Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 15, 2008

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT JEAN R. HALE, CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT, AND C.E.O., COMMUNITY TRUST BANCORP, INC. AT (606) 437-3294

Pikeville, Kentucky:

COMMUNITY TRUST BANCORP, INC. REPORTS RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE THIRD QUARTER, EARNINGS YEAR-TO-DATE 2008, AND A STRONG CAPITAL POSITION.

Earnings Summary
(in thousands except per share data)		3Q 2008			2Q 2008			3Q 2007		9 Months 2008			9 Months 2007
Net income/(loss)	$	(577	)	$	8,620		$	10,476		$	16,588		$	27,356
Earnings/(loss) per share	$	(0.04	)	$	0.58		$	0.69		$	1.11		$	1.80
Earnings/(loss) per share (diluted)	$	(0.04	)	$	0.57		$	0.68		$	1.09		$	1.77
Return on average assets		(0.08	)%		1.19	%		1.39	%		0.76	%		1.22	%
Return on average equity		(0.74	)%		11.21	%		14.04	%		7.16	%		12.53	%
Efficiency ratio		58.63	%		57.25	%		52.36	%		57.43	%		58.30	%
Dividends declared per share	$	0.29		$	0.29		$	0.27		$	0.87		$	0.81
Book value per share	$	20.26		$	20.43		$	19.62		$	20.26		$	19.62
Weighted average shares		15,011			14,989			15,183			15,000			15,186
Weighted average shares (diluted)		15,263			15,152			15,342			15,153			15,417

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ-CTBI) reports earnings of $16.6 million or $1.11 per basic share year-to-date through September 30, 2008, although it had an operating loss of $0.6 million for the third quarter of 2008 commensurate with the actions of the federal government placing Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae into conservatorship and the market concerns related to this action.  CTBI continues to maintain significantly higher capital than required for a well-capitalized designation.

CTBI had a loss for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 of $0.04 per basic share.  At June 30, 2008, CTBI held $14.9 million in Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae pass-through auction rate securities which had an unrealized loss of $0.5 million.  On September 7, 2008, the U.S. Treasury placed Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae into conservatorship.  This action created market uncertainty of the future value of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae securities and the value of these investments decreased materially resulting in a $13.5 million other than temporary impairment charge to earnings on these securities.  Also, as a result of this action, CTBI recorded a $0.8 million charge relative to trust activity for which it had financial responsibility.

CTBI maintains a significantly higher level of capital than required by regulatory authorities to be designated as well-capitalized.  On September 30, 2008, our Tier 1 Leverage Ratio of 10.45% was 545 basis points higher than the 5.00% required, our Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital Ratio of 13.11% was 711 basis points higher than the required 6.00%, and our Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio of 14.36% was 436 basis points higher than the 10.00% regulatory requirement for this designation.

CTBI's normalized earnings, which are considered to be core earnings, continue to be within expected profitability levels as we execute our business plan during the current global economic crisis.  CTBI has not been a participant in the types of lending and derivative investments which have been the focus of the current financial crisis.

Financial results normalized for the other than temporary impairment charges are shown below:

Earnings Summary
(in thousands except per share data)		3Q 2008			2Q 2008			3Q 2007		9 Months 2008			9 Months 2007
Net income/(loss) as reported	$	(577	)	$	8,620		$	10,476		$	16,588		$	27,356
Impact of FHLMC/FNMA securities impairment charge	$	9,386			-			-		$	9,386			-
Net income as adjusted	$	8,809		$	8,620		$	10,476		$	25,974		$	27,356
Earnings per share	$	0.59		$	0.58		$	0.69		$	1.73		$	1.80
Earnings per share (diluted)	$	0.58		$	0.57		$	0.68		$	1.71		$	1.77
Return on average assets		1.20	%		1.19	%		1.39	%		1.19	%		1.22	%
Return on average equity		11.24	%		11.21	%		14.04	%		11.22	%		12.53	%
Efficiency ratio		56.30	%		57.25	%		52.36	%		56.64	%		58.30	%
Dividends declared per share	$	0.29		$	0.29		$	0.27		$	0.87		$	0.81
Book value per share	$	20.86		$	20.43		$	19.62		$	20.88		$	19.62
Weighted average shares		15,011			14,989			15,183			15,000			15,186
Weighted average shares (diluted)		15,263			15,152			15,342			15,153			15,417

