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Perry County, Kentucky
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About Perry, KY

Population
Approximately 26,700 residents
County Seat
Hazard, Kentucky
Coverage Area
343 square miles in southeastern Kentucky

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Perry County Extension page central hub for local programs

Perry County Extension page central hub for local programs

The Perry County Extension page lists local programs, events, and contact details for residents. It connects farmers, fa...

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Community

DUI suspect crashes three vehicles on Cornett Hill Drive

DUI suspect crashes three vehicles on Cornett Hill Drive

A suspected drunk driver caused a three-vehicle crash in Perry County, injuring three people and prompting an arrest; th...

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Community

Buckhorn Lake Park Anchors Perry County Outdoor Tourism Economy

Buckhorn Lake Park Anchors Perry County Outdoor Tourism Economy

Buckhorn Lake State Resort Park in the Buckhorn area of Perry County is a year-round recreation and lodging hub built ar...

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Community

Perry County Extension Strengthens Agriculture, Nutrition, Youth Development

Perry County Extension Strengthens Agriculture, Nutrition, Youth Development

The Perry County Cooperative Extension, a partnership with the University of Kentucky, serves as a central resource for ...

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Business

Hazard and Perry County Named Kentucky Trail Towns, Boost Tourism

Hazard and Perry County Named Kentucky Trail Towns, Boost Tourism

Hazard and Perry County have been designated Kentucky Trail Towns, a state recognition for communities that provide serv...

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Education

Portable Water‑Testing Project Brings Pathogen Labs To Buckhorn Students

Portable Water‑Testing Project Brings Pathogen Labs To Buckhorn Students

University of Kentucky researchers and collaborators visited Buckhorn School in December to train about 25 high school v...

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Government

Senator Files Resolution to Name KY 7 After Jean Ritchie

Senator Files Resolution to Name KY 7 After Jean Ritchie

State Sen. Brandon Smith filed a Senate Joint Resolution on Jan. 8, 2026, proposing that mile points one through seven o...

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Perry County Publishes Key Details for Wendell H. Ford Airport

Perry County Publishes Key Details for Wendell H. Ford Airport

Perry County has posted a consolidated information page for Wendell H. Ford Airport in Chavies, giving residents, busine...

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Education

Fifteen Appalachian teams at Southeast Kentucky FIRST robotics regional

Fifteen Appalachian teams at Southeast Kentucky FIRST robotics regional

Fifteen regional teams competed in Hazard at the FIRST robotics regional, giving students hands-on STEM experience and s...

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Government

Perry County Seeks Grants for Sky View Infrastructure Phase I

Perry County Seeks Grants for Sky View Infrastructure Phase I

Perry County Fiscal Court is applying for federal and state grants to build waterlines, sewer lines, and related infrast...

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Government

Perry County Publishes Solid Waste Contacts and Planning Documents

Perry County Publishes Solid Waste Contacts and Planning Documents

Perry County's official solid waste resource consolidates contact information for Solid Waste Coordinator Tanner Brown a...

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Community

Mother Goose House Preservation Urgent for Hazard's Tourism and Safety

Mother Goose House Preservation Urgent for Hazard's Tourism and Safety

The iconic Mother Goose House in Hazard, built by George Stacy beginning in the 1930s and completed around 1940, remains...

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Healthcare

ARH reaffirms childhood vaccine support for Perry County families

ARH reaffirms childhood vaccine support for Perry County families

Appalachian Regional Healthcare reassured families that childhood vaccines remain available and clinical standards are u...

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Education

Perry County Central posts updated 2025-26 boys basketball schedule online

Perry County Central posts updated 2025-26 boys basketball schedule online

Perry County Central’s 2025–26 boys basketball schedule and recent results were updated online on Jan. 6, 2026, providin...

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Government

Perry County Buyouts Move Forward After 2022 and 2025 Floods

Perry County Buyouts Move Forward After 2022 and 2025 Floods

County officials announced that buyout checks for homes damaged in the catastrophic 2022 flood began mailing in December...

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Government

Federal Judge Dismisses Excessive Force Lawsuit Against Hazard Police

Federal Judge Dismisses Excessive Force Lawsuit Against Hazard Police

A federal judge dismissed with prejudice a civil lawsuit against the Hazard Police Department, former Chief Darren Willi...

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Education

New Nuclear Medicine Program Expands Local Health Career Pipeline

New Nuclear Medicine Program Expands Local Health Career Pipeline

Hazard Community & Technical College launched a Nuclear Medicine Imaging program in 2025, the only training program of i...

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Healthcare

Local Winter Blood Drive Collects 30 Units Amid Shortages

Local Winter Blood Drive Collects 30 Units Amid Shortages

WYMT and the Kentucky Blood Center hosted a winter blood drive in Hazard on Jan. 5 that collected 30 units of blood and ...

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Government

Kentucky State Police to run periodic checkpoints across Perry County

Kentucky State Police to run periodic checkpoints across Perry County

Kentucky State Police announced periodic traffic checkpoints in Perry County to enforce laws, deter impairment, and boos...

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Community

LIHEAP Heating Assistance Applications Open Through March 27

LIHEAP Heating Assistance Applications Open Through March 27

Applications for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program opened Jan. 6 and will remain available through March 27,...

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Healthcare

Kentucky Health Chief Urges Families To Consult Physicians On Vaccines

Kentucky Health Chief Urges Families To Consult Physicians On Vaccines

On Jan. 7, 2026, Kentucky’s top public-health official publicly urged residents to consult their personal physicians abo...

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Key Emergency and Service Contacts for Perry County Residents

Key Emergency and Service Contacts for Perry County Residents

This article consolidates vital phone and web contacts Perry County residents should have ready in emergencies and for e...

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Business

Wendell H. Ford Airport strengthens Perry County emergency and economic access

Wendell H. Ford Airport strengthens Perry County emergency and economic access

Wendell H. Ford Regional Airport serves as a critical transportation hub about 10 miles northwest of Hazard, supporting ...

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Business

Leatherwood Off Road Park Drives Tourism, Boosts Perry County Economy

Leatherwood Off Road Park Drives Tourism, Boosts Perry County Economy

Leatherwood Off Road Park on KY 699 near Cornettsville is one of Kentucky s largest off road recreation complexes, featu...

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Government

Perry County Website Centralizes Flood Recovery, Civic and Economic Resources

Perry County Website Centralizes Flood Recovery, Civic and Economic Resources

Perry County’s official website serves as the county’s primary hub for public notices, flood recovery guidance, and econ...

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Education

New Renderings Reveal Replacement Elementary School Plan for Perry County

New Renderings Reveal Replacement Elementary School Plan for Perry County

On Dec. 30, 2025, the Perry County school district and its contractor released renderings and images for a replacement e...

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Community

Post 13 Troopers Shop With 90 Children, Inject $22,500 Locally

Post 13 Troopers Shop With 90 Children, Inject $22,500 Locally

Kentucky State Police Post 13 is running its annual Shop with a Trooper event today, taking 90 children from Perry and L...

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Community

Healing Tree Sculpture Marks Recovery, Honors Flood Victims in Hazard

Healing Tree Sculpture Marks Recovery, Honors Flood Victims in Hazard

A community made sculpture called the Healing Tree now stands in the Art Station courtyard in Hazard, honoring loved one...

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Perry County Park Anchors Community Events and Seasonal Celebrations

Perry County Park Anchors Community Events and Seasonal Celebrations

Perry County Park, also known locally as Bobby Davis Park, serves as Hazard and Perry County primary public recreation a...

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