Beattyville Main Street

09/14/2026

EDIT 9-14-2026 Beattyville/Lee County Dolly Day Goose Chase Update! 🦋
We’ve heard from several porch goose owners who asked for a little more time to create their Dolly-inspired costumes—and we’re happy to give it to them!
Judging will now take place during our Main Street Does Dolly Day celebration in downtown Beattyville on Friday, September 25. Dress your porch goose in its best Dolly attire and BRING IT (or a photo of you with it) TO TOWN SQUARE at our Dolly Day Event, beginning at 6:30pm for a chance to win the $50 cash prize.

EDIT 9-14-2026 Beattyville/Lee County Dolly Day Goose Chase Update! 🦋

We’ve heard from several porch goose owners who asked for a little more time to create their Dolly-inspired costumes—and we’re happy to give it to them!

Judging will now take place during our Main Street Does Dolly Day celebration in downtown Beattyville on Friday, September 25. Dress your porch goose in its best Dolly attire and BRING IT TO TOWN SQUARE (or bring a photo of yourself with it, if the goose is too heavy to transport) to our Dolly Day Event, beginning at 6:30pm for a chance to win the $50 cash prize.

🦋💕Just to add a little more fun to Dolly Day and get even more people involved, We’re having a Beattyville & Lee County Best Dolly Goose Chase! If you have a porch goose, desk goose, dress her up in her Dolly best — big hair, pink, sparkles, rhinestones, butterflies… whatever says Dolly to you!

Sponsored by Beattyville Main Street & Beattyville/Lee County Tourism

09/13/2026

🍰🍹 SUNDAY’S FOR SWEET TREATS & SLOW SIPS! 😋

Before Monday comes barging in like it pays bills around here 😂, come enjoy the last little bit of your weekend with us!

🍰 $5 DESSERTS ALL DAY
Yep… FIVE BUCKS. Because calories don’t count on Sundays. We checked. 😉

🍹 And those new margs are STILL on the table! If you haven’t found your favorite yet, today sounds like a pretty good day to start taste-testing. 👀

🌮 Grab some Mexican food
🍰 Save room for dessert
🍹 Add a marg
😌 Pretend tomorrow isn’t Monday

That’s what we call a Sunday well spent at Los Two Sisters! ❤️🌵

09/13/2026

Today, Downtown Beattyville became a classroom! We were excited to welcome a group of students and instructors from the University of Kentucky College of Design to our Main Street. The students are studying historic preservation, architecture and design.

Beattyville offers a unique case study. Our downtown has faced devastating floods, fires, and other challenges over the years. Preserving our historic buildings here means not only finding new and creative uses for them, but also thinking carefully about how they can be rehabilitated to better withstand possible future flooding.

As part of their coursework, the students will be focusing on Ray Shuler’s block of buildings, with each student developing an adaptive reuse proposal exploring how these and other buildings could be given new purpose.

The group of students were from communities all across Kentucky - Lexington, Bardstown, Scottsville, Barbourville;
other parts of the United States - Wisconsin, Texas, Franklin Tennessee;
and even other countries - including Nepal and New Zealand.
We are honored that they chose Downtown Beattyville as a place to learn, study, and imagine.

We want to thank Kitty Dougoud, Kentucky Main Street Coordinator, for helping make the connection with Travis Rose and the University of Kentucky College of Design.

A special thank you goes to Superintendent Ray Shuler, a proud alumnus of both the University of Kentucky and Eastern Kentucky University, for spending his Saturday downtown with the group. Beattyville Main Street Director Teresa Mays and Superintendent Ray Shuler served as the local hosts for the visit. We also appreciate the support of the Mayor and City Council for allowing us to have today’s meeting at City Hall.

Save the Date — December 5! The class will return to Beattyville to present their adaptive reuse proposals. More information about the presentation will be coming soon.

Kentucky Main Street

09/12/2026

New business across from Town Square will be participating in Dolly Day 9-25 🦋

🦋In honor of dolly day (9/25) Haints And Hollows will be open later than usual to participate in the festivities to honor Dolly Parton!

🦋We will have Dolly Parton coloring pages for the kids who participate they can choose to hang them on the store bulletin board!

🦋We will also be hosting a kids story time in support of Dolly’s imagination library!

🦋Our hour this day will be 9-8 to allow everyone who would like to participate a chance to do so!

✨Story hour- 5-6
✨Coloring- 6-8

09/12/2026

Check out the NEW Salsa Bar at Las Dos Sisters Beattyville included with every entrée! Fresh pico de gallo, sour cream, mango salsa, house-made favorites, and even seafood ceviche on the weekends. 😋🌶️🥭

We love seeing our local businesses continue to add new things for customers to enjoy. Be sure to stop by, grab a meal, and support local! 💜

09/11/2026

On this 25th day of remembrance, may we honor the past by uniting in support of our communities, driving progress, and shaping a brighter future together.

09/11/2026

Brenda's Smoke Shack is open today and here’s their special!

09/10/2026

Lee County Tourism is looking for a few volunteers to help us operate an aid station for the RRGMTB100 Mountain Bike Race on Saturday, September 19 at Hollerwood Offroad Park.