Jackson County News

Quilting is a time-honored tradition. Many of us treasure our old quilts, passed down through generations of ancestors.

A 3-year-old Jackson County boy was flown to University of Kentucky Hospital Sunday after he was hit by a truck.

A one-vehicle crash on Interstate 75 on Tuesday killed a Jackson County woman. Ruby McQueen, 76, of Annville, died after her 2001 Chevy Trailblazer flipped off the interstate near the Clays Ferry Bridge.

Kentucky State Police have arrested a Jackson County man after they say he fired shots into the Jackson County dispatch center.

A new traffic light on the Hal Rogers Parkway in Laurel County will be functioning later this week, but the story behind why it was installed began after a Jackson County mother and father lost their son.

The shotgun blast that killed Christopher Shane Adkins outside a Berea home last December was fired in self-defense, the attorney for his accused killer told a jury Monday.

A jury should be seated Monday morning in the murder trial of a Sand Gap man charged with murder for a shooting in Berea two days before Christmas last year.

A Jackson County man's son and girlfriend have been accused of faking a home invasion in order to steal money and a gun from him.

The county unemployment rate has remained steady at over 13 percent in August, according to the latest Labor Force Estimates from the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training .

Eastern Kentucky University Level 2 associate nursing majors Brandi Ward, left, of Georgetown and Billie Elam of Jackson County hand out candy Friday on campus to freshman Matthew Butts of Henry County as part of the EKU nursing program's Paint the Town Pink event to raise student awareness of breast cancer during the month of October.

A Perry County man admitted Thursday in federal court, he helped rob a bank five years ago and stole more than $200,000. 22-year old Randy Gilliam pled guilty to armed bank robbery involving kidnapping and the use of a firearm during a violent crime.

Chloe Jarrell, 8, clutched her grandfather's arm as she leaned her head against his shoulder.

The venerable Elmer Cunnagin - who has been county attorney for more than three decades - is hanging up his hat.

Unemployment was up for all 120 counties in Kentucky in July. Trigg County had the highest unemployment at more than 15%. Calloway County was the lowest at around 8%. In Northwest Tennessee, Lake County was the lowest at just under 11%. Dyer County was the highest at more than 15.5%. In Illinois, the highest unemployment rate for July was Franklin ...

At least one person arrested during an internet sting operation in Louisville is from eastern Kentucky.

A lawsuit to remove The Ten Commandments from an eastern Kentucky courthouse did not sit well with many, and people gathered in Jackson County to honor what they say is America's history.

The somewhat strange saga of the Ten Commandments display at the Jackson County Courthouse has taken another twist.

Darlene Hellard of McKee will be creating cornshuck flowers from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Aug.

An investigation is underway after a woman's body was found in a sleeping bag in a shack in Lee County.

RICHMOND, Ky. - State police are investigating after the body of a white female was found in a remote area of eastern Kentucky.