Third Quarter 2008 Highlights

v   CTBI's basic earnings per share for the third quarter 2008 normalized for the other than temporary impairment charge for auction rate securities increased 1.7% from prior quarter but decreased 14.5% from prior year third quarter primarily due to the increased provision for loan losses.  Year-to-date basic earnings per share normalized decreased 3.9% from prior year.

v   Our net interest margin for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 increased 9 basis points from prior year.  However, net interest income decreased $0.6 million from prior year as average earning assets decreased by $93.7 million.

v   Noninterest income for the third quarter and year-to-date 2008 were both impacted by the $13.5 million other than temporary impairment charge for auction rate securities.  Normalized noninterest income for the first nine months of 2008 increased 1.9% from prior year with increases in gains on sales of loans, deposit service charges, and trust revenue offset by a decrease in the fair value of mortgage servicing rights.

v   CTBI established a tax strategy to offset the capital loss resulting from the other than temporary impairment charge for auction rate securities whereby the losses would be offset against capital gains during the next five years.  This strategy was available prior to the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 which provides for the treatment of the losses as ordinary losses.

v   Noninterest expense was also impacted commensurate with the conservatorship action with a $0.8 million charge relative to trust activity for which CTBI had financial responsibility.  Normalized noninterest expense for the first nine months of 2008 has decreased 3.0%.

v   Nonperforming loans increased $5.2 million at September 30, 2008 to $49.3 million compared to $44.2 million at prior quarter-end and $31.5 million for prior year quarter ended September 30, 2007.  The majority of our nonperforming loans continue to be in our Central Kentucky Region; however, all regions have seen an increase during the past quarter with the changes in national economic conditions, particularly the price of gasoline.

v   Our loan portfolio increased an annualized 7.4% during the quarter with $42.4 million in growth.  Loan growth from prior year third quarter was $81.5 million.

v   Our investment portfolio decreased $24.0 million for the quarter, primarily as a result of the other than temporary impairment charge for auction rate securities discussed above.  Our investment portfolio declined $74.9 million year over year primarily resulting from the use of the liquidity in the portfolio to fund loan growth and manage the net interest margin.

Net Interest Income

Our quarterly net interest margin increased 9 basis points from prior quarter and 11 basis points from prior year third quarter, and our net interest margin for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 increased 9 basis points compared to the same period in 2007.  Net interest income for the quarter increased 3.2% from prior quarter but declined 0.4% from prior year third quarter as average earning assets decreased 0.3% and 2.9%, respectively, for the same periods.  Net interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 decreased $0.6 million from prior year as the cost of interest bearing funds decreased 103 basis points while the yield on average earning assets decreased 80 basis points and average earning assets declined $93.7 million.

Noninterest Income

The significant decline in noninterest income occurred as a result of the $13.5 million other than temporary impairment charge for auction rate securities.  Normalized noninterest income for the third quarter 2008 decreased 2.0% from prior quarter and 4.5% from prior year third quarter.  Normalized noninterest income for the first nine months of 2008 increased 1.9% from prior year with increases in gains on sales of loans, deposit service charges, and trust revenue offset by a decrease in the fair value of mortgage servicing rights.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense for the quarter increased 4.2% from prior quarter and 10.2% from prior year third quarter.  Commensurate with the U.S. Treasury placing Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae into conservatorship on September 7, 2008, CTBI recorded a $0.8 million charge relative to trust activity for which it had financial responsibility.  Normalized noninterest expense for the first nine months of 2008 has decreased 3.0%.

Balance Sheet Review

CTBI’s total assets at $2.9 billion increased an annualized 4.2% from prior quarter but decreased 0.7% from prior year third quarter.  Loans outstanding at September 30, 2008 were $2.3 billion reflecting an annualized 7.4% growth during the quarter and a 3.6% growth from September 30, 2007.  CTBI's investment portfolio, however, decreased 7.1% from prior quarter and 19.4% from September 30, 2007 as a result of the use of the liquidity in our investment portfolio to fund loan growth and the other than temporary impairment charge for auction rate securities.  Deposits, including repurchase agreements, at $2.4 billion increased an annualized 1.9% from prior quarter but are 1.9% below prior year third quarter.  CTBI's use of the liquidity in the investment portfolio to fund loan growth versus growing deposits helped manage and increase the net interest margin.

