Mt. Sterling Advocate Online

Christa L. White

Two Winchester women arrested on drug charges

A traffic stop for reportedly expired tags resulted in the arrest of two Winchester women on drug charges June 22, according to a uniform citation...

Volunteers needed to work cooling center

URGENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!! If you are available to volunteer any day this week for the cooling center at the Sterling House, you are urged to contact the Montgomery...

Winchester man gets 15 years in local OD death case

A Winchester man was sentenced to 15 years in prison June 13 for allegedly providing the drugs that caused the death of a Jeffersonville woman last...

Key witness in Ronnie Goldy case arrested

Misty Paige Helton, 31, of Salt Lick, who was at the center of the federal case against former Commonwealth Attorney Ronnie Goldy, was arrested...

Woman arrested after allegedly selling meth to informants

A Mt. Sterling woman was arrested June 13 for allegedly selling methamphetamine to undercover informants, according to a uniform citation filed by...

New interim parks and rec director named

The Mt. Sterling-Montgomery County Parks and Recreation Commission announced Wednesday that Phil Gross had been hired on an interim basis as...

Farmers' Market extends opening day hours

The Farmers' Market announced today after our press deadline it will be extending its Opening Day hours this Saturday until 2 p.m.! The market will now run on opening day...

U.S. 460 in Menifee County to be closed Wednesday, June 18

JACKSON, Ky. – Drivers who use U.S. 460 in western Menifee County will need to find an alternate route Wednesday, June 18. The highway will be closed at milepoint 1.5 for...

Longest Table event set for Saturday

In an effort to promote community unity, several local churches will host The Longest Table 5:30-7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Market Pavilion and Adena Trail.Similar events...

Roommates arrested on drug charges

A pair of roommates were arrested June 11 after what the sheriff’s office says was a two-month long investigation into the alleged sale of...

County discusses work at Greenbrier Reservoir

Work is expected to continue to repair the spillway at Greenbrier Reservoir through October or November, members of the Fiscal Court were told at a workshop May...

Man indicted on multiple counts of distributing matter portraying...

A 39-year-old man has been indicted by the Montgomery County Grand Jury for allegedly possessing and distributing matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor under 12...

Barbara Taul, left, and her granddaughter, Callah Reed, looked over some of the items for sale June 6 at the First Friday event downtown. The event drew a considerable crowd despite a threat of rain throughout the evening. Tourism Director Tracy Pearce said the city has never had to cancel a First Friday event due to weather since its inception in 2016.

First Friday Market kicks off

June 6 the First Friday Market was held in downtown. It included live music, food, shopping, a KIDS Zone, car show and more. There are two...

The Library of Alexandria was a recent library project.
As part of that project participants completed book covers on 8 by 10 inch boards. They could design the book cover based on a particular character or create their own.
The Library of Alexandria was project was part of the library’s Fantasy Faire held June 5.
Ten book covers were on display for the faire on a book case at the event.
This year was the first year for the project.

Library 'coloring our world' with various programs this summer

The Montgomery County Public Library recently held a pair of events to promote art.The Summer Reading program theme this year, “Color Our World,”...

Career fair today

The Mt. Sterling-Montgomery County Economic Development Office and Kentucky Career Center-Tenco are hosting a career fair today, June 10, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Clay...

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