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Photo of rattlesnake at MCHS courtesy Zack Tyra
Rattlesnake discovered at MCHS relocated to farm
School resource officers with Montgomery County Schools discovered a timberland rattlesnake at the high school Wednesday, according to the individual who removed it. Zack Tyra, an experienced …
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Celebration of life set for Lexington woman killed here after being struck by tractor trailer
Dylan Watkins has organized a GoFundMe donation drive for his aunt. Felicia G. Joseph, 36, of Lexington, was pronounced deceased at the scene Tuesday at 9:21 p.m. by Montgomery County Coroner …
20-plus Sept. grand jury indictments dismissed
Circuit Judge Elizabeth Davis has ordered the dismissal of 22 indictments and one superseding indictment returned by the Montgomery County Grand Jury Sept. 25. In an order included in each of …
Education

DuBois youths participate in educational trip to Civil Rights historical sites

Students walking across the bridge. Ella Booker, Cambri Walker and other students can be seen walking across the Edmund Pettus Bridge.

Friday, Oct. 3, the DuBois Community Center organized an educational trip to several pivotal Civil Rights historical sites in Alabama. The students visited the 16th Street Baptist Church in …

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Sports

McNabb eighth grade claims regular season division championship

The McNabb eighth grade football team celebrates a memorable night highlighted by a conference win and securing the regular season division championship
It was a memorable 8th Grade Night for the McNabb Middle School football team as the Indians celebrated their eighth graders with a convincing 38-6 victory and secured the regular season division …
Mason Miller checked in with official. He hauled in seven passes for 58 yards Friday night. Defensively, he also  recorded seven solo tackles and two assists for a team-high nine total tackles

Breathitt Co. pulls away from Montgomery Co., 58-27

Montgomery Co. put together one of its strongest offensive performances of the season Friday night, but Breathitt Co.’s explosive rushing attack proved too much to overcome as the Bobcats handed …

Decisions, Decisions

(LEXINGTON, Ky.) — I had a really good question for Mark Pope at Kentucky Basketball Media Day on Monday. At least I thought it was good. You’ll have to take my word for it because I never …
Obituaries
Henry Morrison Howes Jr., 81
Henry Morrison Howes Jr., 81, of Jeffersonville, died Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026 at St. Joseph Hospital Main   in Lexington.  Born Oct. 4, 1944, in Owensboro, he was the son of the late …
Mary Elizabeth Hogue Wise, 83
Mary Elizabeth Hogue Wise, 83, of Mt. Sterling, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. Born April 23, 1943, in Danville, she was the daughter of the late Mary Elizabeth Powell Hogue …
Linda Gail Bowling, 78
Linda Gail Bowling, 78, of Mt. Sterling, died Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, at her residence. Born March 23, 1948, in Montgomery County, she was the daughter of the late Ford and Frances Heaton …
Suzanne Reynolds Perry, 88
Suzanne Reynolds Perry, 88, died   Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, at Pioneer Trace Nursing Home in Flemingsburg. Born Jan. 22, 1938, in Mt. Sterling, she was the daughter of   the late …
Charles Keith Skillern 68
Charles Keith Skillern, 68, of Mt. Sterling, died Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, surrounded by family. Born Nov. 11, 1957, he was the son of Martha Jane Skillern and the late Charles Leo Skillern. …
Opinion
Mention data centers and you're likely concerned about increasing electric bills, water consumption, noise, and whether these facilities truly benefit the communities where they're built. Those …
Well that old saying must be true, the rich really do keep getting richer because Elon Musk has now become the world’s very first trillionaire. You heard that right folks, a trillionaire, that’s …
I know there have been questions and concerns regarding Rumpke’s proposed expansion of the Montgomery County landfill. I would like to address some of those questions and appreciate this space to …
Your right to know what your public officials are saying and doing was recently gutted by the Kentucky supreme court.   Overturning a lower court decision, in a 4 to 2 ruling on …
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