Category Archives: Breathitt County

Fifty Years of Football: Part Four – The Spring Team

Posted on June 22, 2023 by sdbowling

Coach Tevis Gray’s 1973 Spring team played the first football game at Breathitt and established many firsts. Continue reading →

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Breathitt’s Future – Pickles

Posted on June 21, 2023 by sdbowling

Hays Pigman believed that Breathitt County farmers could make money in the pickle business. It almost worked. Continue reading →

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Annanias Barnett

Posted on June 16, 2023 by sdbowling

Soldier of the Week

Annanias Barnett
5th Kentucky Infantry
Confederate States Army Continue reading →

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Fifty Years of Football: Part Three – The Coach

Posted on June 15, 2023 by sdbowling

Breathitt County needed a young coach with lots of energy and new ideas to start their program. They found one in Tevis Penn Gray. Continue reading →

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Last Train To Jackson

Posted on June 13, 2023 by sdbowling

The Louisville and Nashville train rolled out of Jackson on June 15, 1956. With its departure, an era of transportation in the mountains ended. Continue reading →

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Our Most Shameful Hour

Posted on June 7, 2023 by sdbowling

Senator Robert Francis Kennedy was assassinated on June 6, 1968. One of his last trips was to Breathitt County and the community of Barwick. Continue reading →

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Fifty Years of Football: Part Two – The Committee

Posted on June 6, 2023 by sdbowling

The second of several installments celebrating 50 years of football at Breathitt High School. Part Two- The Committee explores the people and efforts to bring a new sport to BHS. Continue reading →

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Fifty Years of Football: Part One – The Beginning

Posted on May 31, 2023 by sdbowling

The first of several installments celebrating 50 years of football at Breathitt High School. Part One- The Beginning explores the failures of the public committee approach. Continue reading →

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Honors To the Honorable

Posted on May 29, 2023 by sdbowling

A Memorial Day editorial from 1924 that is still true today. Continue reading →

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Jefferson C. Couch

Posted on May 24, 2023 by sdbowling

Soldier of the Week
Jefferson C. Couch
5th Kentucky Infantry
Confederate States Army Continue reading →

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