Benham News

Cumberland, Benham and Lynch natives from around the country will travel back home this weekend for the annual Tri-Cities Grand Reunion.

CU's Carver School of Social Work holds pinning ceremony Eight graduates honored: Juliana Brown of Nashville, TN; Tanya Coffman of Campbellsville, KY; Danelle Coomer of Campbellsville, Jessica Creech of Benham, KY; Tammy Marple of Columbia, KY; Shelly Messinger of Frankfort, KY; Hillary Prunty of Greenville, KY, and Nicole Wilcox of Vine Grove, KY

Harlan County Fiscal Court members were updated on proposed cellular tower sites by Appalachian Wireless officials and discussed the upcoming census count during their monthly meeting on Thursday.

Distinguished students from around Harlan County will be recognized for their educational achievements during the 26th annual Harlan County Community Scholarship Banquet at the Benham School House Inn on May 7. The Harlan County Community Scholarship Fund was organized in 1984 with the goal of recognizing and rewarding graduates from the county's ...

Among other items discussed at Tuesday's meeting of the Cumberland City Council, planning and zoning commission chair Don Disney informed the council that residents on Clutts Road are located in the city limits.

A month-long dispute over a barbecue stand operating out of a trailer on Main Street in Cumberland erupted into accusations of racism during Tuesday night's council meeting after council members insisted the trailer had to go.

Benham Mayor John T. Dodd recently swore in new police patrolman Michael A. Soltess.

The six-year road plan recently proposed by state lawmakers includes a new access road to the Kingdom Come State Park.

Officials in one county say bringing in more tourists is the answer to boosting their local economy.

With the winter season nearing an end, local officials are urging residents to help make Harlan County a little cleaner and volunteer for the annual PRIDE spring cleanup in April.

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet district engineer Don Breeding addressed the Harlan County Fiscal Court regarding funds that have been allocated for rural and secondary roads throughout the county during the ...

The Benham Police Department may have a new dispatching service soon, as officials hope to be able to have all their calls dispatched through the Kentucky State Police Post 10 instead of the Harlan City Police ...

With the recent icy weather driving electric bills higher, a local group is offering an opportunity for homeowners and renters to learn how to save some money.

The presidency of Barack Obama cast a jubilant new light on an old tradition Saturday morning as Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College and several connected organizations hosted the sixth annual ...

Former Harlan County sheriffa TMs deputy Roger Hall pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Harlan Circuit Court for his alleged connection with the 2002 murder of Paul L. Browning Jr.

With the Tri-Cities struggling through financial difficulties, Cumberland, Benham and Lynch have found a common debtee: the city of Harlan.

The office of cultural diversity, student support services and the Upward Bound Program of SKCTC will present a celebration of the life of Dr.

December 24, 2008, 12:33 p.m. Jennifer Bryan, author of "Cole Family Christmas," says she got a big surprise when she married her husband.

A new Christmas novel has been published, and you can be part of the festivities.

Financial statements for a three-month period indicated a slight gain as well as a significant loss for the city of Benham in information presented Thursday to the council by city accountant Misty Fox during ...