Hitchins News

Voters in Carter and Lewis Counties elected Republican Jill York as state representative for the 96th District, by a margin of 882 votes.

There has been "some activity" about the next round of elections in Carter County, according to County Clerk Mike Johnston, who has already filed his own paperwork to seek re-election. Johnston said interest in the county jailer's seat seems to be leading the pack of potential candidates, with four picking up their application forms to campaign for ...

Bluegrass music veterans Larry Sparks & The Lonesome Ramblers will bring their brand of high-energy picking and singing to the stage at the Isaacs Performing Arts Center in the Old Hitchins School on Friday.

A Carter County man was arrested on drug-trafficking charges Saturday after sheriff's deputies found him passed out in his vehicle at the Cannonsburg Wal-Mart. Ronald E. Sammons, 44, of Hitchins, was charged with trafficking within 1,000 yards of a school, first- and third-degree drug trafficking and possession of drug paraphernalia.

A man charged with drug trafficking was an easy arrest for police in northeastern Kentucky.

Editor's note: The names of the people in this story have been changed to protect their identity.

Despite predictions of a low turnout, precinct workers at Prichard Elementary in Grayson found several voters waiting when the polls opened at 6 a.m. Tuesday, and expected a rush between 5 and 6 p.m. as people arrived after work.

Carter County EMS, led by Paramedic John Halley, worked relentlessly Wednesday evening to save the life of 52-year-old Harold Mills of Catlettsburg.

Combine the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines and add 175 years of service from 12 members of one family and the results are pure dedication from the Carters.

A program that provides summer jobs for economically disadvantaged youths received a major boost this year from the federal government's economic stimulus package.

July 9: The Old Time Machinery and Antique Association monthly meeting will be Thursday, July 9, 7:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at the show grounds on Route 7, two miles south of Grayson.

As flames engulfed the home of Stacy and Ryan Ison on Peaceful River Drive late Thursday afternoon, firefighters from throughout the county fought to bring the blaze under control.

A third defense attorney has resigned from the capital murder case of Robert Drown in Carter County.

A Kentucky State Police Detective testified in open court Thursday that one comment posted on Topix accused Carter County District Judge Rupert Wilhoit of selling drugs out of the justice center.

Hitchins and Grayson Fire Departments were called to the scene of a house fire Sunday evening, June 14, around 8:30 p.m. The home of Mike Gollihue, located at 532 Huff Run, was fully engulfed when they arrived.

Twenty-one individuals were indicted by a Carter County Grand Jury on May 29, with a total of 25 counts.

The old Hitchins School is once again becoming an important part of its northeastern Kentucky community, after nearly being lost due to neglect, abuse and weather.

For more than half a century, Hitchins School was the center of social life in the small Carter County community.

A fatal shooting in Hitchins this past Wednesday evening, May 24, has Kentucky State Police trying to figure out what provoked an 89-year-old man to allegedly kill his wife of more than 50 years.

For those who grew up in Hitchins, the old school is a place that holds a million memories and the promise of better times for future generations.