A national sporting goods store based in Birmingham, Alabama announced this week that it will locate a new store in Whitesburg. Hibbett Sporting Goods Inc. More...

Letcher County Public Schools will provide a tuition-free summer school for Letcher County high school students. Students may be able to take up to two classes to make up credits. More...

A concealed carry class will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., May 25, at the Letcher County Extension Office. The class enables participants to apply for a concealed carry permit. More...

Max Baucus’s reputation as one of the most ethically challenged members of the U.S. Senate is well earned. More...

On its face, the murder of Americans in Libya, including our ambassador, has absolutely nothing to do with the inappropriate relationship former President Bill Clinton had with a White House intern. But politically, that’s another story. More...

Kentucky Derby winner Orb arrived at Pimlico Race Course earlier this week and immediately settled into stall 40, reserved exclusively for the Derby winner. More...

Thoroughbred handicappers Bob Neumeier, an analyst from New England, and Mike Battaglia, who sets morning line odds for Keeneland, Churchill Downs and Turfway Park, provided their thoughts on the Preakness in separate interviews with NBC Sports. More...

Now that high school basketball star Andrew Wiggins has chosen to attend Kansas, UofL Coach Rick Pitino has his tattoo, Orb has moved on to Pimlico and UK Coach John Calipari stagemanages to keep his name in the news (inviting Bill Clinton to his fan More...

Plans are all made for the upcoming Doty Days School reunion. It will be on June 15 beginning at 9:30 a.m. with coffee and doughnuts and the program will start at 12:00 with finger foods and covered dish meal for lunch. More...

Hazard Community and Technical College honored outstanding graduates during commencement on Saturday, May 11. The President’s Award was presented to Jennifer Couch of Hazard and Kristina L. Mullins of Carrie. More...

Rearing three children, dealing with a house that burned to the ground, and facing a couple of health scares have all been challenges for Beth Banks Pennington, but none kept her from achieving her goal — earning an educational doctorate from M More...

Lenville ‘Buddy’ Hatton, 69, of Whitesburg, died May 8 at Hospice of Hazard. More...

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., May 19, at the Charlie Logan Cemetery. Preachers and singing groups will be there. Those attending should bring a covered dish for a dinner. For more information, call 633-5462. More...

Edwin Morrow ‘ Bo’ Spears Jr., 63, of Winchester, died April 29. Born in Lexington to the late Edwin Spears Sr. and Rhudell Johnson Spears, he was a brother of the late Fred H. Spears. More...