Weekly Arrests: 4/1/26

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

Bare Bottoms and an eye toward the future

Bare Bottom Tanning, located at 131 Jessica Lane near Save-A-Lot in Olive Hill, brings new tanning technology to the city and the county. The...

Extension Notes: Warm Early Spring Means Early Eastern Tent Caterpillar Egg Hatch

The first eastern tent caterpillars (ETC) of the season are now emerging. Initial sightings have been recently reported in Fayette County and University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College...

Pet of the Week: Meet Theo

Theo is a one-and-a-half-year-old male mixed breed. He’s a very handsome guy, with a loving personality, and he knows his basic commands. Theo is...

Joyful Noise: Strength

As I wrote 15+ years ago, there should be Nickname Hall of Fame!

(Based on published material from December 2010)                      We have halls of fame for athletes, alumni, musicians and politicians, among others, but is there one...

The regime they tell us to ignore

By Brandon LaVoie Some Americans speak about Iran like the answer is simple. They say the people should just stand up. Just revolt. Just throw off...

These seats ain’t getting’ any softer

My coffee was a little more expensive today. The ICE agents standing around the New Orleans airport were an unwelcome sight, with most people...

Joyful Noise: Strength

By Pastor Naomi Mitchell For Carter County Times Not every day starts with strength. Some mornings you wake up tired not just physically, but in your...

SPORTS

East Carter falls to Ashland Blazer in regional matchup

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

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

(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...

Cougars come out on top

By Brayleigh Boggs Carter County Times The East Carter Lady Raiders and the Morgan County Lady Cougars faced off in a highly anticipated rematch of the...

Lions hold off Comets’ comeback effort

By Brayleigh Boggs Carter County Times West Carter fought for every point in the first round of the 62nd District Tournament. But despite their efforts, the...

RECORDS

Classifieds

OBITUARY

Floyd Earl Gump

Gregory Allen Medley

Joyal “Joe” Skaggs

The first eastern tent caterpillars (ETC) of the season are now emerging. Initial sightings have been recently reported in Fayette County and University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment entomologists...