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The Elliott County Fiddler’s Convention united musicians, old time music fans and luthiers for their second annual festival July 9 and 10 at the Little Sandy Lodge.
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One local business thrived despite COVID-19 difficulties and is now celebrating a cool one-year anniversary in a new location.
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The Morehead Freedom Fest, sponsored by Fazoli’s, returned Saturday with live music, a midway along Main Street and a thundering, 30-minute fireworks show over the city park.
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After year off for COVID-19 purposes, the 20th annual Rudy Fest returned over the weekend in Morehead with headliners such as Doyle Lawson, The Dan Tyminski Band and Larry Sparks.
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After nearly 15 months of lockdowns and distancing, Morehead State University today announced plans to lift COVID-19 restrictions for the upcoming Fall semester.
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After leading the Morehead State men's basketball program to national prominence in 2020-21 with an Ohio Valley Conference championship and NCAA Tournament appearance, the commitment to the future of the program has been solidified with a contract extension for head coach Preston Spradlin.
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Morehead State senior catcher Jack Gardner drove in 11 runs on the day, including nearly tying the program record with three home runs and nine RBI in game one, as the Morehead State baseball team secured its sixth OVC series win with two victories over Murray State at Allen Field Friday.
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A documentary on the 100-year run of the Ruth Hunt Candy Company produced by Steven Middleton will play on KET and their streaming services, including Hulu in late June.
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Justice 4 North Fork held a press conference discussing the legality of the Morehead Gateway Development Area.
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An Appalachian native has found her own identity through her fiddle.
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Check out this weeks episode of Tailgating with Taylor where Taylor Johnson will give you the latest in local sports and news. This will be our last episode of the season, but don't worry we will be back. We hope you will join us for the kick of season two next semester. Fly high and SKO Eagles!
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The 2021 Big Turtle 50 Miler took place after being canceled for a year due to Covid-19.
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Residents of the North Fork Trailer Park, who are on notice to vacate, held a fourth rally Friday, this time at the developer’s local attorney’s office.
An Eagle may bid a bittersweet farewell to his home away from home, Ellis T. Johnson Arena.
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All 10 Morehead State hitters who appeared in Sunday's 14-4 victory over Eastern Illinois had at least one hit and scored at least once, including freshman first baseman Jackson Feltner who finished 4-of-5 with a career-high five RBI at Allen Field.
Led by a school single-game record 23 total tackles from senior linebacker Vincent Winey, plus three touchdowns from senior wide receiver BJ Byrd, Morehead State football closed the 2021 spring season on a high note with a 28-18 victory over Butler at Jayne Stadium.
Immigrating to the United States has shaped life for one student.
A local ROTC captain will salute his cadets farewell for the last time after this semester to continue his military journey.
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Justice 4 North Fork rallied outside of the April Morehead City Council meeting on Monday.
Eagle fans are brought live sports broadcasts after one sportswriter decided to put down his pen and paper for a video camera.
Morehead State mourns the loss of MSU Police Detective Michael Dwayne Martin, husband of Leta Ann Howard Martin, who died Thursday, April 8, 2021, at his home at the age of 58.
A local restaurant owner has taken inspiration from her grandfather to bring his cooking from Florida to the small-town community of Morehead.
A Morehead State alum is now dedicated to helping the future generation of Appalachian youth working in media.
Morehead State football's defense rose to the occasion yet again on Saturday as the Eagles recorded three interceptions, including another one returned for a touchdown, and a game-clinching pick-off on Valpo's last play in leading MSU to a 28-24 victory at Jayne Stadium Saturday.
The Ellevator brings you fun elevator conversations with various student athletes or members of MSU athletics to learn more about respected players and to get an insight into who they are as people. This week, your host Elle Howard interviews MSU's Manager of Basketball Operations, Adam Gage.
A multi-generational family farm has continued for over 100 years in Kentucky despite hardships.
Inspired by her students, a Morehead State professor created her latest book.
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DēVon Cooper, who helped lead the Morehead State University Eagles basketball team its first Ohio Valley Conference championship in a decade, is leaving the nest.
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A Disney College Program recruitment online conference will give Morehead State University students a look into a popular internship in the company’s parks. Connor Tilford, a business management senior, interned with the program in 2019 and said that the program helped him get a different pe…
After visiting SIUE rallied for a six-run outburst in the ninth inning to claim game one 12-8, Morehead State baseball doubled that output in a single frame in game two today as the Eagles used a 12-run sixth-inning to defeat the Cougars 13-8 and win the series at Allen Field two games to one.
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For the first time since 2013, Morehead State volleyball claimed the Ohio Valley Conference's automatic berth to the NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship behind a straight-set sweep of Jacksonville State Friday night at Johnson Arena.
An estimated $1.2 million will be dedicated to residence hall improvements this summer at Morehead State University.
Brian Carter, the Sigma Phi Epsilon president at Morehead State University, was chosen to attend a trip to Greece with 18 other members.
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Morehead will take another step towards gender equality.
The 2021 Appalachian Arts and Entertainment Awards honors some of the most talented and dedicated artists, musicians, personalities, performers, venues and educators ranging from locally successful to nationally known. This year, several Morehead State University faculty and alumni were amon…
The history of Olive Hill’s musicians still shines through Sturgill’s music center.
The Russel girls beat Boyd County 73-61 Saturday for their second consecutive region championship.
The Ashland Tomcats won the region championship for the third consecutive time, beating Rowan County in overtime 62-58.
The Russell girls had to hold off a hard-charging Ashland, who was down by 21 at the half. Russell won it 59-45, and will play Boyd County for the championship Saturday at 6 p.m.
The Boyd County Lady Lions beat Rowan County 60-46 in the 16th Region semifinal in Morehead. They'll meet the winner of tonight's later game for the championship Saturday at 6 p.m.
Rowan County won the second semifinal game in the 16th Region Boys Basketball Tournament against Boyd on Thursday, March 24. The final score was Rowan 60, Boyd 45. The Rowan County will face off against Ashland in the boys championship game Saturday at 2:00 p.m.
It took an overtime period for the defending Ashland to beat West Carter in the 16th Region Boys Basketball Tournament on Thursday, March 24. The final score was Ashland 76, West Carter 69. The boys championship game is Saturday at 2:00 p.m.
The Morehead City Council and Rowan County Fiscal Court meetings will be livestreaming for the foreseeable future.
The Ashland girls beat West Carter 60-56 at the 16th Region Girls Tournament and earned the right to play Russell in the semifinal Friday night.
Defending region champs Russell girls beat Menifee County 70-44, and advance to Friday's semifinals in 16th Region Girls Basketball Tournament on Wednesday, March 24.