Category Archives: Jackson

Jackson’s Burger Queen

Posted on January 2, 2024 by sdbowling

The residents of Jackson celebrated when Burger Queen opened just after Christmas in 1979. The “burger place” would only last for about seven months before the name changed. Continue reading →

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Jackson’s First Black Policeman

Posted on December 1, 2023 by sdbowling

The City of Jackson lagged behind the rest of the world in many aspects. In 1976, the Jackson Police Department hired its first and only African-American officer. Continue reading →

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A Former Slave Tells His Story

Posted on October 7, 2023 by sdbowling

Scott Mitchell was not born in Breathitt County, but he was the only living slave to tell his story to the WPA. Continue reading →

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Mayors of the City of Jackson, Kentucky

Posted on August 1, 2023 by sdbowling

A look at the men and women who served Jackson as Mayor from 1913-2023 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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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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Spitting Ordinance Still the Law

Posted on May 22, 2023 by sdbowling

In 1913, the City of Jackson outlawed the “vile habit” but many still choose to expectorate on our streets today. Continue reading →

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Breathitt’s Historic Markers

Posted on May 17, 2023 by sdbowling

Breathitt County had six roadside markers. One is now missing. Learn more about some of our historic sites. Continue reading →

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O.H. Napier, the Man and the Myth

Posted on April 27, 2023 by sdbowling

O.H. Napier was a complicated man who lived to make people laugh. A great deal of myth surrounded this simple man who died in 2012. Continue reading →

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Quicksand’s Stone Woman

Posted on April 21, 2023 by sdbowling

Work crews blasted away the “Stone Lady.” Never again will she watch over the tracks. Now she’s only a memory. Continue reading →

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