Meet the hard working staff of
The Greater Ashland Beacon!

Philip Stewart

Sales/General manager

Philip is a life long resident of the Ashland area and loves being a part of the community.
He has served on or is serving on numerous boards and committees 
  • Highlands Museum (Advisory Board)
  • Pathways, Bright Futures Foundation (Board)
  • Poage Landing Days (2005-2017)
  • Ashland Area Business Booster Club (Past President)
  • Summer Motion (Past Committee Member
    Plus many others just to name a few.
 
Philip and Lora,his wife of 38 years, enjoy kayaking, traveling and photography.
 
A proud moment for him was when the Greater Ashland Beacon placed second in the Kentucky Press Association New of Excellence Awards in 2017. “The staff works so hard to put out a quality product for our community and to see them awarded along with our newspaper is very rewarding.”

Email Philip at
Stewart@ashlandbeacon.com

Lora Stewart

Accounting/Photography

Lora, like her husband Philip, is also a life long resident of Ashland. Lora was a committee member of Poage Landing Days from 2006 through 2018. She has volunteered for Summer Motion for the past 18 years. 


Lora is an award winning photographer for the Ashland Beacon having won a first and second place at the KPA awards held in Lexington in 2018.


She enjoys kayaking and traveling and loves working with other photographers in helping to make the Ashland Beacon sports department one of the most awarded in the state of Kentucky.


Email Lora at
lstewart@ashlandbeacon.com

Jason Smith

IT Development

Jason Smith is the Chief Operating Officer for The Greater Ashland Beacon, handling all of our IT needs and offering website and ad design expertise. Like his wife, Kimberly, Jason has been with The Beacon since day one. As of late, Jason is also trying to reach our viewers through new outlets, such as videography.

Jason was born and raised in Ashland, and now comes to visit regularly as he lives in Virginia with his wife. He hopes to retire in Ashland once his children are finished in school. Mr. Smith also prides himself on being the silliest and most laid back of the four owners, often pulling the pranks and making everyone laugh when they are together. For fun, this creative guy enjoys playing guitar and performing magic.

Email Jason at
jason@ashlandbeacon.com

Kimberly Smith

Copy Editor

Kimberly is the Chief Layout Artist for The Greater Ashland Beacon, where she assembles all of the weekly content, articles, photos, advertisements and submissions to  make the newspaper look like, well, a newspaper. She has been handling the layout for the company since one month after we began the journey.

Kimberly is the only team member that wasn't born and raised in the Ashland Area, however she has held close ties to the area since 2006. She and her husband, Jason have been two of the four owners of The Beacon since its inception in 2011. She has two children, two dogs, and two cats, and loves to read in her spare time.



Email Kimberly at
info@ashlandbeacon.com

Carly M. Carver

Editor
Carly Carver is a Tennessee native who settled in Ashland, Kentucky three years ago. Carver brings a Bachelors of Science and a multitude of experience to The Greater Ashland Beacon. Carver was previously a full-time crime reporter with The Daily Independent. Carver is also known for her special-needs advocacy within the community and Eastern Kentucky. Carver is the Founder and Director of the Ashland Foundation for Children with Disabilities, and the Project Manager with the Central Park Sensory Garden.

Email Carley at
editor@ashlandbeacon.com