Carter County News

Anyone who can't make it to Ashland to celebrate the Independence Day weekend will have plenty of options for fireworks, family and friends throughout the area.

The Kentucky State Police Ashland responded to a three vehicle collision at the 164 mile marker on I-64. David Blanton who was traveling westbound fell asleep and made contact with Sherain Lopez's vehicle, causing Lopez's vehicle to cross the median into the opposing lane striking Timothy New's vehicle head on.

A Carter County man pleaded guilty June 12 to one charge of possessing five unregistered firearms in connection to an incident July 4, 2008 when police was called to his Olive Hill home after he blocked the roadway.

The attorney for a man accused of three murders in eastern Kentucky says he is stepping down from the case.

Portions of this story may be offensive to some readers. The woman who alleges she was raped by Elliott County Jailer Charles F. Howard tearfully recounted the incident on the witness stand Wednesday.

The Kentucky Department of Highways says the westbound lanes of Interstate 64 have reopened after a crash involving multiple vehicles.

The trial is under way for the Elliott County jailer, charged with raping a female inmate he was transporting.

A Carter County grand jury handed down three indictments June 12 in connection to charges of trafficking in controlled substances, wanton endangerment and operating a motor vehicle under the influence.

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.

It was a unanimous decision by the Grayson City County last week to deny a business license to the owners of a pain management clinic.

Johnny Bell wants badly to help the Glasgow Independent School District replace its 44-year-old high school.

Bankruptcy filings in the Eastern District of U.S. Bankruptcy Court include the following: Boyd County Stanley Skaggs of the 30 block of Strawberry Court, Catlettsburg; Chapter 7; filed June 2; assets $132,720, liabilities $125,266. Nora Faye Johnson of the 1600 block of Elliott Avenue, Ashland; Chapter 7; filed June 3; assets $119,700, liabilities ...

Kentucky State Police have released a few additional details about Tuesday's arrests of two Carter County residents for allegedly threatening a judge via the Internet.

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

A community action group applauded a vote by the Grayson City Council on Tuesday evening to deny a new pain clinic a license to do business in the city.

After a bit of dry spell, I have received several field reports about places to eat in the area and look forward to checking the places out for myself.

Rowan County Chief Sheriff's Deputy Roger L. Holbrook remains without bond in the custody of the U.S. Marshals.

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

It was a sight to bring tears of joy to a teacher's eyes: sixth-graders sitting quietly, reading to themselves.

An Ashland man charged in the death of an inmate in an April jailhouse scuffle in Carter County entered a not-guilty plea on Monday.