Later this month, the “voice” of Hazard Community and Technical College is retiring after 30 years of being heard on the radio, television and even the college’s phone system. HCTC Public Relations Director Evelyn Wood’s last day in the office is May 28. During the May 5 Rotary Club meeting,…

Officials with the Kentucky River Regional have confirmed that early this morning, May 13, an inmate escaped custody.

On Tuesday, May 11, the Housing Development Alliance, Inc. (HDA), a nonprofit affordable housing developer, along with several community partners, held a wall raising ceremony where they lifted the first walls on HDA’s construction project in Allais. This project, named Gurney’s Bend, is the…

On Saturday, May 1, the Appalachian Arts Alliance hosted Hazard and Perry County’s seventh annual Derby Party at the ArtStation on Main Street in downtown Hazard. During the event there were appetizers, a cash bar, music and a tent-style casino tables with prizes.

Following a few soft opening events, Hazard Coffee Company officially opened for business this week in downtown Hazard.

This year, both of the Hazard Save A Lot stores donated thousands of bags of food to local charities, totaling more than $20,000 in community contributions through the discount grocery chain’s annual “Bags for a Brighter Holiday” food donation program that gives back to Hazard area families …

This month, a Knott County couple was finally able to leave their home and interact with others after a little more than a year of self-quarantining due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Kasie Wallace, 28, of Breathitt County, and her fiance Ian Hall, 24, of Knott County, were in quarantine from Apr…

Throughout April, The Rising Center and the Care Cottage have been partnering to raise awareness of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM). On Thursday, April 22, The Rising Center and the Care Cottage, along with several community partners, held “Take Back the Night” at the P…

After the Mother Goose building’s head fell from the building last month, several local businesses and community organizations came together to raise money for the reconstruction of the building’s head. Those fundraising efforts have continued, and plans are in motion to begin restoring the …

On April 16, the New Hope Food Pantry in Hazard held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate where they received a new freezer and cooler that will help preserve and store more food for the community.

On April 9, Gov. Andy Beshear announced the appointment of Col. Phillip Burnett Jr. as commissioner of the Kentucky State Police (KSP).

The redbuds are blooming and the spring peepers can be heard across the Bluegrass, meaning springtime in Kentucky is upon us, and so is another highly anticipated season of wild turkey hunting.

The Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) Board of Trustees announced April 12 that Hollie Harris Phillips will be the health system’s new President and Chief Executive Officer.

Two Hazard men were publicly named this week as being charged as part of a federal drug trafficking conspiracy case that has already resulted in six other Perry County residents and a Shelby County man being indicted.