House Speaker Greg Stumbo Friday testified before the Judiciary Committe in support of his proposals to require some charged with domestic violence to wear electronic monitoring devices.
Pitcher Brandon Webb’s $8.5 million option was exercised Friday by the Arizona Diamondbacks.
All day Thursday under a crisp autumn sky, students at Ramey-Estep High School played Native American games, cooked apple butter, made scarecrows and munched caramel apples.
City officials approved hiring a slate of new city workers on Thursday.
The onset of cold weather may be bringing some unwanted guests to local homes and businesses.
There has been “some activity” about the next round of elections in Carter County, according to County Clerk Mike Johnston, who has already filed his own paperwork to seek re-election.
Anthony Keaton didn’t know what was in store for him when he became pastor of Abundant Life Penecostal Church in 1984.
The American Legion’s “Walk for Old Glory” will be Saturday afternoon, starting in Central Park.
The Rowan County attorney, a former public defender and a Frenchburg lawyer were selected Thursday as nominees for a vacant district judgeship.
Steve Nunn was indicted this week in Hart County on wanton endangerment charges for events at the time of his Sept. 11 arrest - he still awaits possible grand jury action in Fayette County on charges related to the death of Amanda Ross.
A number of local individuals took advantage of the first day of election filings to announce their candidacy for 2010 races.
As the weather gets colder, Janice LeBrun’s thoughts turn to quilts.
Two upcoming events are meant to raise awareness about autism as well as give families with autistic members a chance to mingle and have a good time.
Two Ohio residents were arrested Tuesday in a drug raid at a residence in Wurtland.
A Portsmouth man pleaded guilty Monday in Greenup Circuit Court to sexually abusing his former girlfriend’s children.
It was the working model of a pump that moves oil products through Marathon Petroleum’s refinery that caught Bradley Hamm’s attention.
The commonwealth’s attorney for Carter, Elliott and Morgan counties, his former assistant and the Morgan County attorney have all been nominated to fill a vacant family court judgeship.
Some local farmers recently found themselves in what they described as scene from “The Birds,” Alfred Hitchcock’s famous horror film, as thousands of blackbirds, starlings and grackles descended on their crops.
A committee of lawmakers Tuesday questioned what constitutes distracted driving and how clearly it can be defined in statute but transportation officials and data indicate it costs lives.
Predictably, Democratic supporters of expanded gambling in Kentucky saw an Ohio vote to allow casinos in metropolitcan areas as a threat to the horse industry while Republican David Williams saw it as proof slots won't fly in Kentucky.
The sixth annual Veterans Day concert, “A Star Spangled Celebration,” will be at 6:30 p.m. at Fields Auditorium on the campus of Maysville Community and Technical College on Nov. 11.
The Little and Preteen Miss Ashland pageant is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Nov. 21 at Touchstone Ministries on Center Street in Catlettsburg.
A triple threat lurks at The Clay Center in the form of ancient Egypt.
The Highlands Museum and Discovery Center is hosting an exhibit of Barbies through Jan. 25.
Republicans from Carter and Lewis counties chose Jill York as their candidate to replace Robin Webb as the 96th District state representative during a special meeting Tuesday in Grayson.
Two arrests were made in Boyd County on Tuesday that officials say are linked to the wave of recent burglaries in rural neighborhoods.
A Boyd Circuit Court jury has cleared a former heart surgeon at King’s Daughters Medical Center of negligence in a long-running medical malpractice case.
A movie featuring a local singer and a cast of famous movie stars will have its world debut at the Paramount Arts Center’s Festival of Trees.
While the great party that is the Kentucky state high school football playoffs is set to begin on Friday — with 192 invited guests — basketball season is right around the corner. Teams have been practicing for the last couple of weeks.
Republicans from Carter and Lewis counties chose Jill York as their candidate to replace Robin Webb as the 96th District state representative during a special meeting Tuesday in Grayson.
The state Judicial Nominating Commission on Tuesday announced the names of the three nominees for the vacant Boyd District Court judgeship.
Educators on Tuesday learned guidelines for use of religion in public schools and how to legally incorporate Judeo-Christian concepts into many subjects.
Bluegrass music veterans Larry Sparks & The Lonesome Ramblers will bring their brand of high-energy picking and singing to the stage at the Isaacs Performing Arts Center in the Old Hitchins School on Friday.
Republicans from Carter and Lewis counties chose Jill York as their candidate to replace Robin Webb as the 96th District state representative during a special meeting Tuesday in Grayson.
The small town of Morehead is not where one would expect to find a Stanford University scientist.
A special addition to the Boyd County War Memorial is expected to arrive at Armco Park in time for Veterans Day.
Contrary to what many Americans have been led to believe, God and religion have not be banned from the public schools by either the government or the courts, said Eric Buehrer, founder and president of Gateways to Better Education and a nationally recognized authority on religion and the public schools.
Local college officials will spend two days in Maryland this week studying magnet schools of the type planned for the Summit campus of Ashland Community and Technical College.
Democrats in Carter and Lewis counties will attempt to replace one Webb with another in the Kentucky House of Representatives.
Democrats in Carter and Lewis counties will attempt to replace one Webb with another in the Kentucky House of Representatives.
Gov. Steve Beshear announced Monday the state will reach its goal six months early for new enrollments of eligibile children in K-CHIP and Medicaid.
There is one thing I would not want to be right now: an incumbent politician.
The U.S. Census Bureau has appointed a slate of managers for a new 2010 Census office in Ashland at 1539 Greenup Ave., Suite 501, east of Ashland Town Center.
