Horsin' Around Sandy Ridge Hits the Ground Running James Collier The Ashland Beacon And they’re off! The words that echoed from the long-awaited sound system at Sandy Ridge finally became a reality when Ashland welcomed patrons to the track for the final weekend of its inaugural season. I have always been a fan of horse racing, but I had never watched the ponies run in person until visiting Sandy Ridge on the final day of its first season of racing. Arriving about 15 m

The Little Pig Who Refused to Give Up One Tiny Pig…One Extraordinary Fight! Sasha Bush The Ashland Beacon Born with a rare and potentially fatal condition, Hayden has defied the odds—and now his story is giving hope to people facing battles of their own. Six-month-old Hayden doesn't know he's a miracle. He doesn't know that when he was born, he struggled to take his first breaths. He doesn't know that doctors later discovered his liver had moved into his chest cavity, o

Poage Landing Days 2026 Everything Happening in Downtown Ashland Sasha Bush The Ashland Beacon Grab the family, bring your appetite, lace up your running shoes and get ready to spend a weekend in downtown Ashland because Poage Landing Days is coming back September 18–20, 2026, with three days packed with live music, food, vendors, children's activities, contests, a one-mile race and plenty of reasons to stick around from morning until night. For Ashland, Poage Landing Day