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Rebuilding Kentucky

WKYT & WYMT partner with American Red Cross to raise money for Disaster Relief after devastating Ky. floods

Updated: Jun. 29, 2026 at 3:58 PM EDT
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By WKYT News Staff
WKYT and WYMT are teaming up with the American Red Cross to raise money for Disaster Relief after storms and flooding devastated parts of Kentucky.

Sports

Campers playing basketball at the ARH Trent Noah Basketball ProCamp

Trent Noah’s basketball camp draws in Rockcastle Co. family despite storm damage

Updated: May 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM EDT
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By Armando Barry
Rockcastle Co. family travels through storm damage to reach Trent Noah's basketball camp.

News

Perry Co. Sheriff's Office Black History Month

Perry Co. Sheriff’s Office offer a seat at the table

Updated: Feb. 21, 2024 at 11:29 PM EST
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By Madison Carmouche
Sheriff Engle said that one of his goals when he became the sheriff was to diversify the agency and increase representation for minorities in the community.

Community

Robin Holbrook 'always remembered' at Eula Hall Health Center

Updated: Jul. 3, 2019 at 6:22 PM EDT
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By Buddy Forbes
The physician assistant died May 31 in a motorcycle crash, but his memory is living on at the center.

Community

LoveLoud Pike 2019 comes to a close

Updated: Jun. 28, 2019 at 11:00 PM EDT
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By Buddy Forbes
"We actually have seen a lot of people giving their lives to Christ," said volunteer Kevin Mullins.

Community

'A void you can't put into words': Phelps mourns loss of Gabbi McCoy

Updated: Jun. 28, 2019 at 10:50 PM EDT
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By Buddy Forbes
Since her sudden death Wednesday, her loved ones are trying to figure out how to move forward.

Community

Phelps community joins in memory of Gabbi McCoy

Updated: Jun. 27, 2019 at 11:04 PM EDT
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By Buddy Forbes
Family and friends gathered in the Phelps High School gymnasium Thursday night to remember the life of Gabbi McCoy.

Community

Local VFW Post holds annual spaghetti dinner fundraiser on Tuesday

Updated: Apr. 2, 2018 at 6:09 PM EDT
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By Taylor Upchurch
The VFW Post 7387 in Hazard is holding their annual spaghetti dinner Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Community

Local church carries a cross for 20 miles on Good Friday

Updated: Mar. 30, 2018 at 6:52 PM EDT
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By Taylor Upchurch
Pastor Rob Hoffman says they began walking at 7 a.m. in Perry County and planned to end at the Floyd County Line.

Community

Middlesboro City Councilman Doug Hughes dies

Updated: Mar. 30, 2018 at 6:27 PM EDT
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By WYMT Staff
Doug Hughes, a former councilman for the city of Middlesboro, passed away Friday due to a lengthy illness.
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Community

Update: Jonah Mullins returns to school weeks after brain surgery

Updated: Mar. 28, 2018 at 6:38 PM EDT
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By WYMT Staff
Mullins suffered from a series of strokes, two of which doctors consider major, leading doctors to operate on both sides of his brain.

Community

Rising Center hosts open house for sexual assault awareness month

Updated: Mar. 27, 2018 at 7:07 PM EDT
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By Taylor Upchurch
Organizers say the goal is to introduce the staff to the community while educating people on the services they provide.

Community

Knott County woman starts online auction for friend with stage 4 cancer

Updated: Mar. 26, 2018 at 7:44 PM EDT
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By Taylor Upchurch
Folks in Knott County are coming together to raise money to help Tyler Huff, whose recent diagnosis of stage four colon cancer has his family concerned about medical bills.

Community

Summit Church members open doors to new place of worship

Updated: Mar. 25, 2018 at 6:42 PM EDT
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By Taylor Upchurch
Summit Church welcomed their congregation to a brand new building for worship Sunday morning.

Community

Louisville police officer adopts puppy rescued during traffic stop

Updated: Mar. 24, 2018 at 3:07 PM EDT
A dog rescued during a traffic stop was adopted this week by the officer who found her.

Community

Union College announces new ownership of Stivers Aquatic & Wellness Center

Updated: Mar. 22, 2018 at 6:46 PM EDT
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By Taylor Upchurch
Opening day is nearing for the Stivers Aquatic & Wellness Center thanks to Union College announcing their ownership Thursday.

Community

Golden Girls Monogramming & Boutique opens in Knox County

Updated: Mar. 19, 2018 at 7:46 PM EDT
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By Taylor Upchurch
She says all of their monogrammed items are made in-house, and they rotate boutique items every so often to ensure the public can buy a variety of clothing.

