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Welcome to Ashland, Kentucky.
Ashland is located in Boyd County along Highway 23 on the banks of the Ohio River near Greenbo Lake State Resort Park.
Located in a region that produces chemicals, lumber, steel, oil, and natural gas, Ashland is a river and rail shipping point with large repair yards. Its many manufactures include marble and paper products, consumer goods, apparel, furniture, and construction materials. Tobacco and alfalfa are raised and there is dairying.
The city is part of a tristate urbanized area that includes Ironton, Ohio, and Huntington, W.Va. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 21,981.
Downtown Ashland, Kentucky, taken by by submitter, -Campaigner444 19:00, 3 November 2005
Notable people from Ashland include Chuck Woolery, Lynndie England, Naomi Judd, and Wynonna Judd. The Paramount Arts Center, an important part of theater in Kentucky, is situated in Ashland. Ashland is part of the Tri-Cities area of Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia. Huntington-Ashland-Ironton area has a metropolitan area of about 289,000 people. All three cities have rather large and interesting downtowns and Ashland is no exception.
Downtown has the beautiful Paramount Theater, hotels, restaurants and cafes, along with the Highlands Museum and Discovery Center. Around 1854, Ashland was built by the Kentucky Iron, Coal, and Manufacturing Company and the city keeps its industrial heritage alive.
Information is constantly changing and we are therefore unable to ensure that the data is always correct. If you have a business that is not listed or the data is incorrect, please contact us and we will correct the information as soon as we can.
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Local daily news in Ashland:
Yes or No?
A third set of expert eyes is wanted before the county commissioners make a decision on the fate of Memorial Hall.
Ky. men sue Andy Dick over alleged assault
Two Kentucky men who say they were sexually assaulted by comedian Andy Dick at a West Virginia nightclub in 2010 have filed a civil lawsuit seeking unspecified damages.
Man charged with using car bomb to kill wife
Thanks to a grant from Norton Healthcare, this story and others are available in real-time closed captioning on WDRB.
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Places of interest:
Coal Grove, OH (2.5 miles), Westwood, KY (2.8 miles), Bellefonte, KY (3.8 miles), Catlettsburg, KY (4.2 miles), South Point, OH (5.2 miles), Ironton, OH (5.3 miles), Russell, KY (5.4 miles), Kenova, WV (6.2 miles).
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