During the long nights of the Great Depression, the only entertainment was often a battery-powered Atwater-Kent or similar radio.  When dusk came and such major stations as WHAS Louisville boosted their power, families would often tune in to live studio music.  One of the top attractions was the father-and-son team

Third Annual Bulletin 1931

Halloween Night 1946 The Silver Barn was very popular musical hangout for the local bands and singers. Built originally by local coal operator Fon Johnson. The Silver Barn was located just West of the Intersection of South Mayo Trail (we know today as U.S. 23) and Kentucky state route 611,

Bessie Arnold Riddle / Pike County Clerk Paschal Fields Service Station Halls Cash Store

INTRODUCTION The Civil War had its roots in animosity, antagonism— call it what you may.  Peace officially came April 1865, but that did not mean that good will and brotherhood were part of the package.  This was especially true along the Big Sandy.  Lawsuits were the order of the day.  Legal complaints were being

Read from the pages of THE PIKEVILLE DAILY NEWS The Regionals Begin Meet the Fab 6 Pikeville panthers of 1952 Woodrow Preston Russell Porter Morris Stratton Lee King Ralph Gilliam Ernest Prater Pikeville Basketball Schedule 1951/1952

During the five months prior to the official establishment of Bourbon County in May 1786, there had been a flurry of activity by fifty or more men in the Fayette land office to make over ninety entries for land in and adjoining the Big Sandy Valley 85 Eleven years later,

By Robert Baker Strange events sometimes occurred during the Civil War.  One involved a member of a Big Sandy Union regiment, the Thirty-ninth Kentucky.  Alfred Carter Hailey was one of several soldiers chosen to escort two Kentucky ladies to the Confederate capital, Richmond, Virginia.  One of the ladies had a

It was February 10, 1945.  Three friends from Jonancy were traveling north on old US 23 where the highway crosses Long Fork.  Palmer “Pell” Little was driving.  His passengers were Burl Osborne and Norman Linzy Hall.  Pell was the son of Dave and Cordelia Little.  Burl was the son of

Jenkins Division Directors Of The Consolidation Coal Company No. 201 Tipple & Underground Mine 201 Mine Excavation stated last of August, 1911. No. 201 Tramway. October 8,1911 Making Progress on No. 201 Mine portal. October 8, 1911 No. 201 Mine Portal. July 26, 1912 No. 201 Tipple in the distance,