Hardin, 23. Crystal Lynn Turner, 47, to Rowdy Southwood, 46. Cember Snow Campbell, 18 to Michael Justin …
A quick response by four firefighters from the Wolfcoal Fire Department saved a home on Sulphur Gap Road about 11:15 Tuesday morning. According to reports, E911 in Hazard received an …
JACKSON, Ky. – Drivers who use KY 3193 (Wolverine Road) in Breathitt County will need to plan to use an alternate route through Friday, May 9. The road will be closed during …
A Breathitt County School bus left the roadway on Monday and plowed into a fence on Highway 541 near the entrance of the Kentucky Mountain Bible College. No students were on board, and no one …
The Breathitt Democrat Party Executive Committee has an interim chairman and is working through a reorganization ahead of the 2026 county election. Jamie Holbrook, Chairman of the Executive …
Breathitt County has six new certified swift water rescuers following an intensive three-day class. Six Jackson Volunteer Fire Department firefighters completed the twenty-hour swift …
Carson Miller was chosen as one of the 1,000 students from across the Commonwealth of Kentucky to participate in the 2025 Governor’s Scholar Program. Miller, a Junior at Breathitt High …
Five Breathitt High School students were named to the All-District Jazz Band and will perform with the group in a special concert on May 10 in Paintsville, Kentucky. The students were selected …
The Breathitt County Board of Education met in regular session on Tuesday, April 22, to approve several bids, pay some bills, and recognized several students and teams. With all members present, …
Members of the Jackson Fire Department were called to the report of a 72-year-old woman who had fallen over a cliff at Canoe on Easter Sunday. Breathitt County Sheriff John Hollan received a …
On Saturday, April 17, the top eight high school robotics teams from across Kentucky were at the Central Bank Center for a day of intense competition. Jackson City Tigers, coached by Sarah …
The Kentucky Public Service Commission rejected a request from the Breathitt County Water District to avoid a 13.23 percent increase in county water rates. On March 20, 2025, the Water District …
JACKSON, Ky. – Drivers who use KY 3193 (Wolverine Road) in Breathitt County will need to plan to use an alternate route on Friday, April 25, and Monday-Friday, April 28-May 2. The road will …
JACKSON, Ky. – Drivers who use KY 542 in Breathitt County will need to plan to use an alternate route on Tuesday, April 22, and Wednesday, April 23.The road will be closed during daytime …
Huge clouds of black smoke filled the sky on Monday as firefighters from three departments battled a fire in the FEMA Debris pile near the Jackson Wal-Mart. Flames and smoke were seen coming …
A lengthy discussion of the city chicken ordinance highlighted a marathon regular meeting of the Jackson City Council on April 17. With every council member present and a full room of observers, …
The loudest concert in Eastern Kentucky will be free of charge this year featuring billions of cicadas as the stars of the show! The 17-year cycle is officially here this …
In observance of Earth Day (April 22, 2025) and Arbor Day (April 25, 2025), members of the GFWC Jackson Woman’s Club Environment Committee Roxiania Fraley, Sunshine Smoot, and Kathy Smoot (with the …