Community

Floyd County woman celebrates 104th birthday

Updated: Mar. 17, 2018 at 12:34 PM EDT
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By Taylor Upchurch
Though this birthday was unlike most, nothing stopped her from celebrating her birthday like any other day ... with a cup of coffee and her favorite, the classic chocolate chip cookie.

Community

Knox County deputies reflect on injuries after hearing of Officer Hamilton's death

Updated: Mar. 14, 2018 at 7:44 PM EDT
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By Taylor Upchurch
Deputies Keith "Buster" Liford and Claude Hudson reflect on June 12th of last year, the day they were injured in the line of fire but lived to tell about it.

Community

Hazard McDonald's honors fallen Pikeville officer

Updated: Mar. 14, 2018 at 7:28 PM EDT
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By Taylor Upchurch
Hazard's McDonald's is honoring Hamilton with a thin, blue line on their reader board that reads "Pikeville Police Department."

Community

Congressman Hal Rogers speaks on Officer Hamilton's death

Updated: Mar. 14, 2018 at 7:03 PM EDT
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By WYMT Staff
Congressman Hal Rogers gave his thoughts on Officer Hamilton's death from Washington D.C. Wednesday.

Community

Magoffin County sisters now finalists in Ultimate Talking Dead Contest

Updated: Mar. 6, 2018 at 10:46 PM EST
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By Taylor Upchurch
Rose says her and her sister are such big fans they won a trip to see the 100th episode premiere last October. Now they are finalists to appear on the Talking Dead talk show hosted by Chris Hardwick.

Community

NFL star and local b-ball teams show support for 10-year-old boy fighting cancer

Updated: Mar. 4, 2018 at 11:48 PM EST
On Saturday, a two-day basketball benefit tournament kicked off in Georgetown to help Levi Delimpo get through treatment.

Community

Letcher County flood damage reports multiply

Updated: Feb. 12, 2018 at 7:00 PM EST
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By Taylor Upchurch
Judge-Executive Jim Ward says new reports keep filing in, including damages like sunken culverts, faulty bridge supports, broken pipes, and roads washed away by strong waters.

Community

Harlan County community celebrates Tony "TJ" Brewer's life

Updated: Feb. 10, 2018 at 10:49 PM EST
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By Taylor Upchurch
Friends and family gathered at Harlan County High School Saturday to celebrate the life of Tony "TJ" Brewer, who died of brain cancer Wednesday morning.

Community

Judge orders Dixie Cafe to close in Corbin

Updated: Feb. 8, 2018 at 7:46 PM EST
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By Taylor Upchurch
The Judge ruled that the restaurant must close due to unpaid restaurant taxes.

Community

Downtown Corbin traffic increases, Infrastructure upgrades are in the making

Updated: Jan. 31, 2018 at 7:15 PM EST
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By Taylor Upchurch
City officials have been planning for better infrastructure for the last two years thanks to a vacancy rate that was once 40 percent dropping to just five percent in the last year.

Community

Kentucky pays tribute to those killed in Marshall Co. School shooting

Updated: Jan. 28, 2018 at 7:06 PM EST
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By Taylor Upchurch
Family and friends are still searching for answers while many across the state of Kentucky are honoring 15-year olds Bailey Holt and Preston Cope.

Community

Laurel Co. church takes steps to prevent violence

Updated: Jan. 27, 2018 at 7:07 PM EST
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By Taylor Upchurch
Faith Assembly of God in London held a security training seminar Saturday for churches interested in learning defensive tactics to keep their congregations safe.

Community

Laurel County alert system fails to alert landline phones

Updated: Jan. 24, 2018 at 7:27 PM EST
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By Taylor Upchurch
Officials say they made the switch from CodeRED to AlertSense back in September of 2017 and are now realizing the system is failing to alert homes with landline phones.

Community

London Police Department distributes "Give Me A Reason" drug kits

Updated: Jan. 23, 2018 at 5:58 PM EST
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By Taylor Upchurch
The London Police Department is one of many locations distributing "Give Me A Reason" drug kits for Operation Unite in Laurel County as a way to help prevent drug use in teens.

Community

Nashville branding consultants tour Southern, Eastern Kentucky

Updated: Jan. 22, 2018 at 7:53 PM EST
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By Taylor Upchurch
Consultants with Chandlerlinks, based out of Nashville, are researching both regions through creative brainstorming processes thanks to a grant given by Appalachian Regional Commission.

Community

Ex-military man finds career opportunity in nails

Updated: Jan. 22, 2018 at 7:43 PM EST
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By Taylor Upchurch
After serving in the Navy for five years Teuy Sisoumankhara is now bringing health and beauty to the people of Barbourville.