The following information was taken from Ashland Police Department reports:
Ashland’s Stacy Nelson and David Palmore will be among 200 writers participating in the 28th annual Kentucky Book Fair on Saturday.
It seems like every family has one — a child who never grew up.
Morehead State University’s string residency will present award-winning violinist Sara Caswell, on Nov. 12 through 14.
Her visit is with the Virginia R. Harpham Tri-State Honors Orchestra Clinic.
Safe Harbor officials say two recent federal grants will provide services to help area domestic violence victims achieve and maintain their independence.
Doing business in downtown districts and investing in the community are serious commitments for the people at CJ Maggie’s American Grill.
It wasn�t a yard sale. It was a community shopping spree.
Even though it rained on the planned parade, Saturday was a great day for a combination of a hometown homecoming and Halloween in Flatwoods.
There is still plenty of time to take measures in battling the H1N1 pandemic, according to health officials.
It all began as “a true grassroots effort,” Susan Hunt said last week as she and hundreds of others marked the 30th anniversary of Community Hospice.
Republican leaders from Carter and Lewis counties will meet Tuesday evening in Grayson to select the party�s candidate for the 96th District seat in the Kentucky House of Representatives.
Members of Grace Nazarene Church in Ashland will take time Sunday to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Pastor Richard Suman leading their congregation.
The Public Service Commission has some welcome news for natural gas consumers this year — prices are likely to be “sharply lower” this winter.
Even the tiniest kindergartners at Campbell Elementary know the score on using dope:
The former Catlettsburg fire chief pleaded not guilty Friday to siphoning off funds from bingo games run by the fire department.
Vandals spray painted graffiti over large swaths of the Ashland Paul Blazer High School campus on the eve of its annual football grudge match with Boyd County High.
State health officials say the H1N1 flu remains widespread in Kentucky but symptoms are generaly not severe and vaccine supply is increasing.
The Public Service Commission expects natural gas prices to be as much as 39 percent lower this winter over last year.
Lawmakers want the Department of Corrections to cut costs but don't want to accept their own responsibility.
It’s an occupational hazard, all the tapping fingers on tabletops, books, knees, whatever is in the way.
So is the shaking foot.
Josh Daniels seems to be in motion all the time and full of nervous energy.
He is a professional drummer.
Children of all ages — including some adults — donned their scariest, wackiest or most glamorous costumes and flocked to Central Park on Thursday night.
There’s nothing like a sweet treat to take the sting out of a visit to the doctor’s office for an allergy shot.
Known not for power or fortune but for her love of music and teaching, Thelma Johnson opened the doors of learning to more than a generation of Ashlanders.
The U.S. Census Bureau is in the midst of opening an Ashland office to support 2010 census operations in eastern Kentucky.
The Boyd and Greenup/Lewis County Bar Associations honored colleagues at a recognition dinner on Tuesday at the Ashland Plaza Hotel.
The names of those who are outstanding in their respective occupations and roles within the community are being sought by the Grayson Area Chamber of Commerce as the group prepares to recognize individual contributions to the area during the chamber’s upcoming annual meeting.
Ashland officials have taken another pedal forward in making Ashland a more bike-friendly city.
The largest drug roundup in Kentucky’s history unfolded this week as state, local and federal officers stormed dozens of homes with felony arrest warrants for 518, striking at the heart of an illegal prescription drug trafficking organization.
Sate Auditor Crit Luallen Thursday released a scathing report on her examination of spending by the Kentucky Associaiton of Counties, findings which shocked some county officials.
A former Greenup City Council member has been charged in connection with a suspected drunken-driving accident Tuesday night near the entrance to Ashland Community and Technical College that injured three.
Pathways Inc. will break ground at 2:30 p.m. Friday on Hillcrest Hall, a $1.3 million male residential adolescent substance abuse treatment center.
State education officials have put the stamp of approval on plans for a new Boyd County High School, clearing the way for architects to start drawing up designs.
Secretary of Education and Workforce Development Helen Mountjoy is resiggning to spend more time with her family.
A scientist who started his career in the infancy of the U.S. space program will speak at Morehead State University Friday.
A three-month investigation into illegal pill trafficking in Lawrence County, Ohio, has resulted in 25 being charged.
Costumed characters hoping to fill their bags with sweets and treats will have plenty of opportunities to say “Trick Or Treat!” as the Halloween season hits high gear this week.
An illegal alien accused by federal authorities of conspiring with two others to illegally distribute prescription drugs in Carter County has been sentenced to five years in prison.
Lawmakers on the local government committee peppered Corrections Commissioner LaDonna Thompson Wednesday about jail problems and inefficiencies.
A former Greenup City Council member has been charged with driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident and could face additional charges in connection with a wreck Tuesday night near the entrance to Ashland Community and Technical College that injured three.
Trick-or-Treat times in the Tri-State area.
A local bluegrass musician recently received a big honor, along with three fellow musicians.
One of the leading violinists in the world was in Ashland on Tuesday to perform with a group of college students
Catlettsburg’s former fire chief was arrested Monday night after being indicted for allegedly misappropriating funds from the fire department’s charitable gaming operations.
Summer Motion has been selected as one of the Southeast Tourism Society’s Top 20 events for June 2010.
The 911 centers in Greenup and Boyd counties this week were awarded state Community Mobile Radio Service Board grants to improve their services.
Three were injured after a head-on collision Tuesday night near the intersection of 13th Street and Ramey Street, according to the Ashland Police Department.
Commuters coming into Kentucky from Ohio found their path blocked at the Ohio River Tuesday morning as emergency officials responded to a reported hazardous material spill that was quickly identified as rock salt.
