Knox County, KY — Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky (PCAK) the state’s leading voice in child abuse and neglect prevention is proud to announce Mollie Harris has been selected to represent …
Our representative democracy rests on a fundamental principle: We, the people, have a right to participate in decisions that affect us. In two prior reports, the League of Women Voters of Kentucky described how Kentucky’s General Assembly, in its 60-day legislative sessions, has increasingly fast-tracked legislation in ways that weaken that principle. In our newest […]
The following story appeared in the January 19, 2023 issue of The Mountain Advocate. Longtime Advocate photographer and writer Bert Scent passed away at his home on Friday, November 14, 2025. Funeral …
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Nov. 15, 2025) – After sharing late Friday that the state received approval to fully fund SNAP benefits, Gov. Andy Beshear announced this morning that eligible Kentuckians …
Public Affairs Officer for Kentucky State Police Post 10, Harlan, Trooper Shane Jacobs, and Knox County Sheriff Mike Smith joined family and friends to orchestrate "Cram The Cruiser" and give back to …
Barbourville McDonald's reopened after nearly three months of construction, to serve eager customers bright and early this morning.
The GFWC Kentucky Barbourville Junior Woman’s Study Club is proud to be the sole sponsor of the Barbourville Home Guard Flag Restoration Project, so it can be protected and preserved with …
Nathaniel Griffin Smith graduated cum laude from The University of Tulsa in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Saturday, May 17, 2025, with a B.A. degree in Media Studies and a minor in History and Sports …
Corbin Police arrested two Gray men late Friday afternoon for allegedly breaking into an Oak Place Apartment after they were observed removing an apartment resident’s security camera and …
Bare footprints and shouts from inside a Barbourville residence led police to a disturbance early Sunday morning, where officers say a 24-year-old woman allegedly had forced entry into a …
A routine traffic stop in Barbourville on Wednesday night resulted in multiple charges after officers discovered drugs and a loaded firearm inside the vehicle. Police say 40-year-old Charles Wombles …
Civil Lawsuits Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC vs. Zoen Thomas Spur Oil Inc. et al vs. Matt’s Pawn LLC Loretta Mills vs. Cheyann Walker Other State FCare SYS vs. Tracy Saylor Vernon Frederick …
Monday, November 3, 2025 Amanda Gray, 36: Probation violation (for felony offense); Two counts of failure to appear Goble Brown, 33: Public intoxication - controll sub (excludes alcohol) Shawnee …
Co-Women of the Year: Milton Dunaway & Mary Alice Lay Milton Dunaway, was born in London, Kentucky but has lived her entire life on Cumberland Avenue here in Barbourville. She is a graduate …
The Mountain Laurel District of the Garden Club of Kentucky is comprised of clubs from Barbourville, Corbin, Pikeville, Clay County, Rockcastle County, Middlesboro and London. The 78th Annual …
State Auditor Allison Ball has released the findngs of the Knox County Sheriff’s Office 2024 Fee Account audit. In finding, Ball stated, “The sheriff’s office did not segregate …
At a regular meeting of the Barbourville City Council last Thursday, significant progress was made to advance the demolition of a crumbling historic downtown building. Ironically, the bid award came …
Knox County Judge-Executive Mike Mitchell, center, is joined by Barbourville ARH Family Practice Nurse Practitioner Melanie Chesnut (left), CEO Beau Masterson, and Nurse Practitioner Sarah Brown …
Early Saturday morning, November 8, 2025, at 5:40am, Knox County Dispatch recieved a call of a multi-vehicle accident on Highway 25E in the vicinity of the Hazel Fork intersection. …
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Nov. 6, 2025) — Deer hunters have been afield since September with the opening of archery and crossbow seasons, but modern gun deer season, Kentucky’s biggest …