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Rain showers continue across Eastern Kentucky Friday evening, with snow possible as temperatures fall overnight. According to the National Weather Service in Jackson, most valleys will see rain, although a few snowflake…
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Read story →The Johnson Central High School Honor Choir will help kick off the holiday season with a free Christmas music performance this Sunday, November 15, in Johnson County. 🎶 EVENT DETAILS: 📅 Sunday, November 15, 2026 🕝 …
Read story →The Morehead Utility Plant Board has announced a planned water outage beginning at 12:00 PM today, Friday, November 13, while crews repair a major leak in a 16-inch water main beneath West First Street. 🚰 AFFECTED AREA…
Read story →The Paintsville Police Department has released its final statement regarding skeletal remains discovered inside a Main Street residence Wednesday evening. Police explained that the small bone fragments, found beneath a …
Read story →Miss Magoffin County is asking the community to help provide meals for local families facing hardship this holiday season. Last year’s food drive helped feed 41 families, and organizers hope to reach even more this year…
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Read story →Eastern Kentucky could see its first accumulating snowfall of the season Friday and Friday night, primarily in the highest elevations of Harlan and Letcher counties. According to the National Weather Service in Jackson,…
Read story →First Frontier Appalachian Trails announced Thursday that paperwork has been signed involving properties in the David community, marking another step toward expanding connected trails across Floyd County and beyond. The…
Read story →The Johnson County Coroner has confirmed that remains discovered Wednesday evening inside a Main Street residence in Paintsville belonged to a small animal, not a human. According to WSAZ, the remains had reportedly bee…
Read story →Magoffin County native Erin Grace Rudd took center court at Historic Memorial Coliseum in Lexington Wednesday evening, November 11, to perform the National Anthem ahead of the Kentucky Wildcats women’s basketball game ag…
Read story →Investigators have reportedly discovered additional suspected human remains inside a Main Street residence in Paintsville, following Wednesday evening’s initial discovery. According to 98.9 WSIP, the Johnson County Coro…
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