Senate President Stivers Receives 2026 Soar Inspires Award

Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, was honored Wednesday with the inaugural Shaping Our Appalachian Region Inspires Appalachian Film and Arts Award during the opening of the 2026 SOAR …

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Bourbon Sisters Society Raises $1,000 for Friends of Jackson County Public Library

The Bourbon Sisters Society, a women’s organization bringing together members from across the Commonwealth of Kentucky, recently demonstrated the power of friendship and generosity by raising …

Congratulations to Weekly Attendance Championship Winners!

Presenting the Weekly Attendance Championship Winners are Jackson County Public Schools' Superintendent Renee Smith and the sponsor of the Weekly Attendance Championship Belt, Commonwealth Attorney, …

"Adopt An Artist" Businesses & Creative Community Collaboration

THE PROGRAM The art piece being exhibited in the lobby of PRTC Office in McKee, KY is part of a collaboration between Jackson County businesses and the Jackson County Creative Community through the …

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JC 5/6 Grade Generals Win Mountain Middle School Athletic Conference Championship

JC Boys Win Cross Country Title - Girls Finish Runner-Up

Florida vs Kentucky on 3/7/2026 - Dr. Michael Huang, Kentucky Sports Radio/On3

Where's the Beautiful, Mark?

LSU vs Kentucky football game October 10, 2026

Will Stein and the Perils of a Swollen Head

Season Update: JCMS Football Wraps Regular Season, Eyes Playoff Run

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Obituaries

Bitha Jane Isaacs

Bitha Jane Isaacs, 97, of Richmond, In., went to her heavenly home surrounded by family, on September 22, 2026. Bitha was the fourth child of thirteen children, born on May 30, 1929, to Emery and …

Zona Estridge

Zona Estridge was born July 19, 1941 in Jackson County, Kentucky and departed this life on Sunday, September 20, 2026 at the Berea Health and Rehab. She was 85 years old. She is the daughter of the …

Donna Sue Reynolds

Donna Sue Reynolds was born May 27, 1956 in Hamilton, Ohio and departed this life Friday, September 18, 2026 at the Continue Care Hospital in Corbin, at the age of 70. She was the daughter of the …

Bobbie Jean Sams

Bobbie Jean Sams, 75, of Tyner, KY passed away peacefully in her sleep at home on Thursday, September 17, 2026. She was born in Hazard, KY on March 4, 1951, to Wesley & Ethel (Couch) Fugate. She …

Eva Viola Isaacs

Eva Viola Isaacs, age 83, of Kerby Knob, Kentucky, passed peacefully at her home on September 21, 2026. Eva Viola Isaacs, born Eva Viola Sebald, was born on October 21, 1942, in Baltimore, …

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Opinion

Shootin' It Straight - Dial It Back

While the battle is being fought over data centers and artificial intelligence, there is another movement quietly treading alongside it. While we are undoubtedly throttling forward with all things …

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Entertainment

8 celebrities whose real names would totally surprise you

Spokeo reports on celebrities who changed their names for self-reinvention or branding, revealing their surprising birth identities.

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