Paths of history

Jim Plummer and Max Hammond explore the path along Tygart Creek. (submitted photo) Olive Hill is one of the first towns named a Warriors Path...

Student’s best friend

Next phase in school construction

Weekly Arrests: 2/4/26

Local News

Emergency Response

Dangers of winter weather

Winter brings with it a list of challenges. Some are inconvenient, such as shorter days and a drop in temperatures. Other challenges can be...

Paths of history

Student’s best friend

Next phase in school construction

Weekly Arrests: 2/4/26

Features

Agriculture

Extension Notes: Gardens: Plan Now for a Successful 2026 Harvest

January may feel like the heart of winter, but it’s the perfect time to start planning your garden for the year ahead. Thoughtful preparation...
Health & Wellness

Strength for Life: Building a strong heart in a small town By Tracy Deborde, ACSM-CPT February is American Heart Month, and in a rural community like...

Pet of the Week: Meet Buddy

Kentucky has approved 5 medical marijuana cultivators and 7 dispensaries

Another year, another attempt to push Ky’s Juul settlement dollars to prevention, cessation

OPINION

Column

Are high school sports following the mistakes of college sports?

As a former high school basketball player in Kentucky, I cannot imagine how I would have reacted to losing a game in double overtime...
Column

It’s ok to say “enough is enough”

By Robert Dean Carter County Times I want to tell you it’s ok to change your mind. That you’re allowed to say, “this isn’t what I...
Editorial

AS WE SEE IT: Missing the forest for the trees

Last week our social media drew some incendiary comments related to a guest editorial – so much so that I had to ban a...

Lifestyle

Faith

Joyful Noise: Commandments

By Pastor Naomi Mitchell For Carter County Times God has always been and still is in the details about everything from the first day of creation...

Joyful Noise: Obedience to God always leads to life

Grayson Gallery plans for first show of 2026

Joyful Noise: Identity

Joyful Noise: Happy New Year 2026

SPORTS

McGuire comes in clutch

Basketball
By Brayleigh Boggs Carter County Times A buzzer-beating putback by Colton McGuire (12) sealed a dramatic 61–60 win for East Carter over West Carter in a...

Burton by Burton

Basketball
By Brayleigh Boggs Carter County Times In a game that felt more like a district championship than a regular-season matchup, the East Carter Raiders and the...

Comets fall to the Musketeers

Basketball
By Brayleigh Boggs Carter County Times A tight, physical start turned into a long night for West Carter on Friday as Greenup County used a strong...

East Carter Takes Control

Basketball
By Brayleigh Boggs Carter County Times East Carter and West Carter delivered exactly what a county rivalry should be on Friday night; a bruising, emotional, momentum-swinging...

Undefeated and unstoppable

Football
By Brayleigh Boggs Carter County Times The West Carter Middle School Comets have cemented their place in local football history with back-to-back undefeated seasons under the...

RECORDS

Classifieds

OBITUARY

Charlotte Ann “Sis” Paynter Kiser

Nona Carroll Hurley

Leon Smith

Billy Jackson Stamper

Obituaries

Charlotte Ann “Sis” Paynter Kiser

Charlotte Ann “Sis” Paynter Kiser, age 76, of Olive Hill, Kentucky, passed away Monday, January 26, 2026, at her residence. She was born Monday, October 24, 1949, in Carter County,...
Obituaries

Nona Carroll Hurley

Obituaries

Leon Smith

Obituaries

Billy Jackson Stamper