Lewis County News

The Kentucky Arts Council has awarded grants through the Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program to honor traditional artists and encourage the continuation of Kentucky's living traditions.

A 16-year old Lewis County High School student was killed in a traffic accident early Friday morning.

Barry Webb is shown after being nominated Monday November 2, 2009 by House District 96 Democrats to run in a December 8 special election during a meeting in Grayson, Kentucky.

Republican leaders from Carter and Lewis counties will meet Tuesday evening in Grayson to select the party's candidate for the 96th District seat in the Kentucky House of Representatives.

Gov. Steve Beshear on Monday scheduled a special election to fill the vacancy in the state House of Representatives that was created when Robin Webb was elected to the Kentucky Senate in August.

Two people have been arrested in connection with several thefts and burglaries in Lewis and surrounding counties.

Interest is growing in an Aug. 25 special election in the 18th State Senate District, much of it from outside this northeast Kentucky rural district.

LEWIS COUNTY, KY. - A Northern Kentucky dentist was arrested and charged with drunk driving and drug possession Wednesday.

LEWIS COUNTY, KY. - A Northern Kentucky dentist was arrested and charged with drunk driving and drug possession Wednesday.

Lewis County authorities on Wednesday arrested a northern Kentucky dentist on felony drug charges.

LEWIS COUNTY, KY. - A Northern Kentucky dentist was arrested and charged with drunk driving and drug possession Wednesday.

In a move to shut down the pill pipeline, some independent pharmacies in Florida are refusing to fill prescriptions that out-of-state residents obtain from Florida pain clinics.

A man is expected to plead guilty to a federal charge stemming from him providing false information while attempting to purchase a gun.

Police in Lewis County arrested 20 individuals on drug charges Saturday morning in a cooperative effort between the Vanceburg Police Department and the FIVCO Area Drug Enforcement Task Force.

Kenneth and Marcella Esham stand in their yard on Route 8, among the many broken branches that resulted from the ice storm.

Late Tuesday night, the National Weather Service issued a warning for Lewis County, Kentucky, after witnesses say a tornado touched down in the Tollesboro area.