A large fire in the railroad tunnel located on the Magoffin and Breathitt County line. »

The rail line which once carried millions of tons of coal from the Evanston coal fields is no longer an active railroad. The rail and ties have been removed.
The railroad was last operated by the RJ CORMAN RAILROAD GROUP. Special Projects employees are pictured closing the portals of the tunnel. Lester Prater (former Falcon Coal [...]

A local woman is facing 10 years in prison »

A local woman is facing 10 years in prison after a complaint was filed by her parole officer alleging several violations.
Lisa Salyers will face Judge Frank Allen Fletcher later this month on the warrant request from Wade Gibbs from probation and parole. Gibbs alleges that Salyers was probated five years on a three year [...]

Missing woman located »

A woman who was listed in last weeks Advocate as missing has been found.
According to police, Teresa Brister was found in Lexington where she lives and is safe. Brister was reported missing last week after she failed to report to work at the local hospital and her personal belongings along with her purse were [...]

The Green Shirts – From Breathitt Advocate »

Tom Hoogeboom
The Green Shirts are in town and they want to help those with unmet needs due to the May flooding. The group is a non-profit community organization formed as a part of the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC). Beginning Monday of this week through Friday August 14, the organization will be taking applications [...]

News From Breathitt Advocate »

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Woman jumps into rain swollen River
A young woman was found safe Tuesday evening hours after she jumped into the rain swollen river at Quicksand.

 Rachel Messer, age 23, of Highway 15 South jumped into the swollen river around 3:30 pm Tuesday after she fled from police who were attempting to serve [...]