His eye is on the sparrow . . .
June 20, 2024
Knott County budget for 2024-2025 is doubled by buyout program funds
June 20, 2024
Remembering councilman, friend, businessman James Mosley
June 20, 2024
Friends and family still wait for justice for Amber
June 20, 2024
Court Report
June 20, 2024
Knott District CourtTues., June 11, 2024Hon. Judge Prater PresidingPleaded guilty or found guilty Gregory S. Collins, born 1994, pleaded guilty to public intoxication controlled substance (excludes alcohol). Collins was sentenced to 90 days jail, credit...
Federal court in Kentucky blocks Biden Admin’s new Title IX rules
By LAWRENCE SMITH
Kentucky Today | June 20, 2024
Reprinted from Kentucky Today, with permission A federal court in Covington has pressed pause on the Biden administration’s effort to rewrite Title IX, a federal law designed to create equal opportunities for students in education...
Kentucky heat wave will continue through the weekend
By TOM LATEK | June 20, 2024
The first heat wave of the season that the National Weather Service (NWS) warned us about last week would affect Kentucky has indeed arrived, and is now expected to continue through the end of the...
State animal control board offering spay/neuter grants to local Ky. governments
June 20, 2024
FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – The Kentucky Animal Control Advisory Board (KACAB), which is under the auspices of the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, invites Kentucky county and metropolitan governments to apply for available grants to spay...
KYTC increasing pollinator habitats along Kentucky roads
By TOM LATEK Kentucky Today | June 20, 2024
A multiyear effort by state government to plant nectar-rich flowers and native plants on Kentucky’s roadsides continues to support a thriving environment of pollinators key to crop production in the state. As part of National...
UK defeats Oregon State to advance to their first-ever College World Series
from www.ukathletics.com | June 13, 2024
LEXINGTON, Ky. – At 12:33 a.m. on a cool June night in Lexington, the Kentucky baseball program accomplished a goal more than 100 years in the making, defeating Oregon State 3-2 in front of a delirious Kentucky Proud Park record crowd to seal a trip to college baseball’s mecca. The...
Eagle Thomas Mullins Named NCCAA Baseball Third-Team All American: Beckett, Combs and Williams named Scholar-Athletes
from www.alc.edu | June 13, 2024
The NCCAA has just announced its national baseball awards for the 2024 season. Alice Lloyd College Eagle left-fielder Thomas Mullins was selected as an elite NCCAA Third Team All-American. This marks the second consecutive year he has been honored. The 5th-year senior from Logan, WV. had an impressive season. He...
Bears Baseball has 20 academic all-AAC honorees
from www.upikebears.com | June 13, 2024
WALESKA, Ga. - Officials of the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) recognized 20 members of the 2024 UPIKE baseball when they released the AAC Academic All-Conference honorees Thursday. The Champions of Character Team was released as well. For a student-athlete to qualify for academic all-conference honors, they must maintain a minimum...
Little League Tournament Action at the Knott Co. Sportsplex
(photos by Salina Thomas Gibson) | June 6, 2024
Photo
June 6, 2024
Scott Slone, 6th grader at Carr Creek Elementary, placed 3rd in the 100 Meter dash at the KY State Special Olympics Summer Games this past weekend in Richmond. Scott is the first student ever to compete from Knott County.
Announcements
Announcements
June 20, 2024
Board of Health to meet The annual meeting of the Knott County Local Board of Health will be held Tuesday, June 24, 2024, at 5:30...
Announcements
June 13, 2024
Free dinner and concert at Hindman Settlement Join Hindman Settlement School on Saturday, June 15, beginning at 5 p.m., for a free dinner and concert...
Announcements
June 6, 2024
Road closure on Ky. 550 for bridge replacement The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet advises motorists of a bridge closure on Ky. 550 in Knott County for...
Announcements
May 23, 2024
Annual Carr Creek Reunion is Saturday, May 25 Alumni and friends are invited to the annual Carr Creek Reunion on Saturday, May 25, at the...
Announcements
May 16, 2024
Annual Carr Creek Reunion The Carr Creek High School Reunion will be held Saturday, May 25, 2024, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at old...
Caney News
Lawrence and I are still very much enjoying being in our home on the hill in Bunion Hollow. It is so quiet and peaceful here, and our place is so full of sweet memories! I...
Mousie News
Patrick Family Reunion: The Patricks of Lower Ball held their annual family reunion on Saturday, June 15, 2024, at the Hazard National Guard Armory. Macie Leanne Herald reported, “It was my honor and privilege to...
Celebrating Men’s Health Month: A Comprehensive Guide to Wellness
1. What is the primary goal of Men’s Health Month? A) To celebrate men in sports B) To raise awareness about health issues affecting men C) To promote men’s fashion D) To highlight men’s achievements...
From the Mountains
A constant tension filled the hills and valleys during the Civil War as neighbor was pitted against neighbor and in some instances members of the same family were on opposing sides. The war separated the...
I’ll tell you when I’ve had enough
It was evening, and the day was just about over. The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and I were chilling in the living room, watching TV. It is always lovely when the day ends, and...
Religion
A Heart of Peace
June 20, 2024
A heart of peace gives life to the body but envy rots the bones. Proverbs 14:30 It could be your neighbor’s new car, or maybe...
Obituaries
June 20, 2024
KNOTT COUNTY Hazel Georgetta Cornett Hazel Georgetta Cornett, age 94 of Hindman, passed away Sunday, June 16, 2024, at the Hazard ARH. She was born...
Three Acts of Faith
June 13, 2024
The Lord spoke to Moses in the tent of meeting in the Desert of Sinai on the first day of the second month of the...
Obituaries
June 13, 2024
KNOTT COUNTY Alex Thomas “Boyd” Francis Alex Thomas “Boyd” Francis, age 86 of Clear Creek, passed away Thursday, June 6, 2024, at Greg & Noreen...
Freedom To Start Over
June 6, 2024
Then have the trumpet sounded everywhere on the seventh month; on the Day of Atonement sound the trumpet throughout your land. Levitcus 25:9 Many of...
Snakes of summer
June 20, 2024
Noah is enjoying the heart of summer like a typical mountain boy. He’d rather be outdoors playing and has been unfazed by coming across a...
Living on Purpose
June 20, 2024
One of the more popular verses about blessings in the New Testament is John 10:10. We notice Christ is speaking, “The thief does not come...
Political Cartoon
June 20, 2024
