Carter County Times

27/11/2025

We hope everyone has a wonderful holiday and we are pleased to announce we will be fully open on Saturday and going forward. We want to say thank you for your patience and we appreciate all the help we've gotten.

25/11/2025

For the Carter County Times

West Carter Highschool Student Council has started a campaign, “Hometown Hero” to honor and highlight upstanding and inspiring members of our community. November’s Hometown Hero is Hadessah Patton!

A note from our Hero:

Giving back to my community has always been at the heart of who I am.

For the Carter County Times West Carter Highschool Student Council has started a campaign, “Hometown Hero” to honor and highlight upstanding and inspiring members of our community. November’s Homet…

25/11/2025

By Robert Dean

Carter County Times

Every few months, another headline drops and we’re reminded just how deep the rot goes. The Epstein files, once dismissed as rumor, are now public — and the names are exactly who you thought they’d be.

I’ll just add to the social dog pile here and say the quiet part out loud: remember when Pam Bondi said there were no Epstein files but now there magically are?

By Robert Dean Carter County Times Every few months, another headline drops and we’re reminded just how deep the rot goes. The Epstein files, once dismissed as rumor, are now public — and the names…

24/11/2025

By Emily Sherman Burton

Forward Kentucky

If community churches spend more on stage lighting than feeding the hungry on their doorsteps, then they have both lost their soul and the faith of their followers.

Somerset pastor and great-grandpa Johnny Dunbar knew he needed to take notes for the upcoming conversation with a stranger.

By Emily Sherman Burton Forward Kentucky If community churches spend more on stage lighting than feeding the hungry on their doorsteps, then they have both lost their soul and the faith of their fo…

24/11/2025

By Tommy Druen

For Carter County Times

It was a Wednesday night in the fall of 1989. I was twelve years old, sitting in a half-empty sanctuary at our small country church. Midweek services were never well attended—maybe ten or twelve people in total. That particular night our pastor had brought a whiteboard, treating it more like a class than a sermon.

I’ll admit, my attention wandered.

By Tommy Druen For Carter County Times It was a Wednesday night in the fall of 1989. I was twelve years old, sitting in a half-empty sanctuary at our small country church. Midweek services were nev…

23/11/2025

As every livestock owner knows, mud is more than a nuisance. It robs animals of energy, wastes feed and tears up pasture. The good news is that a few wise choices about location and surface design can turn the worst trouble spots into firm, drainable ground that holds up month after month.

As every livestock owner knows, mud is more than a nuisance. It robs animals of energy, wastes feed and tears up pasture. The good news is that a few wise choices about location and surface design …

23/11/2025

By Pastor Naomi Mitchell

For Carter County Times

Worry is a conversation you have with yourself about things you cannot change. Prayer is a conversation you have with God about things he can change. Fear is a conversation you have with yourself about what might go wrong. Faith is a conversation you have with God about what he can make right.

By Pastor Naomi Mitchell For Carter County Times Worry is a conversation you have with yourself about things you cannot change. Prayer is a conversation you have with God about things he can change…

22/11/2025

Anytime "research" is done it is important to ask questions like, was the data properly analyzed? Or are the findings skewed by any personal bias or poor experiment methodology? Such questions simply were not given consideration in the social experiment that has went viral on TikTok, where a helpless mother of a starving baby in need of formula calls upon different spiritual centers for help.

Anytime “research” is done it is important to ask questions like, was the data properly analyzed? Or are the findings skewed by any personal bias or poor experiment methodology? Such qu…

22/11/2025

By Daryl Ashley

Confusion Solution

Yes, we are collectors. There are souvenirs from our travels, memories from our childhood, gifts from our friends, glassware, thimbles, and the list goes on. This doesn’t mean we are unusual or have a problem; because everyone has something they keep on display in their homes to show where we have been and who we are.

By Daryl Ashley Confusion Solution Yes, we are collectors. There are souvenirs from our travels, memories from our childhood, gifts from our friends, glassware, thimbles, and the list goes on. This…

21/11/2025

MOREHEAD, Ky. — Fraternities and sororities often receive negative attention for their actions on college campuses. However, beyond the few “bad apples,” many Greek organizations are deeply committed to leadership, service, and philanthropy.

MOREHEAD, Ky. — Fraternities and sororities often receive negative attention for their actions on college campuses. However, beyond the few “bad apples,” many Greek organizations are deeply committ…

21/11/2025

Carter County Fiscal Court opened their regular meeting last Monday (November 10), with direct acknowledgement to the struggles faced by Carter County residents. County Attorney Brian Bayes made a statement on Veterans Day before the opening prayer and set a tone of gratitude for those who have served the country.

“Tomorrow is Veteran’s Day,” Bayes said.

Carter County Fiscal Court opened their regular meeting last Monday (November 10), with direct acknowledgement to the struggles faced by Carter County residents. County Attorney Brian Bayes made a …

20/11/2025

KENTUCKY —The collection season for Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse begins today as nearly 5,000 drop-off locations open across the country.

KENTUCKY —The collection season for Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse begins today as nearly 5,000 drop-off locations open across the country. Individual…