A community meeting was held at the Booneville Family Life Center on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.  The meeting only lasted a couple of hours.  The meeting was “Rising …

The Owsley County Track athletes came ready to compete, with personal records and first-time performances setting the tone for an  exciting season: Rory Mason  • 2nd in the …

After a line of severe storms brought at least two confirmed tornadoes to Kentucky earlier in the week, most of the state remains under a flood warning with precipitation to continue through Sunday, …

FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 31, 2025) —The following is a statement from Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, regarding final passage of House Bill (HB) 544:      "This …

The U.S. Department of Education’s sudden termination of COVID-era relief funds endangers $34 million across more than a dozen school districts that have already obligated the funds for ongoing …

Upcoming Owsley Co. Circuit & District Court Appearances PUBLIC RECORD *not an official docket* Docket subject to changes before or after publishing.   Via kycourts.net …

The Booneville Board of Commissioners (City Council) met in regular session on Wednesday, March 12, 2025.  The meeting was called to order by Mayor Nelson Bobrowski.       …

EKCEP to Honor His Work at Congressional Breakfast April 2 The Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment Program, Inc. (EKCEP) is thrilled to announce that U.S. Representative Hal Rogers has been …

Upcoming Owsley Co. Circuit & District Court Appearances PUBLIC RECORD *not an official docket* Docket subject to changes before or after publishing.  Via kycourts.net 3/31/25 …

The Owsley County Conservation District is offering free tree seedlings to interested landowners on Thursday, April 10th and Friday, April 11th from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.  We will have Redbud, …

     According to Three Forks Regional Jail records, on March 18, 2025 at 8:55pm, Thomas Callahan (pictured above), owner of Island City Liquor and Callahan Grocery in Island City …

Financial aid advisers on college campuses across the United States are sharing in the confusion of student loan borrowers as the Trump administration tries to reshape education. Borrowers are …

Kentucky farmers donated a record-breaking $931,201.81 to the Ag Tag Program for 2024. The total, the largest amount ever donated in a single year, tops last year’s total by nearly $200,000. This …

 The Owsley County Fiscal Court met in regular session on Monday, March 10. 2025. The meeting was called to order by Judge Executive Zeke Little. Everyone stood and recited the Pledge of …

The Owsley County Board of Education met in regular session on Tuesday, March 11, 2025.  The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Joyce Campbell.  Roll call was done by Board …

FRANKFORT, Ky. – State Auditor Allison Ball released the audit of the 2024 financial statement of Former Owsley County Clerk Shanna Oliver. State law requires the auditor to conduct annual audits …

Governor Andy Beshear hosted a Team Kentucky update on Wednesday in Frankfort. During the briefing, the governor announced that there were 13 disaster relief centers in Eastern Kentucky. If …

As the Trump administration begins hollowing out the U.S. Department of Education, teachers rallied for the agency that distributes hundreds of millions in funds to Kentucky schools. Before the …

Cleda Faye Turner, 76, of Morris Fork, Kentucky passed away on Monday, March 17, 2025 at Breathitt Health and Rehab Care Center in Jackson, Kentucky.      She was born on …

Kentucky’s longest-held death row inmate, who killed 3 people in Breathitt County in 1980, will remain in prison after a court upheld his sentence of capital punishment. Karu Gene White has …