Louisa News

Once started, memories of childhood and family tend to flow like a flood. Among the many people who have read with interest about the renovations at the old sandstone home along U.S. 23 near Louisa known as the Garred-Burgess House has been Victoria Derifield, one of the last people to own the home before it was recently purchased by Martin County ...

After months of behind-the-scenes planning, an official announcement of locating a pharmacy school in Paintsville could come in January.

Staff report LOUISA The Lawrence County Board of Education is expected to announce the name of the new school superintendent during its regular meeting scheduled for Monday evening in Louisa.

THE SENIOR YOUTH Group of Louisa United Methodist Church held a "shower" during the months of October and November to collect much-needed items to benefit the Lawrence County Humane Society Animal Shelter.

A Lawrence County man has been arrested in connection with an incident in which a body was found at a residence in Olive Hill.

While many in the community see the holidays as a time of family gathering, parties and festive activities, for others the season is one of loneliness, anxiety and uncertainty about the future.

Two men are dead in an apparent murder-suicide in Louisa, authorities said. Stephen Robertson, 52, and Phillip Moore, 55, of Louisa lived together, and got into a fight.

Two men are dead in an apparent murder-suicide in Louisa, Lawrence County Coroner Mike Wilson said.

American Standard closed its plant in Johnson County last year, but a legal battle is brewing over the company's refusal to provide severance pay to its former employees.

When it comes to old homes, facts and myths often become intertwined. An old sandstone dwelling near Louisa has become the subject of renewed attention following its purchase by Martin County entrepreneur Jim Booth.

The Ashland Community and Technical College Theater will present the 16th performance of "A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley" in the J.B. Sowards Theater starting tonight through Friday at 8 p.m. A Saturday performance will start at 2:30 p.m. This year's performance of the Charles Dickens classic, scripted by Israel Horowitz, is directed by ...

Not in my backyard, that is what some people in a Louisa neighborhood are saying about a drug addiction rehab center setting up shop.

A group of about 50 Monday stood on the bank of the Ohio River just after sunset for the lighting of Greenup's first city Christmas Tree.

Louisa: Search and rescue workers found the body of an elderly woman in the Big Sandy River Saturday, Coroner Mike Wilson said.

An elderly woman, who's been missing most of the week, has been found dead. The director of emergency management in Lawrence County says the body of Florence Tack was found earlier Saturday in the Big Sandy River.

Emergency workers are looking in Lawrence County for an Ohio woman who went missing Wednesday.

INEZ, Ky. a ' A 21-year-old Louisa, Ky., man was arrested in Martin County on Nov.

Add Johnson County to the list of counties in which a former University of Kentucky basketball player has been charged for running a ticket scam.

Questions remain about project In early November, the city of Louisa was approached about sponsoring a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program.

A proposed addiction recovery program in Louisa will not qualify for a $500,000 community block grant after elected officials in the city, as well as Lawrence County, voted to show no support for the project.