Mt. Sterling Advocate Online

Hope Fest is back, event set for Saturday at Botts Park

Hope Fest is back this year. It will take place Saturday at Botts Park. The event will begin at 4 p.m. with the fireworks occurring at dark, around 9 p.m., Logan Adkins,...

Greg and Jimmie Townsend of Mt.
Sterling with Red. Red was one of
seven dogs adopted June 28 from the
local shelter during an adoption event.
Photo courtesy shelter.

Adoption event helps 8 shelter animals find their forever homes

Adam Grubb, Montgomery County Animal Shelter director, described the shelter’s “Free the Paws’ half-off adoption event June 28 as a great success,...

Hearing for Triplett continued

A court hearing for convicted rapist Ronald Glynn Triplett has been continued.Triplett was scheduled to appear in Montgomery County Circuit Court...

Judge orders competency eval for woman facing murder charge

A judge has ordered a Massachusetts woman facing murder and first-degree assault charges to undergo a competency evaluation.Circuit Judge Elizabeth...

Mason Maher enjoyed a trip down the slide recently at the local aquatic center.

Splashing into Summer!

The first official day of summer was Friday, June 20. Families have been enjoying trips to the local aquatic center to beat the heat. Pool hours...

Section of Levee closed due to traffic signal repair now open

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises motoristsLevee Road/KY 11 in Montgomery County is now open.A section of the route was closed due to a vehicle striking a...

Injury accident on I64

Sheriff David Charles has shared that the right lane is now open on I64 and to drive slowly, be prepared to merge lanes.Earlier today the sheriff's office noted I64...

Mason Anderson:
New MCHS girls’ soccer coach.

Anderson new MCHS girls’ soccer coach - Youthful but experienced...

When Christy Lansdale decided she was going to retire from coaching the Montgomery County High School girls’ soccer team earlier this year, it left...

Interim parks, rec director outlines goals in new role

Phil Gross has coached everything from T-ball to high school sports.He’s now the new interim executive director of the Mt. Sterling-Montgomery...

A ribbon cutting for a new local pregnancy and resource center here drew a large crowd. New Beginnings is located at 506 N. Maysville St. (to the left of Carrington Drug). Photo courtesy chamber.

New pregnancy, resource center opens - Nonprofit offers multitude...

Mt. Sterling is home to a new pregnancy and resource center that has one simple mission—helping support and encourage women who are expecting as...

Christa L. White

Two Winchester women arrested on drug charges

A traffic stop for reportedly expired tags resulted in the arrest of two Winchester women on drug charges June 22, according to a uniform citation...

Volunteers needed to work cooling center

URGENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!! If you are available to volunteer any day this week for the cooling center at the Sterling House, you are urged to contact the Montgomery...

Winchester man gets 15 years in local OD death case

A Winchester man was sentenced to 15 years in prison June 13 for allegedly providing the drugs that caused the death of a Jeffersonville woman last...

Key witness in Ronnie Goldy case arrested

Misty Paige Helton, 31, of Salt Lick, who was at the center of the federal case against former Commonwealth Attorney Ronnie Goldy, was arrested...

Woman arrested after allegedly selling meth to informants

A Mt. Sterling woman was arrested June 13 for allegedly selling methamphetamine to undercover informants, according to a uniform citation filed by...

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