Beattyville, Kentucky

[9] The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.

In 2010, Beattyville had the third-lowest median household income of all places in the United States with a population over 1,000.

Schools serving Beattyville include: There is also a Board of Education and Central Office Complex building.

The school board decided to delay the implementation of the tax until 2014 so as not to have to pay approximately $20,000 to fund a special election.

The school board passed the tax in 2014 and again, a petition was filed placing the matter on the ballot for the fall 2014 general election.

In November 2017, due to overcrowding at state owned facilities, the Kentucky Department of Corrections signed a new contract allowing CCA, now known as CoreCivic, to reactivate the vacant prison.

[20] Since 1988, during the third weekend after the first Monday of October, the Main Street of Beattyville is closed to traffic for the annual Woolly Worm Festival.

The severity of upcoming winter weather was said to be foretold by the relative proportions of black to brown coloration of the caterpillars.

During the festival, numerous musicians perform almost constantly on one of two stages, and dozens of booths offer a wide variety of merchandise and food.

The "Woolly Worm Races" are won by coaxing one of these "Hairy Caterpillars" to the top of a string.

The Woolly Worm Festival continues as a popular event attracting numerous tourists.

Beattyville is a few minutes from Natural Bridge State Resort Park, another tourist destination.

Emergency medical services are provided through a combined city-county dispatch center on River Drive.

Nearby facilities are in Irvine (Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital), Jackson (Kentucky River Medical Center), Winchester (Clark Regional Medical Center), Richmond (Baptist Health Richmond), Hazard (Hazard Appalachian Regional Medical Center), Manchester (Manchester Memorial Hospital), and several Lexington area hospitals.

WLJC stands for Wonderful Lord Jesus Christ, and it is a Cozi TV affiliate and also produces local Christian programming.

Station coverage extends north to Georgetown; west to Bardstown; south to Whitley City; and east to Pikeville.

Pyrrharctia isabella is the scientific name of the "woolly worm" celebrated in the festival.
View of Beattyville from Happy Top Park
Location of Lee County, Kentucky