Community

Martin Co. Water District says solution could take years to be completed

Updated: Jan. 20, 2018 at 7:08 PM EST
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By Taylor Upchurch
Officials say that Saturday evening mountain water will no longer be used but they plan to continue borrowing water from Kermit.

Community

Hazard Pavilion offers showers to the public

Updated: Jan. 16, 2018 at 7:59 PM EST
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By Taylor Upchurch
Perry County families are in need of water and the Hazard Pavilion is now offering their showers to the public.

Community

Water outage near Wendell H. Ford Airport reaches day nine

Updated: Jan. 16, 2018 at 7:53 PM EST
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By Taylor Upchurch
One side of the mountain got their water back Saturday but homeowners on the other side say they are nearing day 10 without running water.

Community

Barbourville city officials make an effort to care for elderly during the cold

Updated: Jan. 12, 2018 at 5:45 PM EST
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By Taylor Upchurch
The City of Barbourville launched a new program that will ensure their elderly community is safe when temperatures fall below freezing again.

Community

Update: Perry County workers fix a handful of water line breaks

Updated: Jan. 11, 2018 at 7:37 PM EST
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By Taylor Upchurch
Judge-Executive Scott Alexander says that the declared water emergency issued on January 1st was not announced to the public until Thursday due to crews working around the clock.

Community

Marion Estep's death remembered through newly discovered video

Updated: Jan. 10, 2018 at 6:53 PM EST
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By Taylor Upchurch
Wednesday marks the 10th anniversary of Reverend Marion Estep's murder when he was found shot in his car on the side of Hal Rogers Parkway.

Community

Job fair brings IT jobs to Eastern Kentucky

Updated: Jan. 9, 2018 at 8:01 PM EST
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By Taylor Uphcurch
Contracting companies CSRA and Prosphere are teaming up in hopes to hire nearly 135 people with technical support experience through a job fair held Tuesday.

Community

Letcher County Courthouse becomes warming station during power outages

Updated: Jan. 2, 2018 at 8:16 PM EST
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By Taylor Upchurch
With more than 700 homes left without power at one time, the Letcher County Courthouse is opened Tuesday to the public for a place to keep warm.

Community

Harlan County Deputy helps elderly with groceries

Updated: Jan. 2, 2018 at 8:06 PM EST
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By Taylor Upchurch
A Harlan County Deputy found himself helping a woman get out of the cold by loading her groceries into his cruiser Monday and taking her home.

Community

Jackson City Hall opens doors to public as warming center

Updated: Jan. 1, 2018 at 6:37 PM EST
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By Taylor Upchurch
Jackson City Hall's warming center opened to the public on Thursday in order to keep the community safe from frigid temperatures.

Community

Christ's Hands asks for helping hands during the winter months

Updated: Dec. 29, 2017 at 9:16 PM EST
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By Taylor Upchurch
Christ's Hands is considered a soup kitchen, but during the winter months they choose to help give those in need shelter during the months of dangerously cold temperatures by offering a place to sleep.

Community

Harlan County airport nears finish line of reconstruction

Updated: Dec. 27, 2017 at 10:25 PM EST
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By Taylor Upchurch
For the last year and a half, The Tucker-Guthrie Memorial Airport in Harlan County has been under reconstruction and is now nearing its completion date.

Community

Hope House prepares for colder weekly temperatures

Updated: Dec. 26, 2017 at 7:02 PM EST
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By Taylor Upchurch
Anyone who stops by is given access to the shower, kitchen, and a warm place to stay overnight.

Community

Laurel County businessmen demolish hotel

Updated: Dec. 12, 2017 at 7:00 PM EST
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By Taylor Upchurch
Excavators continued to tear down the Days Inn just off of KY-80 West Tuesday.

Community

New County Circuit Court Clerk sworn in

Updated: Nov. 28, 2017 at 7:00 PM EST
After the passing of longtime clerk, Judy Collins', officials swore in a new Knott County Circuit Court Clerk Tuesday.

Community

Holiday deals benefit local businesses

Updated: Nov. 27, 2017 at 7:32 PM EST
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By Taylor Upchurch
Ben Welch, owner of East Kentucky Gun and Pawn in Prestonsburg, says after five years of participating people still prefer to shop where they are known by name.

Community

Small Business Saturday brings awareness to local stores

Updated: Nov. 24, 2017 at 7:34 PM EST
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By Taylor Upchurch
Slone says businesses like her own are the backbone of the community and hopes this day of awareness reminds shoppers to choose local over big-name stores.
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