Shareholders’ equity at September 30, 2008 was $305.0 million compared to $306.2 million at June 30, 2008 and $294.9 at September 30, 2007.  CTBI's annualized dividend yield to shareholders as of September 30, 2008 was 3.37%.

Asset Quality

Economic conditions continue to be challenging for both our business and individual customers as gasoline prices have increased and uncertainty has developed on main street with the current credit crisis.  Nonperforming loans increased during the third quarter by $5.2 million with increases in all of our regions.  CTBI's total nonperforming loans at September 30, 2008 were $49.3 million compared to $44.2 million at June 30, 2008 and $31.5 million at September 30, 2007.  Our loan portfolio management processes focus on maintaining appropriate reserves for potential losses.

Foreclosed properties increased during the third quarter 2008 to $9.4 million from the $9.1 million at June 30, 2008 and the $6.6 million at September 30, 2007.  Sales of foreclosed properties during the first nine months of 2008 totaled $4.2 million while new foreclosed properties totaled $5.9 million.

Net loan charge-offs for the quarter of $2.1 million, or 0.36% of average loans annualized, was a decrease from prior quarter's 0.38% of average loans annualized but an increase from the 0.30% for prior year third quarter.  Allocations to loan loss reserve were $2.9 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 compared to $2.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 and $1.9 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2007.  Our loan loss reserve as a percentage of total loans outstanding at September 30, 2008 increased to 1.29% compared to 1.28% at June 30, 2008 and 1.25% at September 30, 2007.  The adequacy of our loan loss reserve is analyzed quarterly and adjusted as necessary.

Significant Industry Changes

On October 3, 2008, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) was signed into law.  This legislation was designed to address the credit and liquidity crisis affecting the financial system in the United States.  A number of provisions of the EESA address efforts to mitigate home foreclosures and to further assist homeowners facing foreclosure.  The EESA also provides for a temporary increase in the standard maximum deposit insurance amount from $100,000 to $250,000 through December 31, 2009.  Another significant change as a result of the EESA related to a change in the tax treatment of losses on the preferred stock of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae held by financial institutions.  Under the EESA, these securities are afforded ordinary gain and loss treatment and a tax benefit is allowed for such losses.  The EESA was designed to provide the U.S. Treasury with a wide array of options to facilitate an economic recovery.  This was evidenced on September 13, 2008 when the U.S. Treasury announced its intention to make equity investments in "healthy" banks as a means to inject capital into the credit markets.  As the economy and global markets react, it is anticipated that the Treasury's plan will continue to evolve.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain of the statements contained herein that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. CTBI’s actual results may differ materially from those included in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "may increase," "may fluctuate," and similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as "will," "should," "would," and "could." These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, economic conditions, portfolio growth, the credit performance of the portfolios, including bankruptcies, and seasonal factors; changes in general economic conditions including the performance of financial markets, the performance of coal and coal related industries, prevailing inflation and interest rates, realized gains from sales of investments, gains from asset sales, and losses on commercial lending activities; results of various investment activities; the effects of competitors’ pricing policies, of changes in laws and regulations on competition and of demographic changes on target market populations’ savings and financial planning needs; industry changes in information technology systems on which we are highly dependent; failure of acquisitions to produce revenue enhancements or cost savings at levels or within the time frames originally anticipated or unforeseen integration difficulties; the adoption by CTBI of an FFIEC policy that provides guidance on the reporting of delinquent consumer loans and the timing of associated credit charge-offs for financial institution subsidiaries; and the resolution of legal  proceedings and related matters.  In addition, the banking industry in general is subject to various monetary and fiscal policies and regulations, which include those determined by the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and state regulators, whose policies and regulations could affect CTBI’s results.  These statements are representative only on the date hereof, and CTBI undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements made.

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc., with assets of $2.9 billion, is headquartered in Pikeville, Kentucky and has 71 banking locations across eastern, northeast, central, and south central Kentucky, six banking locations in southern West Virginia, and five trust offices across Kentucky.

Additional information follows.

