Knott County News

A Knott County husband and wife were arrested by Operation UNITE June 29 following an undercover drug investigation.

Knott County Supt. Kim King knows that helping young children achieve proficiency in reading is key to unlocking their educational potential.

A woman in eastern Kentucky says she was robbed at gunpoint after pulling over to help a sick man.

Police in eastern Kentucky say an 11-year-old boy will be referred to juvenile authorities after he took a church van for a drive, smashing six vehicles and prompting police to shoot out the van tires to stop him.

Police in eastern Kentucky say an 11-year-old boy will be referred to juvenile authorities after he took a church van for a drive, smashing six vehicles and prompting police to shoot out the van tires to stop him.

The recession is creating an increase in domestic violence. That's the finding of a survey of abuse shelters across the country, and crisis workers say it holds true here in eastern Kentucky.

If you are a licensed adoptive parent, make plans to attend the SNAP matching event, May 30th, 2009 from 1 p.m.-4 p.m at the Knott County Sportsplex, Softshell Ky.

A man died in a single vehicle crash in Knott County early Tuesday. Earl M. Short, 56, was a passenger in a vehicle that had been traveling east on Clear Creek Road just before 4 a.m. State police said the driver, Michael W. Little, 45, misjudged a curve, which caused the vehicle to skid off the road, and hit a tree.

Members of UNITE Service Corps, a collaborative effort between Operation UNITE and AmeriCorps, gathered Thursday to celebrate the efforts of the last year among participants across seven counties.

Preliminary statistics* indicate that eleven people died in ten separate crashes on Kentucky roadways from Monday, May 11 through Sunday, May 17, 2009.

On Friday, May 15, 2009, at approximately 1:37 AM, Kentucky State Police Post 13, in Hazard, received a call of a single vehicle motorcycle collision on Yellow Creek Road in the Sassafras community of Knott County.

State officials say water service issues caused by massive flooding in eastern Kentucky have been mostly resolved.

A single vehicle early morning collision has resulted in the death of a 59 year old Knott County man.

A Hindman man died in a motorcycle crash early Friday. Kentucky State Police say Christopher O. Pratt, 46, was riding his motorcycle about 1:35 a.m. on Yellow Creek Road in the Sassafras community of Knott County when he lost control and struck a support beam near a railroad track.

On 5/14/2009 at approximately 12:05 am Kentucky State Police Post 13 in Hazard received a call from Marie Breeding stating that she had been robbed at gunpoint at her residence on Pelfrey Lane in the Redfox Community of Knott County.

Officials in one county say they will not stop when it comes to cracking down on repeat drug offenders.

On 05/08/2009 at approximately 09:24 am Kentucky State Police Post 13 in Hazard received a call of a collision involving a passenger car and school bus on Jones Fork Mountain in the Larkslane Community of Knott County.

A Kentucky State Police spokesman says two troopers have been placed on leave after a shooting in Knott County left one man dead.

With demand for coal lower because of reduced industrial output, CONSOL Energy plans to idle its Kentucky operation this summer, affecting 153 employees.

State police say six people were injured when a car and a school bus collided in eastern Kentucky.