Community park dedicated to former Whitesburg mayor Tuesday night
WHITESBURG, Ky. (WYMT) – A park in one Eastern Kentucky community now has a new name. Tuesday night, on the 4th of July, Whitesburg’s Riverside Park became James Wiley Craft Memorial Park. The dedication comes a little more than two years after the longtime mayor’s death following a battle with bladder cancer. In a video […]
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First woman mayor of Whitesburg officially sworn in earlier this week after winning election
WHITESBURG, Ky. (WYMT) – In July 2021, officials with the City of Whitesburg made history with the nomination of the first woman to lead the town following the death of longtime former Mayor James Wiley Craft the month before. Earlier this week, after winning the election in November, Tiffany Craft was officially sworn in as […]
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Whitesburg officials remember council member Earlene Williams | #citycouncil
WHITESBURG, Ky. (WYMT) – Earlene Williams died just two days after getting re-elected to her fifth term on the Whitesburg City Council. She was 79. Her death shook the city of Whitesburg, as she was a calming voice through everything. “She never complained that I knew of. She was worried about her city, her neighbors,” […]
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Whitesburg officials remember council member Earlene Williams | #citycouncil
WHITESBURG, Ky. (WYMT) – Earlene Williams died just two days after getting re-elected to her fifth term on the Whitesburg City Council. She was 79. Her death shook the city of Whitesburg, as she was a calming voice through everything. “She never complained that I knew of. She was worried about her city, her neighbors,” […]
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Mayor: New curfew in Hindman
HINDMAN, Ky. (WYMT) – Mayor Tracy Neice announced a new curfew in the city limits of Hindman on Sunday night. The curfew will start at sunset and end at sunrise. According to the mayor, multiple law enforcement agencies have been notified of the curfew. “This is not a step that we wanted to take, but […]
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Former Hyden mayor dies at 78
LESLIE COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) – A three-time mayor of the City of Hyden died on Friday. 78-year-old Eugene Stewart died at the Mary Breckinridge Hospital in Hyden. Stewart served as mayor from 1994 until 2006. Prior to his mayoral stint, he served several terms on the Hyden City Council. As the mayor of Hyden, Stewart […]
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