WPA Pake Horse Library in Lee County

Lee County, Kentucky had no library. So Kentucky put a library on a horse and sent it up the creek beds. The pack horse library was a WPA project and it ran in …

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Whitaker Graduates KSP Training Academy

Gov. Andy Beshear joined the Kentucky State Police (KSP) to honor 40 cadets graduating from the KSP Training Academy, marking the start of their careers as state troopers serving communities across …

Lee County 2026 General Election Results

Lee County PVA REP Leeroy Douglas Brandenburg 1550 Lee County Judge-Executive REP Remington Capps 1,428 DEM John Fike 445 Lee County Attorney DEM Thomas Hollon 1,119 …

Beattyville Declares “Extra Mile Day” (11/1) Honoring Those Making a Difference

On November 1, 2026, Mayor Edward Jackson will proclaim Extra Mile Day , recognizing the people whose volunteer service, generosity, and everyday efforts improve lives and strengthen the …

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Beattyville Enterprise - November 5, 2026

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Lee County Boys and Girls Cross Country Compete at the Region 6A Championship

Lee County "Pride of the Mountains" Marching Band Head to State

Lee County Volleykats Win 2026 56th District Volleyball Championship

Will Stein Has Said All the Right Things. Now Comes Saturday.

Kentucky’s fall hunting seasons await

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Obituaries

Earl Cockerham, age 86

Earl Cockerham, age 86, of Wide Creek, Kentucky, passed away on November 2, 2026, in the community where he was born and spent his life, surrounded by the place and people he loved. He was born on …

Janice Loraine Bishop Dobson

Janice Loraine Bishop Dobson was born on June 15, 1968 in Sturgis, Michigan (Sturgis Memorial Hospital) and departed this life on November 02, 2026 in Lexington, Kentucky (Baptist Health Hospital) at …

Jerry McIntosh, 88

Jerry McIntosh, 88, of Booneville, Kentucky passed away peacefully on October 29, 2026 at the Owsley County Health Care Center, surrounded by family. Jerry was born August 4, 1938 in Owsley …

Paul Douglas Mays

Paul Douglas Mays, known as Doug by those who loved him, and Papa Dean to his grandchildren, was born in Beattyville, Kentucky, on February 13, 1950 to Elmer and Blanche Mays and passed away on …

Della Lou Cooper Spicer

Della Lou Cooper Spicer, widow of Pryce Spicer and daughter of the late Earl and Offie Brandenburg Cooper was born in Lee County, Kentucky on March 22, 1940 and departed this life at her home in …

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Opinion

Bonfire of the Vanities

By Douglas Moore Much like the invasive kudzu vine smothering and choking out the native plants and trees of a mountainside, so too does the unregulated destructive influence …

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