Johnson County receives $2.6 million for sports complex
Hager Hill Athletic Complex to develop soccer fields, tennis and pickle ball courts, and more.
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Green Dot 2026 Youth Summit at the MAC
Area high school students learn about mental health, drugs, crisis intervention and more.
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Two Johnson Central Students are heading to California
Ava O’Bryan and Will Case will perform at the National BARR Conference.
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Eastern Kentucky schools could experience budget cuts
House Bill 500 includes makes changes to how schools receive state funding.
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Stapleton, Childers score Grammys
Paintsville Tourism’s Kay Hall shares what it was like to be Childers’ music teacher.
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Vigil Held in Paintsville for Charlie Kirk
A crowd gathered in Paintsville on Thursday, September 18, 2025, to hold a candlelight vigil for conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Friday Night Lights – area Kentucky playoff games
Shelby Valley (8-3) vs. Floyd Central (6-5) Date: Nov. 10 Site: Hobart Clay Johnson Field Kickoff: 7 pm Coaches: Anthony Hampton (Shelby Valley); Shawn Hager (Floyd Central) Players to Watch: WR Brady Bentley, RB Clark Craft (Shelby Valley); QB Jace Martin, RB Brody Buck (Floyd Central) Last week’s…
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Friday Night Lights – Area Kentucky games
Martin County (5-4) at East Carter (7-2) Date: Oct. 27 Site: Steve Womack Field Kickoff: 7:30 pm Coaches: Josh Muncy (Martin County); Tim Champlin (East Carter) Players to Watch: RB Brock Messer, RB Aiden Horn (Martin County); RB Landon Yoak, RB Ryland Pfau (East Carter) Last week’s results: Martin…
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Golden Eagles top Tomcats for district title
Johnson Central’s injury-riddled football team still found a way to climb back on top. A bruising ground game carried the Golden Eagles to a 36-33 win over previously-unbeaten Ashland Blazer in the district title game played at Jim Matney Memorial Field on Friday night. Johnson Central continued its…
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Betsy Layne (7-1) vs. Pike Central (5-3) Date: Oct. 20 Site: Bobcat Stadium Kickoff: 7:30 pm Coaches: Jarredd Jarrell (Betsy Layne); Ronn Varney (Pike Central) Players to Watch: RB Andrew McCutcheon, QB Carson Parsons (Betsy Layne); QB Jamere Knuckles, RB Lane Adams (Pike Central) Last week’s results:…
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