7+ hour, 53+ min ago   (418+ words) For nearly 50 years, Kentucky’s mental health commitment laws largely left courts with two difficult choices when someone experiencing serious mental illness was found to be a danger to themselves or others: involuntary hospitalization or release. That has now changed. This…...

7+ hour, 53+ min ago   (709+ words) In this great country of America there are two institutions that have perfected the art of asking for or taking your money while hiding behind reasons why they shouldn’t have to give any of their money back: Churches and government....

7+ hour, 53+ min ago   (544+ words) I'm not sure how many younger folks read this column, but how about a little history lesson? You see, way back in the closing years of the 1900s, the internet was not anywhere near as ubiquitous as it is today. It…...

15+ hour, 37+ min ago   (460+ words) Sleep timing rather than duration was changed forever by the Industrial Revolution, suggests a new study. Researchers found that people living in hunter-gatherer communities today without electric light around the world get similar amounts, or less, shut-eye as city dwellers....

19+ hour, 53+ min ago   (381+ words) Who: Johnson Central (0-0) vs Letcher Central (0-0) Who: Paintsville (0-0) at Floyd Central (0-0) Kickoff: Friday, August 21 at 7:30 p.m. Notes: Floyd Central is set to host Paintsville for its opening game in the 2026 high school football season on Friday, Aug. 21. The Jaguars and Tigers…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (662+ words) Three in five millennials admit their financial image of themselves doesn’t reflect their financial reality, new research has revealed. That’s according to a series of three surveys, each polling 2,000 millennials, 500 Gen X and 500 baby boomers. Results revealed that 61% of millennials…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (860+ words) There’s a fleeting window in Aspen when summer lingers, but autumn is already whispering through the high country days are still warm enough for hiking, biking and afternoons on the water, while cooler nights and the first hints of gold…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (252+ words) Who: Johnson Central (0-0) vs Letcher Central (0-0) Kickoff: Saturday, August 22 at 6:00 p.m. Location: Hobert Clay Johnson Field, Shelby Valley High School. Coaches: Johnson Central, Jesse Peck. Letcher Central, Brandon Haynes. Notes: For the second straight season, Johnson Central and Letcher Central will…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (285+ words) CORBIN – The coaches of the Appalachian Athletics Conference have determined that the University of Pikeville will have the same finish as it did a season ago. Truett McConnell (Ga.) was picked to repeat as league champion, getting 11 of the 13 first-place…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (621+ words) Anderson Lauffer is a Swiss Army Knife on the football field… Johnson Central’s Bryson Music Johnson Central senior running back and defensive lineman Bryson Music played a dual role last season. Music had 57 tackles last season and was fourth on…...