Breathitt County mourns its judge-executive, who led in floods, storms, COVID-19
Source Scout · Lexington Herald-Leader reports: Breathitt County Judge-Executive Jeff Noble, who died Thursday in his second term, guided the people of Breathitt County through floods, storms and COVID-19. Noble, 65, who died after a six-year battle with cancer, was remembered Saturday by Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear for his leadership. “The loss of Breathitt County Judge/Executive Jeff Noble is a great one for our entire commonwealth, but especially for Eastern Kentucky,” Beshear said. “Jeff served the people of Breathitt County with pride and helped lead during some of our toughest challenges, like the pandemic and the deadly floods in 2022.