Greenup Gazette

01/16/2025

Do you have a baby born after midnight on Dec. 31, 2024? Do you live in Greenup County? Your child could be the winner!

01/02/2025

A National Day of Observance has been declared by the postal service for Thursday to honor former Pres. Jimmy Carter. There will be no mail delivery that day, so the Gazette will arriving a day late.

12/30/2024

The Gazette office will be closed on Tuesday, Dec. 31, and Wednesday, Jan. 1. If you need to drop something off, please use the mail slot in the door. Happy New Year!

11/20/2024

The Gazette office will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 20, but items can be slipped through the front door slot. Sorry for the inconvenience.

10/21/2024

10/08/2024

Come see us Thursday, 5 to 7 p.m., at the Greenup City Park for fun, games and conversation to celebrate National Newspaper Week.

09/27/2024

Hey, National Newspaper Week is coming. And the Gazette wants to you to celebrate with us!

09/19/2024

Man arrested after firing gun in downtown Russell



RUSSELL — An armed man was arrested Wednesday after he fired a gun in the downtown area of Russell.
This just in ...
According to a report from the Russell Police Department, around 1:40 p.m., Police Chief Shane Elkins got a report from Greenup County E911 that a caller had reported there was a man in the alleyway behind SuperQuik with a shotgun, a revolver and a baseball bat and that the man had fire one round.

The police quickly located the man and arrested him about a block away from SuperQuick near the railroad tracks.

The Russell Police Department is not releasing any further information in this case.

08/29/2024

There will be a special meeting of the Greenup County Fiscal Court at 4 p.m. Friday with the main business the opening of a truck bid for the emergency management services.

07/24/2024

Here's what happens when you read the calendar wrong ... the big celebration in Raceland for the track's centennial is FRIDAY from 5 to 9 p.m. The headline in this week's paper is WRONG -- see you there on FRIDAY! We are so sorry for the mistake.

07/09/2024

Gov. Andy Beshear came to South Shore last week for groundbreaking on a major water project. We have the story in this week's paper. And guess what! The governor likes dogs (or at least Tony Quillen's).

07/03/2024

Some FREE family events this month ...

07/03/2024

The Gazette's theft protection officer, Bitty Kitty, would like to remind everyone that because of the July 4 holiday, newspapers will be arriving on Friday.

07/02/2024

South Shore Mayor Cheryl Moore welcomed Gov. Andy Beshear to the city today for a groundbreaking for a $16 million water system improvement. Details will be in the July 11 edition!

06/21/2024

News flash from our friends at the transportation department!

FLEMINGSBURG, Ky. (June 21, 2024) – Ongoing work for a highway safety improvement project at Argillite Elementary School in Greenup County will require temporary one-lane traffic on KY 1 for the next two months.

Beginning Monday, June 24, contractors will reduce KY 1 to one lane between Argillite Elementary and Creston Lane (milepoint 12.9). All traffic will be controlled by temporary signals, night and day, for about eight weeks.

Road work schedules may be adjusted if inclement weather or other unforeseen delays occur. Motorists are asked to heed all warning signs, slow down in work zones and remain aware of workers and construction equipment when traveling.

Visit GoKY.ky.gov online for Kentucky travel and traffic information, or use the Waze mobile application. Follow Transportation Cabinet operations in northeast Kentucky on social media 9.

06/18/2024

Because of the Juneteenth federal holiday on Wednesday, when the post offices are closed, you may receive your paper on Friday this week. We appreciate your understanding.

06/18/2024

This just in from the transportation cabinet"

Kentucky Department of Highways District 9 crews will replace a deteriorated concrete culvert with a new aluminum box culvert on KY 1 this month in Greenup County, requiring a temporary 10-day road closure.

The road will be closed at Bellamy Branch (milepoint 4) beginning Monday, June 24, and will remain closed to all traffic around the clock as crews upgrade the drainage structure. The road is expected to reopen by Wednesday, July 3.

Crews will place barricades about 500 feet on each side of the culvert to block all traffic during construction. Motorists should detour via KY 207 and KY 67. All property owners will be able to access their entrances.

Message boards will be located at KY 207 near Argillite and at KY 7 in Carter County to notify the public, and provide traffic a chance to detour ahead of the closure.

Road work schedules may be adjusted if inclement weather or other unforeseen delays occur. Motorists are asked to heed all warning signs, slow down in work zones and remain aware of workers and construction equipment when traveling.