Category Archives: Breathitt County

Elsberry “E. B.” Hays

Posted on July 25, 2023 by sdbowling

Soldier of the Week
Elsberry Hays
5th Kentucky Infantry
Confederate States Army Continue reading →

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Fifty Years of Football: Part Eight – The New Coach

Posted on July 20, 2023 by sdbowling

Coach Gray’s sudden exit left Breathitt close to the 1975 season without a coach. Dudley Hilton came to Jackson and got to work. Continue reading →

Posted in Breathitt County, Breathitt High School, Education, Football, Schools, Sports | Tagged BHS, Bill Toler, Bobcats, Breathitt County, Breathitt High School, Dudley Hilton, Eugene Sebastian, Football, Johnny Gabbard, Tevis Gray | Leave a comment

Watch East Kentucky Grow

Posted on July 18, 2023 by sdbowling

WEKG (Watch East Kentucky Grow) was not the first radio station but the first commercial station in Breathitt County beginning in 1968. Continue reading →

Posted in Breathitt County, Businesses, Firsts, Jackson | Tagged Breathitt County, Farler Family, Hay Family, Howell Family, Jackson, Lela McConnell, Little Family, Maddox Family, Maggard Family, Radio, Raymond Swauger, Turner Family, WEKG, WJSN | Leave a comment

Fifty Years of Football: Part Seven – Changes

Posted on July 13, 2023 by sdbowling

The end of the beginning and the start of tomorrow. A look at Gray’s exit and the promise of Pee-Wee’s future. Continue reading →

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Breathitt County’s Korean War Dead

Posted on July 11, 2023 by sdbowling

A look at the Breathitt County soldiers who gave their lives for freedom during the Korean War. Continue reading →

Posted in Breathitt County, Korean War, Military | Tagged Bach Family, Banks Family, Breathitt County, Burnett Family, Fugate Family, Gibbs Family, Gillum Family, Korea, Korean War, Little Family, Lovins Family, Military, Neace Family, Sebastian Family, Stidham Family, Watts Family | Leave a comment

Fifty Years of Football: Part Six – The Field

Posted on July 6, 2023 by sdbowling

Breathitt needed a stadium and a new school. The voters approved both, and the Riverbank became the Bobcats’ home for the next 21 years. Continue reading →