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A federal judge has ordered Addiction Recovery Care, once Kentucky’s largest treatment provider, to pay $18.4 million to two creditors. According to WKYT, Angelica Capital Trust and Clear Cove Opportunities Fund sued AR…
Read story →Kentucky’s fall forest fire hazard season begins Thursday, Oct. 1, and continues through Dec. 15. During this period, state law prohibits burning flammable material capable of spreading fire within 150 feet of woodland …
Read story →KY 3224 in the Wiley Branch area of Johnson County is expected to remain closed for several hours overnight after fallen trees damaged power lines near the new bridge. W.R. Castle firefighters are on scene, while Big Sa…
Read story →Emergency crews responded to an incident earlier today at the intersection of Burning Fork and Restaurant Row in Salyersville, causing traffic to back up in the area. Photos provided to Appalachia Insider show multiple …
Read story →An old-fashioned fall carnival is being planned for Saturday, Oct. 24, from 5 to 8 p.m. at 46 Finley Arnett Road, with organizers looking for local businesses, churches, schools, food trucks, musicians and volunteers to …
Read story →The Auxier Fire Department has been awarded $171,428 through FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant program. The department says the funding will be used to purchase new self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) equipm…
Read story →Morgan County Schools will be closed Friday, Sept. 25, and Monday, Sept. 28, for the Sorghum Festival. Students and staff will have an extended weekend as the community celebrates the annual festival. Source: Morgan Co…
Read story →The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says state crews will be working in several District 10 counties Friday, Sept. 25, with possible delays in some areas. • Estill County: Pothole patching on KY 499, MP 0-7, and KY 594,…
Read story →Johnson County’s new Cedar Island Loop Trail will officially open Saturday, Sept. 26, at Paintsville Lake State Park. The trail is being introduced as Johnson County’s first water-access hiking trail, meaning hikers mus…
Read story →Sen. Phillip Wheeler and Rep. Bobby McCool recently joined House Appropriations and Revenue Committee Chair Jason Petrie for a tour of the new Johnson Central High School and Career and Technical Center, as local officia…
Read story →📡 FOOTHILLS SERVICE RESTORATION TAKING LONGER THAN EXPECTED AFTER CONLEY TIRE FIRE Foothills Communications says repairs to fiber lines damaged during the Conley Tire fire are taking longer than originally anticipated.…
Read story →Four adults were taken into custody after a traffic stop in Magoffin County early Friday morning led deputies to seize suspected fentanyl, methamphetamine and used syringes. According to the Magoffin County Sheriff’s Of…
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