The family of George Carraway thanks everyone for all the food, flowers, kindness and prayers given us during the loss of our loved one.

What started as a pastime became a passion and a sanity saver for Sally Lynd. As the wife of a military man, Lynd was living on base with her then-husband in Denver.

A vehicle burglary caused an unexpected delay in a Greenup County murder trial Wednesday.

For Jamie's Sake needs area's votes The Independent recently ran a story about For Jamie's Sake, a local agency that assists foster and adoptive children and their families.

A new fitness and health facility will open just in time to help make New Year's resolutions a reality for area residents.

Twenty nurses at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital gathered at noon on Friday in the hospital's front circle to join hands for a few minutes of prayer.

Scholarships in science offered GEORGETOWN Ten high-achieving high school seniors from under-served mountain or rural counties, or the inner city, will receive SCALAR Scholarships at Georgetown College for the fall of 2010.

On New Year's Day, the nursing staff of Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital will join with nurses around the globe in participating with the Million Nurse Project.

For Katie Everman, becoming a veterinarian isn't so much a career goal as it is an all-consuming passion.

Shipments of H1N1 vaccine being recalled from two local health providers are safe and effective, but may have lost some potency, health officials said Tuesday.

Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital's Meals on Wheels program has received a $1,000 grant as a result of the Subaru "Share the Love" campaign.

Fourteen years ago a group of maintenance department employees at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital decided that rather than having a Christmas Party for themselves they would use their resources to ensure local needy children had a Christmas.

The link between People Helping People and the annual Needy Families Fund campaign dates back to the earliest days of both the nonprofit organization and the annual drive and continues to this day.

Voters in one Greenup County precinct on Tuesday approved the legal sale of alcoholic beverages at the Bellefonte Country Club.

For many, the holiday season brings the hope of get-togethers with family and friends, special church services or the expectation of that wonderful gift.

Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital invites the community to join in the 26th installment of the hospital's Lights of Love celebration Dec.

Hunger is a significant problem in Greenup County, the director of the Greenup homeless education program says.

On October 22, Community Hospice held an anniversary celebration dinner in recognition of 30 years of service to our community.

A Greenup County man was shot in the leg early Friday morning by one of two suspects who were reportedly trying to break into his car.

A woman injured in a house fire early Saturday morning in Bellefonte has died. Susan Lynn Douglas Hahn, 53, a former freelance journalist who wrote for several area publications, died Monday in Cabell Huntington Hospital, according to Ricki Gardenhire, a spokeswoman for the Kentucky Fire Marshal's Office, which is investigating the blaze.