Catlettsburg News

It's been nine years since Carol Jean Cieraszynski started the Jingle Bell Charity Ball and the event continues to flourish.

Gov. Steve Beshear today announced the following judicial appointments to serve until the general election on Nov.

The Catlettsburg City Council accepted the unrelated resignations of a council member and the city's building inspector on Tuesday night.

Five workers at the Special Metals nickel alloy plant in rural Boyd County were taken to a local hospital Sunday night for treatment of symptoms caused by exposure to sulfuric acid.

Autumn Fields had never played Scrabble before Wednesday. Lucky she had her big sister to show her how.

CASA expresses thanks to all the students, parents, faculty and staff of Ashland, Boyd County, Russell and Fairview schools for their participation in our annual Pennies from Heaven Campaign.

The Little and Preteen Miss Ashland pageant is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Nov. 21 at Touchstone Ministries on Center Street in Catlettsburg.

A number of local individuals took advantage of the first day of election filings to announce their candidacy for 2010 races.

The following information was taken from Ashland Police Department reports: Burglary -A man living in the 100 block of Carriage Gate Road reported Thursday that someone broke into his home and made off with $30,000 cash.

There is still plenty of time to take measures in battling the H1N1 pandemic, according to health officials.

Ashland officials have taken another pedal forward in making Ashland a more bike-friendly city.

Future users of the gym at Catlettsburg Elementary will be a lot more comfortable.

Catlettsburg's former fire chief was arrested Monday night after being indicted for allegedly misappropriating funds from the fire department's charitable gaming operations.

A former Eastern Kentucky fire chief is indicted. Danny Cornette of Catlettsburg in Boyd County is accused of not making deposits totaling more than 43 thousand dollars into the Catlettsburg volunteer fire department's account at a local bank.

Catlettsburg Elementary School is likely to have its gymnasium air conditioning installed earlier than originally expected.

A Boyd County educator is going to take her work to a national stage. Teresa Spurlock, who directs Catlettsburg Elementary's 21st Century Learning Center Wow Program, has been named as a 2009/2010 Afterschool Ambassador by the Afterschool Alliance.

A state highway safety official was in the region on Thursday to distribute grant checks to four police departments.

CATLETTSBURG A convenience store employee was injured when he was struck by a vehicle on U.S. 23.

Despite a new departure point along the Ohio River and a questionable weather forecast, the Ashland Alliance had a boatload of members aboard the Belle of Cincinnati for the organization's annual meeting Tuesday evening.

An executive of one of the leading industries in the Tri-State will be the keynote speaker at the annual Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards and Installation of Officers Dinner.