Three-Peat! Ashland Claims Third Straight District 6 8u and 10u All-Star Championships Lora Stewart The Ashland Beacon The Ashland Little League 8U All-Stars captured their third consecutive Kentucky District 6 championship Thursday, battling through two hard-fought victories over Boyd-Catlettsburg to earn the title. Entering the day needing back-to-back wins against Boyd-Catlettsburg, Ashland rose to the challenge. In the opening game, Ashland built a four-run lead in th

Stitching Stars and Stripes Local Quilters Celebrate America’s 250th Birthday Gwen Akers The Ashland Beacon With America’s 250th birthday coming up this Fourth of July, quilters in Ashland are honoring America’s history through a block of the month quilt sampler using reproduction fabric authentic to the Civil and Revolutionary War. Quilting dates back to the colonial period in America, with patterns and techniques being passed down over generations. The Liberty Island

Matthew West Brings Songs, Stories and Hope to Summer Motion Sasha Bush The Ashland Beacon When Matthew West steps onto the Summer Motion stage on Friday, July 3, he won't simply be performing a concert. He'll be sharing stories. For more than 25 years, West has built one of the most successful careers in Christian music by writing songs that meet people in the middle of life's hardest moments. Whether it's grief, doubt, broken relationships or simply the daily struggle o