Lawrence County News

Bankruptcy filings in the Eastern District of U.S. Bankruptcy Court include the following: Carter County Michael Scott Crum and Tena Diane Crum of Olive Hill; Chapter 13; filed Nov.

Some local farmers recently found themselves in what they described as scene from "The Birds," Alfred Hitchcock's famous horror film, as thousands of blackbirds, starlings and grackles descended on their crops.

Some farmers in Eastern Kentucky say their crops are being consumed in the fields by huge flocks of birds.

Gov. Steve Beshear announced Tuesday that he has approved an increase in the number of mine inspectors and the number of mining permit reviewers in the Energy and Environment Cabinet.

Commuters coming into Kentucky from Ohio found their path blocked at the Ohio River Tuesday morning as emergency officials responded to a reported hazardous material spill that was quickly identified as rock salt.

In the wake of the flu outbreak in Kentucky, hospitals in Paintsville and Martin have imposed restrictions concerning visitation at their facilities.

A dozen individuals suspected of illegally selling drugs in Lawrence County were arrested during a roundup on Tuesday.

More than a dozen suspected drug dealers are behind bars after a sweep through Lawrence County, Kentucky earlier this week by the Operation UNITE Drug Task Force.

With credit given to the nurses and others who started their fight against a wave of the flu early in the season, Lawrence County seems to have survived the worst of the virus with minimal problems, according to Dr.

Big changes are coming to the Lawrence County, Kentucky schools. Current schools superintendent Jeff May has announced he is retire due to health reasons, effective at the end of this month.

A turbulent six-year period came to a quiet end Tuesday when the Lawrence County Board of Education accepted the resignation of embattled Superintendent Jeff May and hired retired educator Michael Armstrong as his temporary replacement.

She made a name for herself dishing out physical abuse as a professional boxer. But the woman once known as "No Slack" revealed Monday she was also once a frequent recipient of violence away from the ring.

Subsidies for home energy costs will be available this winter for families meeting certain income guidelines.

Kentucky-born Ricky Skaggs performed at the Paramount Arts Center on Thursday. The concert marked the final show in the Kentucky Music Trail series for the season.

A Lawrence County man charged with killing four people in an April 2008 car crash entered a Kennedy plea Friday in Wayne County, W. Sheriff warns of scam LOUISA - The Lawrence County Sheriff's Office is looking for people who were apparently involved in a blacktop scam and has issued a warning to would-be clients.

A woman has been found dead in a car in Lawrence County, Kentucky, and so far police have no suspects.

Patrons will like what they see when the new Lawrence County Public Library officially opens Oct.

Kentucky State Police are investigating after a woman's body was found in a car.

Think of it as 911, but backwards. Emergency officials in Lawrence County recently implemented a new program that enables them to quickly notify residents en masse and relay important information to them in the event of a disaster.

Most elementary- and middle-school students in the Big Sandy region performed at the proficient or distinguished levels on the Kentucky Core Contest Test last year, but the news wasn't so good for the region's high schools.