Carter County News

The recent finding of a Civil War cannonball has one Olive Hill couple wondering how it might tie into the history of Carter County.

The Carter County Grand Jury indicted 50 individuals on June 26, 2008. The indictments include 56 drug charges and are as follows: Doug Johnson, 34, of Clark Hill, Olive Hill, was indicted on one count of ...

Hand grenades, dynamite and even booby trapped shotguns. These are all things state police say an eastern Kentucky man used to block people from driving along a public road.

Decades of dreaming and planning came to fruition Friday afternoon as families set camp and children splashed in the swimming pool while area dignitaries helped with the official ribbon-cutting ceremony at the ...

Clifford Wells expects to receive 3 cents a pound more on his tobacco crop this year than he did last year.

An Olive Hill man is facing more than 200 criminal charges stemming from a Friday confrontation with police.

Clifford Wells expects to receive 3 cents a pound more on his tobacco crop this year than he did last year.

Kentucky State Police say they have arrested an Olive Hill man after they say he followed through with a threat to block a county road.

The Tygart Gorge is 52-tires less cleaner thanks to a group of young men from the Ramey-Estep Home who recently traveled by canoes to dig the rubber debris from the waters.

A Carter County woman who allegedly got into a scuffle with Kentucky State Police troopers, who came to serve her with several misdemeanor warrants, is now facing additional charges - one of them a felony - as ...

Kentucky State Police say a Hitchins woman was arrested after attacking a trooper.

A routine traffic stop in Pineville Sunday led to the arrests of three Olive Hill residents.

The thirteenth annual Carter County Relay For Life took place last Friday. More than 1,300 people attended the event that lasted from 7pm to 7am.

The Eighth Annual Rudy Fest is scheduled to begin June 26-28 at the Carter County Fair Grounds.

The Rowan County Fiscal Court made a motion Tuesday to approve the 2008-09 budget that will give all full-time, hourly employees a 50-cent raise.

The following indictments were handed down by the Carter County Grand Jury Thursday, June 5. Paul Campbell Jr., 41, of Sand Ridge Road, Olive Hill was indicted on one count of receiving stolen property over ...

There are presently 27 registered sex offenders on the Kentucky registry for Carter County with all listed as either compliant or incarcerated.

Nine people have been indicted in connection with alleged abusive behavior at a Carter County adult-care facility following an investigation into a death at the facility.

Tourists and others traveling around Grayson Lake State Park may expect a few delays during the next four months as highway improvement projects get under way this month.

Edward Jones has been named the No. 1 large-sized company on the Best Places to Work in Kentucky ranking.