Hazmat called out for Lee County Accident »
Authorities from Breathitt & Lee County were called out for a hazmat incident Tuesday night in Lee County. The incident occurred on Abner Flat Rd. off of 2017. Driver was reportedly following directions on a tom tom (GPS) and came in wrong way. The driver was hauling Hauling Terpene Hydrocarbon. There was no spillage from the [...]
Robbery At Ramey’s Quick Stop In Vicco »
(Hazard, Ky) On January 12, 2012 at approximately 7:05 p.m. Kentucky State Police received a call of a robbery at Ramey’s Quick Stop in the Vicco community of Perry County. Preliminary investigation indicates that a slender male approximately 5’6” tall with a medium complexion and wearing a black hooded sweat shirt entered the store and [...]
Former McDonald’s Owners Donate Toys for Christmas »
JACKSON, KY.— Two former restaurant owners from Jackson have donated thousands of toys to numerous local agencies just in time for Christmas. The gift was the work of Jerry and Kathy Paschall of Vernon, Alabama. The Paschall’s recently sold a warehouse property on Panbowl Road near the Breathitt County Garage and all of the McDonald’s [...]
Transportation Cabinet awards three highway improvement contracts for District 10 counties »
Projects in Breathitt, Estill and Perry counties JACKSON, Ky. — The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has awarded three contracts totaling nearly $800,000 for three highway projects impacting three counties in the Department of Highways District 10. Contracts awarded as part of the November 2011 letting are: · A $124,169.01 contract for installation of guardrail on KY [...]
Delays possible as paving project begins on Mountain Parkway in Powell County »
Delays will be possible on the Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway in eastern Powell County beginning Monday, Oct. 17, as a paving project gets underway. Contractor crews will be milling and resurfacing a four-mile stretch of the Mountain Parkway between mile markers 32 and 36, or between Exit 33 at Slade and the Wolfe County [...]
Perry County Fire Fatality Media Release »
Hazard, KY- An early morning structure fire has claimed a life in Perry County. The fire which was reported at 4:45 A.M. resulted in a home at 6268 Kentucky Highway 451 in the Busy community of Perry County being destroyed by fire. The Avawam Fire Department responded and while fighting the fire located human remains [...]
Click It Or Ticket Campaign Enforcement Totals »
(Hazard, KY) Kentucky State Police Post 13 in Hazard recently participated in the Click It or Ticket Campaign which ran from May 23 through June 5, 2011. State Police along with other law enforcement agencies conducted 41 traffic safety checkpoints during the campaign. The following is a summary of totals from this campaign: DUI ARRESTS: [...]
THIRD ANNUAL PINE BRANCH COAL CO. MEMORIAL DAY SHOOTOUT held at SUGAR CAMP GOLF CLUB »
The Third Annual Pine Branch Coal Company Memorial Day Shootout was held at Sugar Camp Golf Club on Saturday, May 28th. The weather was beautiful and a great time was had by all. 61 golfers composing 15 teams participated in the event. Of that number, over half were players who came from outside of Breathitt [...]
Panbowl Road in Jackson to be closed next week as KY 15 construction continues »
JACKSON, KY – As part of the ongoing project to construct a new alignment of KY 15 in Breathitt County, Panbowl Road in Jackson will be closed in the vicinity of the construction zone in Jackson beginning Monday, June 13. This closure is necessary in order to build the ramp from existing KY 15 to [...]
Free Breathitt basketball camp »
UNITE ‘Shoot Hoops Not Drugs’ basketball camp to be held at Breathitt County High on June 14 JACKSON – The third of six free regional basketball camps offered by Operation UNITE this summer will be held Tuesday, June 14, at Breathitt County High School in Jackson. Camp begins at 4 p.m. and lasts approximately three [...]
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