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(Story By Jeff Ledington, The Mountain Advocate) Senator Mitch McConnell has been in office since 1985 and has been Senate Majority Leader since 2015. Born in Alabama, McConnell graduated from the University of Louisville and later the University of Kentucky College of Law. He...

(Story by Jeff Ledington, The Mountain Advocate) Eastern Kentucky native and businessman C Wesley Morgan is looking to unseat Mitch McConnell in Kentucky’s Republican Primary. Morgan holds political science and accounting degrees from Cumberland College, now the University of the...

(Story By Jeff Ledington, The Mountain Advocate) Tom “O’Dell” Smith is looking to return to Frankfort three decades after his previous stint as State Representative. Smith spoke with The Mountain Advocate about jobs, policy, and the many projects he has worked on in the area. He...

(Story By Jeff Ledington, Mountain Advocate) Don Rose has called Knox County home for 56 years. Now, he’s running to represent the district in the state house. This is Rose’s second run at the office and believes now more than ever we need someone to bring jobs to the area. Rose...

(Story By Jeff Ledington, The Mountain Advocate) David Hart is 40 year old Corbin City Commissioner in his second term, now looking to move on to the state house. Hart believes his experience in government makes him an ideal candidate to represent the district. Hart lives in the...

(Story By Jeff Ledington, The Mountain Advocate) South Laurel and University of Kentucky alum Scotty Reams is seeking to replace the retiring Jim Stewart as state representative for Knox and Laurel Counties. The 24 year old Reams was raised by his grandparents on a tobacco and...

Laurel County reported it 60th COVID-19 case late Friday afternoon. The Laurel County Health Department announced five new COVID-19 cases Friday, all of who are quarantining at home. Laurel County has a total of 36 active cases out of which three are undergoing hospital isolation...

In what city officials are calling a cost-cutting decision, the Corbin Downtown Manager’s position has been eliminated. Aaron Sturgill, who has held the position since August 2018, announced via Facebook Friday that his position was being eliminated. “It has been highly valued...

Kentucky State Police arrested an Ohio woman Tuesday morning following a high-speed chase on Interstate 75 that began when she allegedly passed a patrol car traveling south at 110 mph in a vehicle that they later learned had been reported stolen out of Georgia. Anna R. Rice, 31,...

A new road sign in Whitley County is raising awareness about an important issue involving veterans. The Kentucky Department of Highways District 11 office recently installed signs in Whitley County displaying ‘Veterans Suicide Memorial Mile’ on I-75 at mile points 22-23...