Ft. Boonesborough Hosts Event

Ft. Boonesborough Hosts Event Fort Boonesborough State Park is hosting its annual “1778 Siege of Boonesborough” weekend later this month.Events at the Madison County park will include a battle re-enactment on the afternoons of Sept. 28 and 29 and a night battle at dusk on the 28th, a Saturday.The event commemorates the 1778 attack…

Field Fire Keeps Firefighters Busy

Field Fire Keeps Firefighters Busy Firefighters responded quickly to a forest fire on Saturday afternoon.This fire took place in a large field near Jack Jones Road in Rowdy Low Gap.Officials say they believe the flames were reignited from a previous campfire the night before and that around 3 or 4 acres were damaged.”Everything is…

Eastern KY Gets Large Grants

Eastern KY Gets Large Grants 20 large grants totaling $34.4 million were announced at the 2019 Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) Summit in Pikeville Friday morning.U.S. Representative Hal Rogers and Governor Matt Bevin made the announcements, saying the money will help spur economic development and job creation in Eastern Kentucky.”We’re trying to reinvent the…

Coal Miner Dies in Accident

Coal Miner Dies in Accident A coal miner has died from injuries suffered in an accident at a western Kentucky mine. A statement from the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet says 39-year-old Jeremy Elder of Providence died Thursday from critical injuries in a vehicle accident that occurred inside the Cardinal mine in Madisonville. The…