Weekly Arrests: 7/15/26

The following individuals were arrested and booked into the Carter County Detention Center over the past week. This list includes local arrests only. It...

Tourism director tenders resignation

Weekly Arrests: 7/8/26

Bigfoot and a big celebration

Local News

Features

Faith

Joyful Noise: How to prosper (Part 1)

By Pastor Naomi Mitchell For Carter County Times Some of George Washington’s favorite scriptures were found in Psalm 1. And he said, “if we don’t have...
Home

Ask Daryl – Your Professional Organizer: Reuse and reorganize

By Daryl Ashley Confusion Solution When you are looking to buy things to help you get organized, stop and think before your shop; because you may...

Extension Notes: University of Kentucky Researcher is Helping AI Learn a Bird’s Individual Song

Pet of the Week: Meet Sky

Joyful Noise: Happy on your journey

OPINION

Column

Pay no attention to the men behind the curtain

Here’s some news the talking heads aren’t letting you in on. This isn’t the latest culture-war distraction of the week; instead, it affects working-class...
Column

Who will inspire Americans in the next 250 years?                                                      

          Much is being said and written about the United States of America as we continue the America/250 celebration through the end of this...
Editorial

AS WE SEE IT: The paper that almost wasn’t

You’ve probably noticed that this week’s edition is thin. There is a reason for that – though whether it’s a good reason or not...

Lifestyle

Faith

Joyful Noise: How to prosper (Part 1)

By Pastor Naomi Mitchell For Carter County Times Some of George Washington’s favorite scriptures were found in Psalm 1. And he said, “if we don’t have...

Joyful Noise: Happy on your journey

Joyful Noise: My soul securing anchor!

Joyful Noise: Emergency numbers

Joyful Noise: Stop asking these questions!

SPORTS

Strength for Life: Time for training

Sports
By Tracy Deborde, ACSM-CPT Carter County Times July is considered the off-season for many youth sports, and while that can feel like downtime, it’s actually one...

Special Olympics Area 3&9 Track and Field Meet Returns to Paintsville Saturday

Sports
Paintsville, Ky. – The Special Olympics Kentucky Area 3&9 Track and Field Meet returned to Johnson Central High School in Paintsville on Saturday, April...

East Carter falls to Ashland Blazer in regional matchup

Basketball
By Brayleigh Boggs Carter County Times Ashland Blazer’s relentless rebounding and physical defense proved too much for the East Carter Lady Raiders Monday night, as the...

Martin to the Mountains

Football
By Brayleigh Boggs Carter County Times Wyatt Martin’s path to becoming one of the most decorated specialists in West Carter football history started in his front...

Raiders fall short

Basketball
(Photo by Brayleigh Boggs, Carter County Times) By Brayleigh Boggs Carter County Times It was a back-and-forth battle between East Carter and Morgan County for a spot...

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OBITUARY

Dorothy Davis Kouns

Gary Philip Hicks

Alma Kaye Buckler Burchett

Carroll Dean Manning

Column

Who will inspire Americans in the next 250 years?                                                      

          Much is being said and written about the United States of America as we continue the America/250 celebration through the end of this calendar year.             I salute all...