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Expunge the overreaction: Concern about Kentucky’s process for purging voters is reasonable.
Kentuckians should be proud that Secretary of State Michael Adam received a Profile in Courage Award from the John F. Kennedy Foundation for “protecting access to the ballot and ensuring that our nation remains a beacon of democracy.” In a time of rampant election denialism and threats against election workers, this state in 2021 expanded […] The post Expunge the overreaction: Concern about Kentucky’s process for purging voters is reasonable. appeared first on Kentucky Lantern.
Elementary school creates outdoor classroom
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - Roy G. Elementary School in Hazard has a new outdoor classroom. The unused space was once just dirt and grass between parts of the school. Principal Derek Allen said they wanted the area to have a purpose. “We just really wanted to turn into something special...
Former Hazard Fire Deputy Chief dies
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - On Saturday, July 20, 79-year-old Alvin Caudill Sr. died. Caudill served the community of Perry County for 25 years, being the Deputy Chief of the Hazard Fire Department. After retiring from the fire department, Caudill still felt the need to serve the community that he loved.
North Fork Music Festival returning
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - The North Fork Music Festival is just around the corner. The event will be located on Main Street in downtown Hazard on July 26 and 27. The music festival fun will start on Friday. The stage will be on Main Street. Food truck, vendors and seating will be located on The Grand.
Rape trial of former Kentucky cabinet secretary opens in Lexington with disputed statements
Prosecutors and defense attorneys shared two different accounts of a sexual encounter between former Kentucky lawmaker John Tilley and a 21-year old woman during the first day of a potentially weeklong jury trial in Lexington. Tilley, who led the Justice and Public Safety cabinet under former Gov. Matt Bevin after serving as a Democratic state representative from Hopkinsville, faces a charge of first-degree rape in connection with the April 2022 incident. He pleaded not guilty to the...
Darius Miller is a fan of Reed Sheppard and Mark Pope
Darius Miller won a state championship at Mason County and was also named Kentucky’s Mr. Basketball in 2008. Once he got to Kentucky, he won a national title in 2012 to give him three honors no other Kentucky player has been able to do. Miller played in a school-record...
Community asking for prayers for father and daughter seriously injured in hiking accident
WOODFORD CO., Ky. (WKYT) - For nine months, Captain Logan Forrest was deployed in the Middle East. He was welcomed home by his family and community at the end of May. It was just a little over a month later, when a family vacation turned tragic. “It’s unimaginable. I can’t...
Lexington man reflects on attending college with Kamala Harris
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A Lexington man who was once classmates with Vice President Kamala Harris at Howard University in the early 1980s is looking back. On June 2, 1984, Jim and Cathy Coleman were married. The reception held on Howard University’s campus in Washington, D.C., had an unexpected guest: a young, twenty-something Kamala Harris showed up to support the newlyweds.
Appalshop bringing art, access to Letcher Co.
JENKINS, Ky. (WYMT) - Appalshop is working with the City of Jenkins to bring access and art to the city’s streets. The organization, which planted its temporary office in Jenkins after the 2022 floods, is now working to give back to its community. An AARP Community Challenge Grant was...
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