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09/05/2026

Big Blue Nation, we’d like to drop one more hint before we tell you who's coming to visit.

This former Wildcat played for the Kentucky Colonels and the Denver Nuggets. I suspect y'all will figure this out right away.

Please check back for official details and Go Cats! 💙

09/04/2026

We’re thrilled to announce Holler House Poetry Series in partnership with our pals at the Appalachian Arts Alliance!

Looking for an opportunity to get on the mic? Or maybe hear a reading. Here’s your chance!

RSVP at: https://www.hisawyer.com/appalachian-arts-alliance/schedules/activity-set/2016283

See you there! 🎤✏️

Join us October 13th with Read Spotted Newt for a new and FREE poetry series, Holler House at Bobby Davis Park!

Refreshments & Drinks will be provided by Hazard Coffee Co. and Black Sheep Bakery! We can't for October to get here. RSVP now with the link below ⬇️

https://www.hisawyer.com/appalachian-arts-alliance/schedules/activity-set/2016283

09/04/2026

Our September reading goals at the Newt!

09/03/2026

Come check out our chapstick before the fall chill sets in!

09/02/2026

‼️Announcement coming soon ‼️

You know the name.

You know the game.

And soon…you’ll get to meet him right here in Hazard.

We’re not saying who just yet.

But Kentucky basketball fans are going to want to pay attention! 🏀

09/02/2026

Growth in our community is something to celebrate. New businesses, new opportunities, and new investments all help Hazard move forward—and we’re excited to see that progress.

But as our community grows, let’s continue to remember the small and locally owned businesses that have been here supporting us all along.

Consider this: If a local business loses just 10 sales per week, with an average purchase of $15, that adds up to approximately:

• $150 per week
• $650 per month
• $7,800 per year

What looks like only one or two fewer customers each day can quietly become a major loss for a small business. But the opposite is also true: one or two additional customers each day can make a tremendous difference.

Our local businesses employ our neighbors, support schools and teams, sponsor events, donate to community causes, and reinvest their money right here at home.

There is room in Hazard to welcome growth while continuing to support the businesses that live here, work here, and help our community thrive.

Celebrate what’s new. Remember who has been here. Support local whenever you can.

❤️ Tag your favorite small business in the comments and show them some love!

Together, let’s continue to Discover Hazard.

09/02/2026

Check out our August bestsellers.

09/01/2026

Check out what's new at the Newt today!

Blightfall - Arturo Mendez, leader of Skyward Flight, is leading a team of diplomats to make contact with a desolate, isolated human settlement. Destination Blightfall. When his team is attacked upon arrival to this new settlement, they realize it was nothing like they expected to be. With being ambushed, they now must fight for survival, w**d out allies they can trust, and uncover the secrets of the civilization to return home.

The Birthing Tree - Aliet Paul was born in 1955 under the traditionally used sacred oak tree where indigenous women had given birth for generations before. Aliet's mother passed during childbirth, and she was raised by her grandmother, Kiju. Aliet, once grown, trains to become a nurse and leaves her life and community to pursue her dream. But she returns when Kiju passes and is forced to face many family secrets that have since gone undiscovered.

Good Morning Crayons This book shows the different ways the crayons get up and get ready for school!

A Biscuit shaped edition of Biscuit!

An interactive book displaying 100 different skills, crafts, and other activities for children.

09/01/2026

Our thoughts are with our Berry Center friends 💙

Friends,

The Berry Center and Berry family are heartbroken to announce the death of Wendell Erdman Berry, writer and farmer of Port Royal, Henry County, Kentucky. He passed suddenly and peacefully at home yesterday afternoon, August 31st. His work continues, here and in every place where people aim to live according to nature’s measure, on and with and of their beloved home place.

Please help us respect the privacy and the wishes of the family by directing all correspondence, remembrances, inquiries, and good wishes to The Berry Center at [email protected] or by post ℅ The Berry Center, PO Box 582, New Castle KY 40050. The family has asked that in lieu of flowers please consider a donation to The Berry Center or a like-missioned organization doing the good work in your home place in Wendell’s memory.

Photo by James Baker Hall

08/29/2026

With fall coming up quick, don't forget to pick up some new recipes for bourbon, canning, and good southern cooking!