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Stan Champer has practically been an institution at The Independent. The newspaper's associate editor, who has worked in a supervisory position since 1968 and helped implement several changes, including ...

Not every drug court student makes it to graduation. "I saw some people die unfortunately in the drug court.

Construction on the Western Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant could begin as soon as this spring.

It's not just the people Carole Wolfe enjoys meeting as a part of the Wizards of Dance clogging group; it's the travel.

The Center for Rural Development and the Appalachian Regional Commission presents nine grants to help improve Southern and Eastern Kentucky communities.

Crystal Gayle will take her Christmas show to the Newberry Opera House for performances at 3 and 7 p.m. Sunday.

Several Morehead State University graduate students recently participated in the graduate research competition at the annual Kentucky Academy of Science conference in Lexington.

Police arrest a Federal Express delivery man on charges he stole pills while making deliveries at a pharmacy.

"Kentucky Scenic Drives: Country Music Highway." 20 April 2007. HowStuffWorks.com. 20 November 2008.

Second-round pairings Class 1A Ballard Memorial at Crittenden County Mayfield at Holy Cross Ludlow at Beechwood Gallatin County at Frankfort Fairview at Raceland Lexington Christian at Williamsburg ...

Leigha Knipp, Sasha Colette and The Last Date, and the Tommy Webb Band will perform at the next edition ofA a oeAmericana Crossroads Live.a Morehead State Public Radio and the Kentucky Center for Traditional ...

Neighbors in the Johnson County communities of River and Offut have never been any farther apart than the other side of the Big Sandy River, although you could always get from one to the other faster by walking ...

A 27-year-old mother woke up in jail Monday morning after a close call with her 5-year-old son.

The Paintsville Area Innovation Center in the Kentucky Highlands Entrepreneur Center is under new direction.

Another key figure in a prescription drug-trafficking ring that stretched from Florida to northeastern Kentucky has decided to take a plea.

The Paintsville Area Innovation Center, located in the Kentucky Highlands Entrepreneur Center is now under new direction.

Ready for a little international flavor? How about something special from another corner of the Commonwealth? Somerset Community College's International Festival features all that - and more.

An Eastern Kentucky plant that has been in operation for more than 40 years has shut its doors and left about 50 people unemployed.

Dr. Jorge Alegria examined Barbara Mayfield during a visit to the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Clinic at the University of Kentucky Gill Heart Institute on Rose St.

This story is the first of a two-part series. The list of businesses that have opened shop, or are looking for places to build in or near Louisa, has earned the small city the unofficial title of "fastest ...