EDITORIAL

The Supreme Court has a message for Kentucky on surveillance: Get a warrant

By Caleb O. Brown and Dan CanonKentucky Lantern Kentucky’s new license plate camera law is now in effect, and it already looks out of step...

The data center fight in Kentucky is about democracy

By Jason BaileyKentucky Lantern In a state short of jobs, outsiders promising big investments typically receive a red-carpet welcome from Kentucky public officials. That was...

Kentucky can lead on data centers without leaving communities behind

By Senate President Robert Stivers, Republican–Manchester (Editor’s note: Views expressed by contributors are not necessarily those of the Carter County Times or its staff.)Mention data...

League of Women Voters denounces President’s election claims

WASHINGTON — The League of Women Voters issued the following statement from CEO Celina Stewart following President Donald Trump’s address to the nation Thursday...

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...

The Land Remembers

Eastern Kentucky is debating one proposed campus. We should judge it by the record, not by the size of the building or the volume...

Kentucky’s most vulnerable need more support, not less care

By Doug Hoyt Kentucky Lantern In 1947, Wendell and Edith Foster were determined to support their daughter, Louise, and seven other children in Owensboro, all of...

Kentucky crime report shows homicide decreases, more animal cruelty

By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern There were more than 300 hate crimes in Kentucky in 2025, and most of them happened at home or on roadways.  That’s...

For the Carter County Times

I think about a conversation I had a while back a lot. I was getting a tire patched at my local guy's shop. Sitting there...

AS WE SEE IT: It’s time to say something

This weekend we received the following email, presented below with no edits or corrections, exactly as it arrived in our inbox: Wow!  I just watched...

COLUMN

Universal Truths Aren’t Always So

History tends to remember leaders for the battles they fought or the territories they conquered. We think of Napoleon, Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan....

It isn’t about me

Well, it isn’t usually about me, anyway.There are a lot of things that go into making a newspaper, and anyone who tells you they...

Hats off to the last of the makers

I keep thinking about Batsakes Hat Shop. Batsakes will lock its doors in September, ending nearly 120 years downtown and the working life of Gus...

Could it be true that loneliness has become the silent killer of men?

            I was shocked Sunday morning during a men’s bible class when a man told us that he created a fake name when he...

Taking all your time

All my bills are paid. I have $200 for the next two weeks. Every chance I get, I will be writing to make money....

A dad problem

There are always two sides to every story, and before I go on, I will say that there were no animals harmed in the...

We’ve got no friend in screens

I keep thinking about Toy Story 5. Somehow, the crew at Pixar managed to balance two ideas that normally get flattened into a useless...

We ain’t no fortunate sons

A few months back, I lost a good friend of mine to a heart attack. My buddy Greg. We couldn’t have been more different...

President must read classic Aesop’s fable, “The Boy Who Cried Wolf.”

            Last week’s prime-time TV address from the White House showed us again that, despite his family’s great wealth, neither his nanny nor his...

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...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: The Masonic Foundation Behind the Shrine’s Mission

Dear Editor, Having family near Olive Hill, I read The Carter County Times article: "Shriners Bluegrass Festival returns for 35th year” (July 8 issue). I...

Voicing concerns about the sports park

The people of Grayson were promised a community park. They were promised public basketball courts, tennis courts, and an amphitheater. Those amenities were part...

Letter to the Editor: Scrutinizing utility rate bills

Editor, I have done as much research as I possibly could in the last five days on House Bills 398 and 535. I am not...

Letter to the Editor: Dr. Fraley is the equal to the best of the best

Dear Carter County Citizens: It was recently communicated to me that Doctor Jennifer Fraley was employed as the superintendent of your educational community. Each citizen...

Letter to the Editor: Glad that Shriners raised funds for kids’ hospital

Dear editor; Having family in and near Carter County, I read The Carter County Times article: "Shriners contribute more than a quarter million to hospitals"...

Letter to the Editor: A thank you letter

There are not enough ways to say, "Thank You" to everyone who made the 9th Annual "It's Fall Y'all!" Vendor & Craft Festival a...

Letter to the Editor: “No Thrones, No Crowns, No Kings” Rally Set for Oct. 18 in Morehead

Dear Editor, On Saturday, October 18, there will be a “No Thrones, No Crowns, No Kings” Rally in Morehead, Kentucky in conjunction with gatherings around...

Letter to the Editor: Different times, same old problems

In 1932, Cole Porter wrote the song “Anything Goes” for a musical of the same name. In the piece he enumerates the negative or odd...

Letter to the Editor: Mayor volunteers at food pantry

Hello,I volunteer at a local food pantry in Grayson run out of Freewill Baptist Church headed by Pam Wilburn. Yesterday (August 26) we had...

Letter to the Editor: Questioning party changes

Questioning party changes Editor, I found reading Robin Webb’s “Legislative Update” in the Wednesday, August 20 edition of the Carter County Times took quite a bit...