Second Annual Jam Festival in Manchester What started as a vision has become a reality as the second annual Manchester Music Fest continues to flourish. This festival brings in the young and the old together in what amounts to one large jam session. Oraganzier are hoping their efforts will bring hope to their community…
Maddison County Detention Center is Over Crowded The Madison County Detention Center is struggling with too many inmates and county leaders say something has to be done or else they’ll have to take money away from services that keep you safe. Jailer Steve Tussey told ABC 36 he’s been forced to have inmates sleep…
Youth Host Fundraiser For Friend Usually, on Wednesday nights the Rock House Youth Ministry meets to have a bible study but on this particular Wednesday, they had it somewhere else.After a young man in their youth group, Brandon Smith, lost everything in a house fire they knew they could not just sit around and…
McConnell Center Talks About Christianity The McConnell Center at the University of Louisville plans three public talks this fall.A statement from Center Director Gary Gregg says that two talks will commemorate the legacies of Kentucky natives Abraham Lincoln and Wendell Berry. A third talk will explore the role Christianity played in the founding of…
Traffic Signal Deaths Increase With Labor Day approaching and the number of people on roadways increasing statistics show the number of people killed by drivers running red lights has hit a 10-year high, and AAA is urging drivers and pedestrians to use caution at traffic signals.In 2017, the latest figures available, 939 people were…
Donald Trump, Jr. Visits Eastern KY Donald Trump Jr. and news personality Kimberly Guilfoyle are visiting Eastern Kentucky today to appear at a rally for Governor Matt Bevin’s reelection campaign. The event is free to the public and will take place at the Appalachian Wireless Arena in Pikeville. Donald Trump Jr. is also participating…
Hometown Sailor Being Buried A War Hero A U.S. sailor from Kentucky who died at Pearl Harbor will be buried in his hometown this fall.The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said 25-year-old Navy Machinist’s Mate 1st Class Ulis C. Steely of Corbin was assigned to the USS Oklahoma battleship when it was attacked by Japanese…
Preparing For Son Of President Trump To Visit The president’s son, Donald Trump, Jr., and Kimberly Guilfoyle will visit Eastern Kentucky Thursday.The rally in Pikeville is in support of Governor Matt Bevin and Doctor Ralph Alvarado’s campaign for governor and lieutenant governor.”Well, I was very excited that the first family chose Eastern Kentucky to…
Getting Kids In Floyd County To Read Kids in Floyd County are encouraged to read with the Floyd County Library’s “1,000 Books Before Kindergarten” campaign.The libraries created an incentives program that rewards kids, up to age five, for reading books before they enter the school system.The program keeps track of books read by kids,…
Hazard McDonalds Helping Local Football Team A Hazard McDonald’s is looking to raise money for a local football team.Friday they will donate $2 to Hazard football for every car that comes through the drive-through after 200 cars.If more than 250 cars come, they will update the donation to $3.This will take place at the…