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1 of 6 Gov. Andy Beshear and Rocky Adkins, his senior adviser, visited the Boyd County Convention & Arts Center on Wednesday afternoon.   SUBMITTED PHOTO Matt Jones | The Daiy Independent Downed power lines were a common site around the region on Tuesday following an ice storm on Monday. Matt Jones | The Daily Independent Customers streached around the building at fast food resturants in downton Ashland on Tuesday afternoon. Matt Jones | The Daily Independent Fresh falling snow recoated cleared roads in Boyd County on Tuesday afternoon. Matt Jones | The Daily Indepe...

CATLETTSBURG, Ky. — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear visited eastern Kentucky on Wednesday with a message for those who are stranded or without power — he came to help.

With an estimated 800 trees cracking and falling across the roads and widespread power outages, Boyd County first responders are working around the clock to help respond to calls and

ASHLAND A federal grand jury has indicted a Westwood man on gun and meth charges in connection with a September 2020 traffic stop in Westwood. Steven M. Halley Jr., 27, was arrested Sept. 30 following a traffic stop performed by the Boyd County Sheriff’s Department in collaboration with the Tri-State Narcotics Team, according to a press release. During the traffic stop, officers seized 25 grams of meth, some Xanax and defaced a .38 Derringer with a pearl handle, according to authorities. Following that traffic stop, a second stop occurred at the Hillcrest Apartments in Ashland, leading t...

The Boyd County Sheriff's Westwood Branch office on Main Street.KEVIN GOLDY | THE DAILY INDEPENDENT CATLETTSBURG The Boyd County Fiscal Court voted unanimously — although one commissioner expressed his reservations — to reinstate the Sheriff’s substation in Westwood. Boyd County Sheriff Bobby Jack Woods said he was pleased with Tuesday’s move by the fiscal court. Commissioner Randy Stapleton introduced a motion to reopen the substation following a vote on the 2021 sheriff’s budget. Commissioner Larry Brown seconded the motion, leading to a discussion in the court. Las...