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Travis Carmack, Daniel Boone Festival Committee member, presents at the September Knox Chamber Meeting at Union Commonwealth University. Carmack discussed the growing success of the festival over the …
Marriage Licenses Samantha Recheal Rich to Cody Dewayne Smith Tessa Denee Adams to Christley Joe Lowe Makynzie Jaide Miller to Ryan Bailey Meade Tonya Elizabeth May Hatfield to Brandon Dewayne Rice …
Monday, September 21
Alexandrea Hamblin, 29: Operating a Motor Vehicle Under the Influence of Alcohol, Second Offense (Aggravating Circumstance); Failure to Wear Seat Belts; Careless Driving
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The GFWC Kentucky Barbourville Junior Woman’s Study Club President Anne Pedersen presented a donation of $500 to Devonna Maguet, President of the Knox-Whitley Humane Society which operates the …
The GFWC Barbourville Woman’s Study Club hosted the Daniel Boone Festival Queens Tea, inviting the DBF Queen Candidates and DBF 2025 Queen to mingle and dine at Southeast Kentucky Community and …
The Knox County Board of Education held its September monthly meeting on Thursday, September 24, 2026.
During the meeting, Superintendent Jeremy Ledford updated members on the partnership with …
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Grand Jury returns three indictments
The Knox County Grand Jury returned only three indictments for September:
Holly Lynn Akers, 34: One count of Bail Jumping in the First Degree; one count of Persistent Felony Offender in the …
Pirate fun at the Veterans Center
Members of the Captain Charles Gatliff Chapter Sons of the American Revolution, and the Keavy Kentucky Chapter Disabled American Veterans joined the band “Eugene Madden and the Patriots” (from …
2026 DBF Royalty Leading Candidates Week 4
The GFWC KY Barbourville Junior Woman’s Study Club is excited to announce this week’s leading candidates for the 2026 Daniel Boone Festival Royalty Races. This is the last week for leading …
Fiscal Court sets tax rates
In regular session, the Knox County Fiscal Court approved resolutions that would see a water line and sewer line extension for parts of Knox County, a bid to replace a water tank at Stinking Creek …
Kratom ban looms for City
With concerns about the safety of a widely available over-the-counter substance increase, a ban is now set to take effect statewide in Kentucky on July 1, 2027. Kratom, a substance known to give a …
