From Comics to Cosplay Library Con Has Something for Everyone Sasha Bush The Ashland Beacon The Greenup County Public Library is preparing to bring a celebration of comics, books, movies, anime, games and popular culture to the community with its upcoming Library Con. The event will take place Saturday, September 19, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Flatwoods Public Library. Located at 1705 Argillite Road in Flatwoods, Library Con will offer attendees an opportu

Catlettsburg Labor Day Celebration Offers Full Weekend of Family Fun Sasha Bush The Ashland Beacon Catlettsburg will celebrate Labor Day with a full slate of community events, live entertainment, music, food and family activities throughout the holiday weekend. The festivities begin Thursday, Sept. 3, with the 9th Annual Gate City 5K, presented by the Ashland Kiwanis Breakfast Club. The race will begin at 7:00 p.m. at the Catlettsburg Municipal Building, 3015 Louisa Street

Kentucky Woman Reunited with DAR Honor Nearly Five Decades Later Rebecca Hemlock The Ashland Beacon Some honors are worth waiting nearly half a century to celebrate. For Betty, a resident of The Lantern at Morning Pointe Alzheimer’s Center of Excellence in Russell, a special recognition recently brought her back to a remarkable chapter of her life. Forty-eight years after being named Kentucky’s Outstanding Junior member of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), Be