The Hartford Independent Fair is back for its 167th year Aug. 3-9, 2025, in Licking County. Here's what you need to know ...

“All we can do is move forward — move forward with improvements we had planned, work with new prospects and cross our fingers ...

Intel was originally supposed to start production on the plants this year. The facilities are expected to bring 3,000 jobs to ...

A Licking County man that was arrested in South Carolina after allegedly killing another man at a Buckeye Lake bar pleaded ...

Licking County launched a contest that requires participants to visit historic sites around the area. Rewards await for those ...

Newark Advocate history columnist Doug Stout shares more about Edward James Roye, an African American Newark resident who ...

A Licking County man that was arrested in South Carolina after allegedly killing another man in at a Buckeye Lake bar has now ...

Donald "Don" Hill, a former Licking County commissioner, died July 23, 2025, his family said. He served 28 years in the role.

A portion of Franklin and Licking counties are under a flood advisory for the afternoon of July 25 due to heavy rainfall.

Licking County Aging Partners, 1058 E. Main St., Newark, received the most funding from the senior services levy last year at just under $5 million, Executive Director Melissa Owens said.

A black bear, the first in 20 years for Licking County, was spotted in a field near Pataskala on June 10, the Newark Advocate reports. The latest sighting is out of Richland County, south of ...