Harlan Enterprise

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Header: The Harlan Daily Enterprise was first published in 1901 as the Harlan Enterprise and began publishing in 1928 as the Harlan Daily Enterprise. The newspaper is published four times a week, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, except on major holidays.

07/23/2025

Kentucky State Police are investigating the deaths of two individuals following an incident in Harlan County. According to a press release, at approximately 2:18 p.m. on Tuesday, July, 23, Kentucky State Police, Post 10, Harlan, responded to a report of two individuals found deceased at a residence....

07/23/2025

Trying to successfully play one sport in the Southeastern Conference is not easy for any athlete. Trying to play two sports successfully is almost an impossible task even though it has been done. Cincinnati’s Matt Ponatoski hopes to be a two-way performer at Kentucky in football and baseball. He w...

07/23/2025

The Harlan County Fiscal Court heard an update on continuing activities related to flooding which occurred earlier in the year during the panel’s regular July meeting. Harlan County Judge-Executive Dan Mosley brought the matter before the magistrates. “The next item is the presidential disaster ...

07/22/2025

A Harlan man is facing a charge of terroristic threatening after allegedly pointing a firearm from a vehicle following a “Kentucky Resist” protest. Marcus Zachery Slusher, 18, was arrested by the Harlan City Police Department on Saturday, July 19. According to a press release, the Harlan City Po...

07/21/2025

The Harlan City Council approved a pair of agreements during the panel’s regular meeting for July, including a mutual aid agreement for emergency services and a memorandum of agreement with the state for a project on Oak Street. A mutual aid agreement allows communities to provide emergency servic...

07/21/2025

The folks at Harlan Tourism are once again delivering an incentive for back-to-school shoppers to do their shopping in downtown Harlan. A prize of $225 will be awarded to one downtown shopper via a drawing with shoppers getting one chance for every $25 spent in a downtown retail business from mid-Ju...

07/18/2025

“Kentucky is not a losing team. I feel like they’re a winning team in history so eventually they will get back to winning and I want to be a part of it whenever they’re on their upswing and help the team do it,” Texas high school senior defensive lineman Ben Duncum on why he committed […]

07/18/2025

Downtown Harlan is heating up for summer with a collection of events throughout the month of July to help beat, or at least enjoy, the summer heat. Harlan Tourism has teamed up with local businesses and other organizations to bring summertime entertainment to the folks of Harlan. According to the Vi...

07/17/2025

The Harlan County Chamber of Commerce heard an update on Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College from the school’s new president and CEO, Dr. Lee Harrison, during the Chambers regular meeting for July. According to a press release, Harrison succeeds Interim President Dr. Patsy Jackson. ...

07/16/2025

Sean Woods has a lot of experience as a college basketball player and coach. However, he knows coaching La Familia, UK’s alumni team, in The Basketball Tournament (TBT) that starts next week is a bit different. “They are pros. So instead of having to go over things a hundred times when you’re ...

07/16/2025

Governor Andy Beshear and the Kentucky State Police announced 197 drug related arrests as a result of “Operation Summer Heat,” with four of those arrests occurring in the KSP Post 10, Harlan, area. According to a press release, all 16 KSP posts participated in the operation. “Every Kentuckian ...

07/15/2025

Amelia Hassett finished her first season at Kentucky averaging 8.6 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.3 blocks, 1.0 steals and 33.1 minutes per game. She also made 55 3-pointers, the third best total on the team. She started all 31 games for coach Kenny Brooks even though she dealt with an illness...

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The Harlan Enterprise, serving Harlan County, Kentucky, was first published in 1901 as the Harlan Enterprise and began publishing in 1928 as the Harlan Daily Enterprise. In 2018, the paper returned to the original name of Harlan Enterprise.

The newspaper is published two times a week, Wednesday and Saturday, except on major holidays. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The newspaper is named in honor of the city and county, which it serves. Those entities were named for Silas Harlan who was killed in 1782 while leading the advance party at the Battle of Blue Lick, the last major battle of the American Revolutionary War.