http://www.dailyindependent.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:43:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/slideshow/local_story_300232947.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/slideshow/local_story_300232947.html One of the leading violinists in the world was in Ashland on Tuesday to perform with a group of college students Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:46:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/slideshow/local_story_299153848.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/slideshow/local_story_299153848.html You can credit the fantastic fall foliage in the area to the combination of clear, sunny days and cool nights. Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:26:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/slideshow/local_story_250215405.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/slideshow/local_story_250215405.html A steady rain soaked paradegoers in Catlettsburg on Monday but it did little to dampen spirits. Sat, 05 Sep 2009 23:22:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/slideshow/local_story_248214311.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/slideshow/local_story_248214311.html The stands of the H. L. “Hobie” Vanhoose Livestock Pavilion were packed when bidding started Saturday afternoon at the Greenup County Fair’s livestock auction. Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:45:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/slideshow/local_story_243002330.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/slideshow/local_story_243002330.html The barns at the fairgrounds are filling up today with 4-H and FFA animals.Every vendor slot has been filled and the purveyors of funnel cakes, shaved ice and lemonade are stocked and ready for hungry fairgoers. Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:03:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/slideshow/local_story_241004852.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/slideshow/local_story_241004852.html On Ashland JFL Night, the Tomcats put on a show for the little ones and the whole crowd at Putnam Stadium. Sun, 23 Aug 2009 01:20:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/slideshow/local_story_234231709.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/slideshow/local_story_234231709.html Nothing says “county fair” quite like a livestock auction. Sun, 16 Aug 2009 01:05:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/slideshow/local_story_227232701.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/slideshow/local_story_227232701.html Interest is growing in an Aug. 25 special election in the 18th State Senate District, much of it from outside this northeast Kentucky rural district. Sat, 15 Aug 2009 10:59:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/slideshow/local_story_227105020.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/slideshow/local_story_227105020.html Want to know who’s going to win an election or just what’s going on generally in Greenup County? Fri, 14 Aug 2009 06:46:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/slideshow/local_story_225235421.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/slideshow/local_story_225235421.html Bidding at the 2009 Carter County Livestock Auction opened slowly Thursday but built momentum as the night progressed. Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:31:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/slideshow/local_story_220222550.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/slideshow/local_story_220222550.html Wrapping a 75-foot logger’s tape measure around the trunk of a young oak tree, Pat Cleary jotted down its circumference and diameter. Sat, 08 Aug 2009 22:55:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/slideshow/local_story_220205656.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/slideshow/local_story_220205656.html Although they’re miles removed from one another in terms of the amount of risk they involve, Jonathan Morris says skydiving is a bit like eating potato chips. Sun, 26 Jul 2009 01:31:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/slideshow/local_story_206231403.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/slideshow/local_story_206231403.html Rolland R. Mayo smiled and waved his hat at people on the sidewalk from his seat on a horse-drawn buggy Saturday. Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:59:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/slideshow/local_story_198180945.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/slideshow/local_story_198180945.html Floyd Willis didn’t count on performing shotgun weddings when he got into forestry. Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:11:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/slideshow/local_story_199210721.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/slideshow/local_story_199210721.html The American chestnut is caught between those who remember it as the prominent tree in the forest and those trying to bring it back.