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A movie filmed in Menifee County is coming to the big screen in Mt. Sterling. “Gone 2: Unshakable Faith,” a film by ECHO TV Studios in association with White Peacock Fellowship Films, will be shown at Tenth Frame Cinema…
Read story →A movie filmed in Menifee County is coming to the big screen in Mt. Sterling. “Gone 2: Unshakable Faith,” a film by ECHO TV Studios in association with White Peacock Fellowship Films, will be shown at Tenth Frame Cinema…
Read story →Conley Tire is asking customers who wrote checks at the business on Sept. 21, Sept. 22 or Sept. 23 to watch their bank accounts. According to a statement shared on behalf of the business, those checks were believed to h…
Read story →Kentucky will receive $10 million from Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies America to expand maternal healthcare and support mothers and newborns, particularly in rural communities. The investment is part of the organization’s …
Read story →Cheryl Lynn Smedley, also known as Cheryl Lynn VanHoose, of Paintsville was charged after police alleged she was knocking on doors at apartment complexes and showed signs of impairment. Smedley was charged with: • PUBL…
Read story →Magoffin County High School student Lyndsey Wireman has been selected as Magoffin County’s representative for the Senator Brandon Smith High School Ambassador Program. The program will give Wireman an opportunity to lea…
Read story →Magoffin HANDS and KY-MOMS MATR will host a “My Journey, My Health” Community Workshop on Thursday, Oct. 22 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Magoffin County Health Department. The event is open to anyone who is pregnant or up to…
Read story →Kentucky Transportation Cabinet crews are scheduled to work in several Eastern Kentucky counties Thursday. • Estill: KY 82, MP 1-2; mowing on KY 594 • Lee: KY 587, MP 5-7 • Magoffin: KY 867, MP 0-2; mowing on KY 7, MP 5…
Read story →The 62nd Kentucky Apple Festival is underway, with several days of events planned across downtown Paintsville. Thursday, Oct. 1: Carnival from 5-10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2: Opening ceremony at 8:30 a.m., fishing tournament…
Read story →Eastern Kentucky will stay warmer than normal through Friday before a cold front brings widespread rain chances and cooler temperatures for the weekend. Highs today are expected to reach 82 to 89 degrees, with some loca…
Read story →Salyersville Mayor Stanley Howard says work is continuing on the Mountain Parkway Beautification Project following a site inspection Wednesday. According to Howard, three flagpoles are planned at the gateway sign near t…
Read story →Salyersville has released a full slate of fall and Halloween events for October, including family activities, a dance clinic, Spooktacular festivities and citywide trick-or-treating. The schedule includes: • Oct. 12: G…
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Our core coverage follows Magoffin, Johnson, Floyd, Pike, and Martin counties, with reporting across neighboring Eastern Kentucky communities when the story calls for it.
