Hazard, Kentucky

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• Hikers Rescued, 1 With Broken Leg
  

  A complicated search effort has resulted in the rescue of three hikers in southeastern Kentucky.

• House Fire Turned Forest Fire
  

  Investigators are trying to find out what sparked a house fire that turned into a forest fire.

• KSP Troopers Involved In Shooting
  

  Kentucky State Police are investigating a fatal shooting involving two troopers and a man who died during an early morning altercation Friday in eastern Kentucky.

• Strategic plan unveiled
  

  A local band of government and civic leaders recently traveled to Hazard where they presented to the Appalachian Regional Commission a strategic plan which could guide McCreary County's development for years to ...

• Dr. Prindle has bond with singers auditioning for the Met
  

  Morehead State Universitya s Dr. Roma Prindle, associate professor of music, has three close connections to winners of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Kentucky District auditions.

• Beshear takes budget plan on the road
  

  Gov. Steve Beshear is planning a series of town-hall meetings around Kentucky, where he will discuss the state's $456 million revenue shortfall and his plan for addressing it.

• Knott Co. man dies in crash
  

  One man died and another man was injured in a single-vehicle accident Wednesday on Highway 1087 in the Talcum community of Knott County.

• Jumping Through Hoops: Station girls beat Tates Creek
  

  Senior Betsy Goodin scored 11 points for the Commodores, who led 32-21 at halftime before the Defenders exploded for 44 points in the second half.

• Making College More Affordable
  

  It is becoming more difficult for some to pay for college. State lawmakers are looking at a way to tackle that problem.

• Valerio to be student speaker at Winter Commencement
  

  Kimberly F. Valerio of Frenchburg will be the student speaker for Morehead State Universitya s WinterA Commencement on Saturday, Dec.

• Rogers to present ARC mini-grants
  

  Special to The Times-Tribune U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers will present a new round of federally funded mini-grants to several communities within the Fifth Congressional District during a strategy and planning ...

• Hundreds Stop Smoking, Clinic Celebrates
  

  Hundreds of people have stopped smoking with the help of a local clinic. The Little Flower Clinic in Hazard began The Cooper Clayton Method to quit smoking three years ago, and now they are celebrating the ...

• UK Voices Soar in Met Auditions
  

  LEXINGTON, Ky. Vocalists from University of Kentucky Opera Theatre sang their way to the top of district auditions for the Metropolitan Opera presented this year in memory of Gail Robinson, late opera star and ...

• Ky Ahed gets Arc funding
  

  Morehead State University has been awarded funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission to continue its work with the Kentucky Appalachian Higher Education Network .

• PRIDE presents annual awards to schools, volunteers
  

  Special to The Times-Tribune PRIDE presented its annual Envi Awards to schools, volunteers and community leaders for excellence in environmental stewardship Sunday.

• 8th Annual PRIDE Envi Awards
  

  Monday PRIDE presented its annual Envi Awards to schools, volunteers and community leaders for excellence in environmental stewardship.

• Today: Mon. Nov. 10, 2008: AC Fiscal Court finalist for ENVI Award
  

  Today: Mon. Nov. 10, 2008: AC Fiscal Court finalist for ENVI Award EVENTS: Spotlighting, in brief, today's events for Day 315 of 2008 Today: Lindsey Wilson Advanced Registration Nov.

• from People T0 People Kentucky Care Project Brings Joy to All the...
  

  Gino Montrone, founder of Kentucky Care, and Rotary President and Observer Publisher Lisa Pezzolla flew out of the Newark airport on Oct.

• Tri-Cities banquet scheduled
  

  Several award recipients will be honored Thursday during the annual Tri-City Chamber of Commerce Awards banquet, including Harlan Daily Enterprise Managing Editor John Henson.

City Description

Hazard is a city in Perry County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 5,264 at the 2000 census. The population of the Hazard Micropolitan Statistical Area is 29,390. It is the county seat of Perry County. In 1790, the area was settled by Elijah Combs. The town of Hazard, as well as Perry County, is named after U.S. Navy Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, known for his victory report during the War of 1812 stating, "We have met the enemy and they are ours." A post office named Perry Court House was established in the area in the 1820s, though some reports note that locals had always referred to the area as "Hazard". The town's name was officially changed to Hazard in 1854. Long isolated by the surrounding mountains, Hazard met the outside world with the arrival of the railroad in 1912. Previously, the only ways in or out of the valley were 45 miles down the North Fork of the Kentucky River, or a 2-week trip over the surrounding mountains. The railroad brought boom times to the town, but the Great Depression saw prosperity end as quickly as it had begun. The early 1980s CBS television series The Dukes of Hazzard brought visitors to the town, even though the fictional "Hazzard

City Contained By:

• Perry County
• Kentucky

City Contains:

• Hazard Community and Technical College

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 18.1299167724 km squared

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