If this is your first visit here with us, we hope you find your stay enjoyable. Paintsville is a small city nestled in the Big Sandy Valley region of the mountains of eastern Kentucky.Paintsville has a population of about 4500 people and is the county seat of Johnson County Kentucky. Paintsville is located about 100 miles east of  Lexington, Kentucky and about 50 miles south of Ashland, Kentucky. Like most of it's neighboring counties, the main industry that the region depends on is the coal industry. Paintsville is home to both award winning city and county school systems, and Paintsville is the major retail hub for all of Johnson County having such retail gaints as a super Wal-Mart and a super Lowes store. If you need more info on Paintsville, you may call City Hall at 606-789-2600.

• Info on Johnson County is here.
• The new East Ky State Fair is here.
• For local news, The Paintsville Herald.
• For regional topics, The Big Sandy News.
• For info on Paintsville Lake
• Go here for info on State Government
• Try here for Tourism information.
• For info on Kentucky Festivals.

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