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Rattlesnake discovered at MCHS relocated to farm

Photo of rattlesnake at MCHS courtesy Zack Tyra
School resource officers with Montgomery County Schools discovered a timberland rattlesnake at the high school Wednesday, according to the individual who removed it. Zack Tyra, an experienced …

Celebration of life set for Lexington woman killed here after being struck by tractor trailer

Photo courtesy Charita Watkins' social media page
Dylan Watkins has organized a GoFundMe donation drive for his aunt. Felicia G. Joseph, 36, of Lexington, was pronounced deceased at the scene Tuesday at 9:21 p.m. by Montgomery County Coroner …

20-plus Sept. grand jury indictments dismissed

Circuit Judge Elizabeth Davis has ordered the dismissal of 22 indictments and one superseding indictment returned by the Montgomery County Grand Jury Sept. 25. In an order included in each of …

Judge explains ruling in Michael Dunn case

Circuit Judge David Barber told the Advocate it’s unfortunate he had to expunge the record recently of Michael Allen Dunn, but he had no discretion to do otherwise under the law as it is written …
Larry Wheeler

Authorities called for welfare check on individual allegedly passed out in vehicle in emergency lane

An Olympia man was arrested Tuesday after sheriff's deputies allegedly found him passed out in a vehicle in the emergency lane of Main Street in Jeffersonville. The man, reportedly identified as …

Sheriff: Tuesday's fatality involves criminal investigation

Montgomery County Sheriff David Charles is calling an incident here Tuesday that resulted in a fatality a crime. Earlier today, Montgomery County Coroner Jimmy Adams said the victim was Felicia …
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Justin Botts, left, and Harley Botts bought toy ducks from Bobby Barnes as part of a fundraiser for Relay for Life Saturday at First United Methodist Church.
Annual Relay event held
Relay for Life was held Saturday at First United Methodist Church. The theme was "Never Too Many Candles," focused on more birthdays for cancer survivors. Rebecca Stone, a cancer survivor, …
McNabb Middle School seventh grader Spencer Howell posed with Scooter, a donkey that was part of a petting zoo last week at the school as part of "All in For Ag" Week in the district. The event was hosted by the school's FFA program.
McNabb students treated to petting zoo
McNabb says its petting zoo was a big highlight last week.  "Big thanks to Miss Gross for leading the way, and to our FFA members and parent volunteers for bringing their animals and giving …
Elly Bach looked like she was ready to take the stage last week, dressed as Dolly, complete with blonde hair and a microphone!
Elly also won a Dolly look-a-like contest at the arts center during a Dolly event 9/25 that raised funds for the Imagination Library.
Dolly Day photo submissions
The Advocate received several submissions of how local residents were paying tribute to the late Dolly Parton last week on 9-2-5 Day or Dolly Day! Included with this is a slideshow of …
Adam Allison is a sixth-eighth grade theater teacher, musical director and Mock Trial head coach at McNabb Middle School. The community here, he says, has trusted him to “dream boldly, build something meaningful and become the teacher I was meant to be. Its students, families, educators and supporters continually show up for one another with generosity and heart. McNabb has given me friendships that became family and students who have changed my life as profoundly as I hope I have changed theirs.”
Montgomery County's Heart of Education: Meet Adam Allison
Montgomery County Schools is partnering with the Mt. Sterling Advocate to highlight the outstanding educators who make a difference in our schools each day. A different teacher will periodically …
Cheyenne Lamb/Horticulture Agent
It’s Time to Think about Feeding the Birds
Fall is the time many of us start to think about feeding the birds. While some folks provide birds with food all year, others only feed during the colder, food-scarce months. For many people, …
Free trash disposal day Oct. 10
MONTGOMERY COUNTY RESIDENTS - The Montgomery County Fiscal Court is partnering with Rumpke Waste & Recycling to offer all county residents a free trash disposal day for non-hazardous household …
Rumble strip installation scheduled for portion of U.S. 60
TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Montgomery & Fayette Counties  Rumble strip installation is scheduled on portions of U.S. 60 in Montgomery County and U.S. 421 in Fayette County.  Montgomery County …
A group on hand for the announcement last week that the local airport has been selected to host the 2027 Beech Bash in the Bluegrass event.
Airport selected landing spot for big fly-in event
Local leaders gathered Sept. 17 at the Mt. Sterling-Montgomery County Regional Airport to announce the 2027 Beech Bash in the Bluegrass will be coming to the airport next spring. Present for the …
You can ‘give like Dolly,’ fittingly on 9/25
The Gateway Regional Arts Center will honor the late Dolly Parton later this week with some fun activities that will also support Montgomery County’s Imagination Library. Jordan Campbell, arts …
Obituaries
Henry Morrison Howes Jr., 81
Henry Morrison Howes Jr., 81, of Jeffersonville, died Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026 at St. Joseph Hospital Main   in Lexington.  Born Oct. 4, 1944, in Owensboro, he was the son of the late …
Mary Elizabeth Hogue Wise, 83
Mary Elizabeth Hogue Wise, 83, of Mt. Sterling, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. Born April 23, 1943, in Danville, she was the daughter of the late Mary Elizabeth Powell Hogue …
Linda Gail Bowling, 78
Linda Gail Bowling, 78, of Mt. Sterling, died Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, at her residence. Born March 23, 1948, in Montgomery County, she was the daughter of the late Ford and Frances Heaton …
Suzanne Reynolds Perry, 88
Suzanne Reynolds Perry, 88, died   Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, at Pioneer Trace Nursing Home in Flemingsburg. Born Jan. 22, 1938, in Mt. Sterling, she was the daughter of   the late …
Charles Keith Skillern 68
Charles Keith Skillern, 68, of Mt. Sterling, died Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, surrounded by family. Born Nov. 11, 1957, he was the son of Martha Jane Skillern and the late Charles Leo Skillern. …
Advocate sports

McNabb eighth grade claims regular season division championship

The McNabb eighth grade football team celebrates a memorable night highlighted by a conference win and securing the regular season division championship
It was a memorable 8th Grade Night for the McNabb Middle School football team as the Indians celebrated their eighth graders with a convincing 38-6 victory and secured the regular season division …
Mason Miller checked in with official. He hauled in seven passes for 58 yards Friday night. Defensively, he also  recorded seven solo tackles and two assists for a team-high nine total tackles

Breathitt Co. pulls away from Montgomery Co., 58-27

Montgomery Co. put together one of its strongest offensive performances of the season Friday night, but Breathitt Co.’s explosive rushing attack proved too much to overcome as the Bobcats handed …

Montgomery Co. youth football continues to grow through early season

MOCO YOUTH FOOTBALL - Carl Booker goes up with the one hand catch
The Montgomery Co. Parks & Rec fifth- and sixth-grade football team continued to show growth and determination this week despite falling 32-14 to a strong Paintsville squad. Head coach …

Decisions, Decisions

(LEXINGTON, Ky.) — I had a really good question for Mark Pope at Kentucky Basketball Media Day on Monday. At least I thought it was good. You’ll have to take my word for it because I never …

Boys golf competes in first round of state

Boys golf competed in first round of state in Presetonsburg today.  Full coverage in this week's Advocate. (photo credit Julie Bonfield)

Montgomery Co. runners continue to make strides at Colonel Charge

Montgomery Co. cross country continued to make strides Saturday at the Bourbon Co. Colonel Charge, with improvement showing throughout the program from its youngest runners through the varsity ranks. …