School officials are breathing a sigh of relief now that the new floor in the Anderson Gymnasium is finished.
A soldier from Greenup County has been killed in Afghanistan.
Boyd County High School students didn’t say a word, although a few did cry, as they heard stories about the ways a dozen fellow juniors and seniors died in the days before prom season.
For Hattie McConnell, the past 21/2 years have been one long cycle of grief and despair.
Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital has been recognized for services ranked among the top 10 percent in the nation according to OLBH patients and the research firm Professional Research Consultants, Inc.
Six practices a week have paid off for Boyd County Middle School�s archery team, which heads to Louisville on Friday for the National Archery in the Schools national championship.
If you see fire trucks and emergency response personnel heading toward the DuPont plant in Wurtland Saturday morning, don�t be alarmed. It�s only a test.
The medical examiner who performed the autopsy on Guy Cameron Thomas, the Ironton man whose body was dragged 10 blocks underneath a police cruiser, was unable to reach a definitive conclusion on the cause of Thomas’ death.
Nine Boyd County precincts will vote at one super site in the Kyova Mall on May 20 as part of a pilot program aimed at saving taxpayers money and improving efficiency.
Mail carriers across the United States are picking up more than letters this week.
Challenging them to brave uncharted waters, a Berea College professor told high school seniors Wednesday not to settle for ordinary lives.
A fire last month that damaged a number of rooms at the Grandview Inn was intentionally set.
Residents of Boyd County’s partially abandoned Lakinview Heights neighborhood will finally be getting some much needed assistance from officials.
A former Ironton police officer will not face criminal charges in the death of a pedestrian whose body was run over and dragged approximately 10 blocks by his cruiser.
Erica Irwin from Paul G. Blazer High School and Seth Harper from Raceland-Worthington High School represented the 16th Region for the Kentucky High School Athletic Association Sportsmanship Award sponsored by the Forcht Group of Kentucky.
Tom T. Hall has no intention of acting like a celebrity when he returns to his hometown of Olive Hill for the May 17 Homecoming on the Hill concert.
The following information was taken from Ashland Police Department reports:
A 29-year-old man who died after being hit by a train on Friday night may not have heard it coming, because he was wearing a headset for a CD player, according to Ironton police.
A Louisville-based insurance company is seeking local partners to help make sure members of the 201st Combat Engineer Battalion have some of the things they will need during their yearlong assignment in Afghanistan.
A former Ironton police officer will not face criminal charges in the death of a pedestrian whose body was run over and dragged approximately 10 blocks by his cruiser.
The triple murder, rape and arson trial of Robert Lee Drown will take place in Johnson County.
The names and faces were the same, but the years had, well, changed some of the bodies.
Surrounded by a small crowd of some of the only people who have any hope of understanding their circumstances, survivors gathered Monday evening in Grayson to remember those they’ve lost.
His brush loaded with glow in the dark paint, 5-year-old Tyler Rose daubed busily on a piece of cardboard.
With less than two weeks remaining before the show, few tickets remain for Tom T. Hall’s Homecoming on the Hill at the historic Olive Hill High School.
The Boyd County Public Library will kick off the addition of Nintendo Wii to the library’s video and computer games collection with a week of Wii activities for all ages.
After being instructed by the U.S. Supreme Court to review the drug conviction of a man arrested in Iowa, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday sent the case back to a lower court for resentencing.
On a sunny April morning Steve Jackson stands outside of his downtown tire company laughing and joking with the continuous stream of customers that pulls off 16th Street into his lot.
The Boyd County Public Library Friends will host Kentucky author William Lynwood Montell following the annual meeting on Tuesday at the main branch, 1740 Winchester Ave.
Former Flatwoods pharmacist Walter Smith was recently honored by the French government for the role he played in the invasion of Normandy during World War II.
Students from nine school districts hope to turn Central Park into an art zone May 17.
They’ll exhibit paintings, play music and dance. Area professional artists will do demonstrations. And midway through, everyone will merge for what organizers hope will be a world-record performance of the Cotton-Eye Joe.
A fundraising event on Saturday will benefit Tim Stevens, who needs a second bone marrow/stem cell transplant for relapsing non-Hodgkins lymphoma.
For the first time in almost three decades the Tri-State will be linked by bus service.
Beginning July 1, the Tri-State Transit Authority, under contract with the Ironton-Lawrence County Community Action Organization, will begin running continuous bus service from Lawrence County to Huntington and Ashland.
Haley Elizabeth Shimer was born a princess.
The seven-pound, one-ounce bundle of joy holds the distinction of being the first female born to the Shimer family in 99 years.
An announcement of where the triple-murder, rape and arson trial of Robert Lee Drown will be held is likely to come on Monday.
A status hearing in the case is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. in Carter Circuit Court. It’s anticipated that Judge Rebecca Phillips will announce during that proceeding where Drown’s trial, which is scheduled to begin Dec. 1, will be moved to.
Umbrellas and ponchos outnumbered Derby hats. But in spite of the rain that depressed turnout by about half of what was expected, around 6,000 showed up Saturday morning for the annual Governor’s Derby Breakfast.
A 29-year-old man walking on the tracks was hit and killed by a train in Ironton on Friday night, according to the Ironton Police Department.
A Greenup County woman pleaded guilty Friday to a felony charge stemming from a drunk-driving accident in which she struck and killed a paralyzed man in a wheelchair with her minivan.
Being escorted onto a bus by a burly state trooper and then carted like cattle to office after office is a bewildering experience even for grownups.
A man and a woman were killed and two others were injured in a one-vehicle accident on Ky. 7 in Greenup County early Friday morning.
