Category Archives: Breathitt County

Mollie’s Wait

Posted on July 29, 2023 by sdbowling

Mollie Adkins waited for the day her son’s body would come home from France. Sadly, she died just weeks before his return. Continue reading →

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Fifty Years of Football: Part Nine – Under The Lights

Posted on July 27, 2023 by sdbowling

In just five years, Breathitt County had accomplished “the near-impossible.” We created a team, built a stadium, and developed a winning team. One last step was a field with lights. Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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Jasper Green

Posted on July 5, 2023 by sdbowling

Solider of the Week
Jasper Green
4th Kentucky Infantry
Spanish-American War Continue reading →

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A Document Written In Blood

Posted on July 4, 2023 by sdbowling

Floyd Watts shed his blood more than 3,000 miles from home to defend a living document we celebrate on July 4th. Continue reading →

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