Jackson, Ky. (June 24, 2022) – The Kentucky State Police (KSP) Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred on June 24, 2022, at approximately 11:28 a.m. in Breathitt County. The KSP Critical Incident Response Team responded to the scene, along with personnel from KSP Post 13, and the investigation into […]
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Breathitt County Grader under repair after break down
Jackson, KY 6-24-22 A bit of a stir up in Breathitt County over a grader parked at the mouth of the Old Buck Community. According to County officials, the grader sustained a small fire that burned 3 hoses making the grader inoperable. The grader was backed off the road in to the weeds. The torque […]
Shop With a Cop in Jackson gets huge helping Hand
Miranda King, Commonwealth Attorney in Breathitt County and her office helped Jackson Police Department acquire $11,500 dollars in support of the Shop With a Cop Program. The Jackson Police Department is very grateful for Mirandas support and assistance with this special program for children of this area.
Breathitt County Citizens Voice Concern over Possible 57.66% Rate Increase
Video Breathitt County Water District Meeting (PART 1) Video Breathitt County Water District Meeting (PART 2) The Breathitt County Court Room in Jackson was full of citizens who were concerned about a recent publication in a local newspaper that reads as follows: CUSTOMER NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Breathitt County Water District expects […]
Breaking News – Fed Ex building Distribution Center in Perry County
Perry County is growing and this time it is a new Fed Ex Distribution Center. The 280,000 plus square foot building is nearing completion. The building is located next to Sykes in the Coal Fields Industrial Park. It is not known how many people will need to be hired to run this huge facility or […]
May Primaries are over and Breathitt Citizens send a huge message
The May Primaries are over and in Breathitt County, Voters sent a clear message to candidates. Not just to those Incumbents that lost but to winners as well. Citizens of Breathitt County were not happy with the past 3 plus year and the election results clearly showed this. Let’s take a look at each race. […]
Early Morning House Fire in Breathitt County
5-17-22 Jackson, KY Fire crews in Jackson received a call of a housefire in the Lakeside Community of Jackson around 330am. Assistant Chief Noble said his crew was on scene within an astonishing 11 minutes. When the Fire Department arrived on scene, the home, located at 449 was already fully engulfed. The home was property […]
Bad Driveway of the Week The truth behind Stamper Drive
(Letter to Editor by Ron Hamblin) Recently a “newspaper” in Breathitt County published a story called, “Bad Road of the Week”. This article was a bashfest towards Breathitt County Judge Executive Jeff Noble. The problem with this far fetched article is, it was full of misinformation and obviously written as an attack on Judge Noble […]
KSP Releases Suspect Information in Madison County Home Invasion
Richmond, Ky. (Feb. 23, 2022) –The Kentucky State Police, Richmond Post, is requesting the public’s assistance locating the suspect wanted in connection to a Murder that occurred on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at a home on Willis Branch Road in Madison County. The ongoing investigation alleges Shannon V. Gilday, 23 years old of Taylor Mill, KY, forced […]
HCTC makes CDDL announcement
2-17-22 Hazard Community & Technical College and TLD Logistics, in collaboration with SOAR, signed an agreement today to pilot a training program for CDL Class A drivers. “We’re so excited about this partnership with TLD. Eastern Kentucky has a strong workforce and our folks just need to be up skilled into the appropriate jobs,” HCTC […]