PRESS RELEASE: UK ATHLETICS Thanks to a trio of first half goals, Kentucky (10-4-2, 4-2-2 SEC) earned its best win of the season, taking down No. 8 South Carolina (10-2-4, 4-1-3 SEC), 3-2, in its final match at the Bell Soccer Complex this season. With the victory, the Wildcats now have three victories over top 25 teams this season—the most for the program since the 2006 team that won the SEC Tournament. The win is also the best by ranking for the Cats under fourth-year head coach Troy Fabiano, who had previously beaten No. 9 Alabama in 2023 and No. […]

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By Zach Akers – Sports Writer All three of NASCAR’s top series return to Alabama to try to tame the beast that is Talladega Superspeedway in three races that are sure to be thrillers. Only two more races remain for each of these series before the Championship 4 field is set. We start things off with the Craftsman Truck Series, where Corey Heim* has already locked himself into the Championship 4, and the seven remaining drivers are separated by only six points — just three spots for seven drivers. Not a lot of room for error at a track that […]

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VIRGIE, Ky. — A Pike County man has been arrested for allegedly shooting his brother-in-law, during an argument. Just after 9 p.m., Thursday, state troopers were called to a home on Route 610 at Virgie over a report that a man had been shot. When they arrived, they found the victim sitting on his porch, holding his arm where he had been shot. While police tended to his wound, he told them his brother-in-law, identified as Anthony Huffman, 48, of Pikeville, shot him during an argument. Afterwards, he said both Huffman and the victim’s sister ran up into the hills. […]

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Agreements with neighboring states expired earlier this year FRANKFORT, Ky. — Anglers and waterfowl hunters can once again use their Kentucky resident licenses to fish or hunt certain waters shared with neighboring states, as new reciprocal agreements with several bordering states took effect Thursday, Oct. 16, following adjournment of the Kentucky Interim Joint Committee on Natural Resources and Energy. Kentucky finalized the agreements with several bordering states to allow each state’s resident anglers and waterfowl hunters to utilize these shared waters using the license from their home state. “We’re blessed here in the Commonwealth – and across our neighboring states – […]

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The event will begin at 6pm and is appropriate for all ages

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