A man and a woman were killed and two others were injured in a one-vehicle accident on Ky. 7 in Greenup County early Friday morning.
The clock has run out on a downtown housing project, according to city officials.
They came with baby strollers and dogs on leashes.
Prayers for personal forgiveness, the nation, schools, businesses, churches and families echoed through the Kyova mall Thursday afternoon as more than 200 gathered to participate in the National Day of Prayer.
Jim and Helen Fout of Ashland, longtime volunteers for River Cities Harvest, have been recognized for their longtime commitment to serving the hungry of the Ashland area.
Kelly Wright says the solution to the world’s problems isn’t in the hands of politicians or government.
It’s in prayer, he said.
Eight area high school students were recipients of the 53rd annual AK Steel Self-Reliance awards in a ceremony and banquet Thursday.
A work-release inmate from the Carter County Detention Center fled from his weed-cutting detail in Elliott County Tuesday but was recaptured about an hour later, police said.
There won’t be any sleeping for those in the audience on May 9 when the AWAKE Project brings Seventh Day Slumber and a host of other Christian rock bands to the auditorium of Boyd County Middle School.
Shawnee State University and Ohio University Southern are among five institutions entering into a collaborative agreement intended to increase access to educational programming and generate more college graduates.
The homecoming was nice. But, it was too brief and went by far too quickly.
Catlettsburg employees will be receiving compensation this week some have been waiting on for more than five years.
In a hurry to get to a Tuesday morning class, Amy Johnson of Cannonsburg pulled into a Speedway store, looked at the $3.75 per gallon gas price and quickly left the lot in search of a better price.
The University of Kentucky is conducting a statewide survey of online community newspaper audiences and asking readers of The Independent to participate.
Turns out Kasey Kazee had it right.
A few neighbors stopped by Jim and Mary Westfall’s new house Tuesday.
A Boyd County High School senior has asked the full U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals to revisit his claim that the Boyd County Board of Education violated his constitutional rights in 2005.
Ann Bauers became involved in the Parents of Murdered Children organization as a way to heal and also reach out to others.
The following information was taken from Ashland Police Department reports:
He’s “the alleged” Duct Tape Bandit no longer.
Tax rebates have begun dropping into bank accounts, but in this economy, gas and groceries may trump a high-end TV, a fancy dress or a new sofa — making the checks less of an economic jump-start than the government hoped for.
Those of you who know a student in Fairview High School’s after-school program shouldn’t be surprised if an extra envelope shows up in your mailbox.
The trial of a former Boyd County High School assistant football coach accused of having sex with a student is scheduled to begin today.
Agencies that responded to a huge oil spill caused by a tanker truck wreck Friday morning on Interstate 64 in Carter County worked together in textbook fashion, officials said.
The Buckskin Run Trail, No. 113, has been closed temporarily to protect a new bald eagle nest discovered near the trail along Cave Run Lake.
Warren Stone isn’t an experienced politician. In 2006, he ran for his first elective office — Kenton County constable — “just to see if people would vote for me,” he said. They did.
Sixteen local students are vying for eight awards at the 53nd annual AK Steel Self-Reliance awards ceremony and banquet on Thursday.
Former Gov. Paul Patton says Gov. Steve Beshear is right in challenging the Council on Postsecondary Education in the hiring of Brad Cowgill as its president.
Jim Wente admits he is a “reef geek,” addicted to collecting and growing different types of coral.
Pooches were on parade Saturday at the Cannonsburg Wal-Mart where more than 38 participated in a dog show sponsored by the store and the Boyd County Animal Shelter.
The Boyd County Fiscal Court will have a special meeting at 10 a.m. Tuesday.
Don Bolt, the chief of the England Hill Volunteer Fire Department, appreciates the efforts of a local hospital and others for the recent addition of a new defibrillator.
Thursday is the 57th annual National Day of Prayer and residents of northeastern Kentucky have plenty of ways to participate.
Prayer ceremonies will take place from early Thursday morning until Thursday night at various locations.
The third annual Greenup County Prayer Walk will take place at 6:30 p.m. at Bridges Christian Church at 1402 Kenwood Drive, Russell.
Paul W. Sierer, a longtime journalist and editor of The Daily Independent from 1980 to 1989, died Saturday morning at Community Hospice Care Center. He was 81.
For Kathy Chamis, her family and her church family, along with many other Orthodox Christians in the world, Resurrection Sunday is the most significant holiday of the year.
For the friends and family of the 201st Engineer Battalion, Friday morning felt like it would never end.
John McCain came to listen – and there were questions about the economy, jobs, immigration and even his personal faith.
A tanker truck overturned on Interstate 64 on Friday morning, spilling more than 3,700 gallons of crude oil, shutting down the highway and creating nightmares for emergency responders and motorists.
For the friends and family of the 201st Engineer Battalion, Friday morning felt like it would never end.
A man accused of murder in the 2006 death of a Carter County constable pleaded guilty Friday to a lesser charge.
Tree lovers turned out in droves again this year to the Ashland Park Board’s annual tree giveaway. Residents and volunteers from Ashland
New Hope Baptist Church on Sunday will honor its pastor, the Rev. Henry Mosely, for 20 years of service to the church.
The church, at 2717 Carter Ave., will host a special service in recognition of Mosely’s 20th anniversary.
An Ohio man was arrested Thursday morning after a house sitter caught him allegedly in the act of burglarizing a home in South Shore and held him at gunpoint until authorities arrived.
A tractor-trailer accident has close the eastbound lanes of I-64 east of Morehead.
A collaborative community effort is under way to renovate one of the Gate City’s most beloved parks.
