Powell County Patriot

25/09/2025

Back in May, James Harrison, the director of the Kentucky Reptile Zoo, was bitten by a highly venomous Jameson’s Mamba while working.

He was given antivenom by two EMS workers.

Now, the first responders who helped administer that could lose their licenses.

They say the Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services policy states that only wilderness paramedics are authorized to administer antivenom, and they will have a hearing on the matter next week.

More details in the story in the comments. ⬇️

18/09/2025

15/08/2025

This advertisement was published in the Mt. Sterling Advocate yesterday, August 14, 2025 and will be published again on Thursday, August 21, 2025. Because we don’t have a more local newspaper that publishes weekly, we want to be fully transparent about setting our tax rate so we are also advertising on social media. We have been accomplishing many items on our District Facility Plan, and we want to start to upgrade the athletic facilities. What is commonly termed “the nickel tax” generates $50 per $100,000 worth of property and has been matched by the legislature annually for several years. We will have a presentation prior to the tax hearing at two different times so you can hear more information about the tax rate and our facility plans. The first will be at the Board meeting this coming Tuesday, August 19. The meeting starts at 6:00 p.m. and will be held in the Middle School Library. The second presentation will be a community forum on Monday, August 25, 2025 at the High School cafeteria. The Board of Education will have a special called Board meeting on August 28th to have an official tax hearing and set the rate, but we want to give you an opportunity prior to the hearing to see what exciting things we have planned for the children in our community and ask any questions you may have.

11/08/2025

A funeral procession in honor of American Soldier Rodger Fields, will be coming down the Mountain Parkway tomorrow at approximately 3:00-3:30 PM. There will be a large motorcade of motorcycles and other vehicles honoring him. The Fire Departments in Powell County will be stationed in his honor at the Hatton Creek overpass of the Mountain Parkway with a large American Flag. He will be escorted through Powell County, by the Sheriff’s Department’s Deputy Larry Patterson.

Korean War Fallen Veteran, Rodger Fields of Busy, KY, will return home to Kentucky almost 75 years after he was presumed dead. Private First Class Rodger Fields, enlisted in the US Army on 11/17/1948. He was 18 years old at the time. He served D Company, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, during the Korean War. On 12/2/1950 he was reported MIA during a major battle in the vicinity of the Chosin Resovoir in the Democratic Republic of Korea. It was later determined that he had been KIA the prior day. He is now returning to Kentucky for a proper burial. He will be buried with full honors in Kentucky Veterans Cemetery South East.

23/07/2025

***Attention Powell County and surrounding areas***

As part of an ongoing investigation KSP Post 8 is seeking the public's help. We are asking that if you have hired Brian Epperson to do any type of contracting or allowed him inside your residence to reach out to us. If you have had any personal contact with him, we would like to speak to you. If you own any cabins or Airbnb's and have rented to him, please call Detective Brad Watson or Detective Sgt. Eugene Robinson at KSP Post 8 at 606-784-4127