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.
Financial Summary (Unaudited)
September 30, 2008
(in thousands except per share data and # of employees)
	Three			Three			Three			Nine			Nine
	Months			Months			Months			Months			Months
	Ended			Ended			Ended			Ended			Ended
	September 30, 2008			June 30, 2008			September 30, 2007			September 30, 2008			September 30, 2007
Interest income	$	41,704		$	41,670		$	49,719		$	128,054		$	148,983
Interest expense		15,205			15,988			23,127			49,565			69,890
Net interest income		26,499			25,682			26,592			78,489			79,093
Loan loss provision		2,875			2,648			1,915			7,892			4,231
Gains on sales of loans		292			494			384			1,332			996
Deposit service charges		5,739			5,503			5,302			16,341			15,436
Trust revenue		1,260			1,298			1,240			3,749			3,619
Loan related fees		686			1,079			606			2,064			2,494
Securities gains		(13,461	)		-			-			(13,511	)		-
Other noninterest income		1,515			1,307			2,402			4,480			4,861
Total noninterest income		(3,969	)		9,681			9,934			14,455			27,406
Personnel expense		10,287			10,600			9,604			31,598			31,818
Occupancy and equipment		2,803			2,822			2,843			8,304			8,707
Amortization of core deposit intangible		159			159			159			476			476
Other noninterest expense		8,051			6,862			6,718			21,366			21,757
Total noninterest expense		21,300			20,443			19,324			61,744			62,758
Net income before taxes		(1,645	)		12,272			15,287			23,308			39,510
Income taxes		(1,068	)		3,652			4,811			6,720			12,154
Net income	$	(577	)	$	8,620		$	10,476		$	16,588		$	27,356
Memo: TEQ interest income	$	42,046		$	42,015		$	50,098		$	129,108		$	150,132
Average shares outstanding		15,011			14,989			15,183			15,000			15,186
Basic earnings per share	$	(0.04	)	$	0.58		$	0.69		$	1.11		$	1.80
Diluted earnings per share	$	(0.04	)	$	0.57		$	0.68		$	1.09		$	1.77
Dividends per share	$	0.29		$	0.29		$	0.27		$	0.87		$	0.81
Average balances:
Loans, net of unearned income	$	2,291,722		$	2,264,175		$	2,222,451		$	2,265,265		$	2,195,940
Earning assets		2,688,752			2,697,670			2,770,100			2,688,498			2,782,217
Total assets		2,909,419			2,915,382			2,989,727			2,908,448			3,001,713
Deposits		2,291,996			2,301,477			2,356,589			2,294,120			2,364,974
Interest bearing liabilities		2,112,403			2,137,503			2,233,762			2,130,630			2,256,526
Shareholders' equity		311,665			309,269			296,001			309,307			291,799
Performance ratios:
Return on average assets		(0.08)	%		1.19	%		1.39	%		0.76	%		1.22	%
Return on average equity		(0.74)	%		11.21	%		14.04	%		7.16	%		12.53	%
Yield on average earning assets (tax equivalent)		6.22	%		6.26	%		7.18	%		6.41	%		7.21	%
Cost of interest bearing funds (tax equivalent)		2.86	%		3.01	%		4.11	%		3.11	%		4.14	%
Net interest margin (tax equivalent)		3.97	%		3.88	%		3.86	%		3.95	%		3.86	%
Efficiency ratio (tax equivalent)		58.63	%		57.25	%		52.36	%		57.43	%		58.30	%
Loan charge-offs	$	2,658		$	2,818		$	2,311		$	7,886		$	5,804
Recoveries		(593	)		(667	)		(641	)		(1,846	)		(1,980	)
Net charge-offs	$	2,065		$	2,151		$	1,670		$	6,040		$	3,824
Market Price:
High	$	46.32		$	31.96		$	33.46		$	46.32		$	41.50
Low		15.99			26.25			26.47			15.99			26.47
Close		34.40			26.26			30.01			34.40			30.01

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.

Financial Summary (Unaudited)

September 30, 2008

(in thousands except per share data and # of employees)

	As of September 30, 2008			As of June 30, 2008			As of September 30, 2007
Assets:
Loans, net of unearned	$	2,316,020		$	2,273,646		$	2,234,494
Loan loss reserve		(29,908	)		(29,096	)		(27,933	)
Net loans		2,286,112			2,244,550			2,206,561
Loans held for sale		2,175			1,494			1,719
Securities AFS		284,913			306,869			352,973
Securities HTM		27,219			29,296			34,107
Other equity investments		29,036			28,703			28,041
Other earning assets		28,790			10,994			45,993
Cash and due from banks		77,996			84,169			83,804
Premises and equipment		51,890			52,448			53,650
Goodwill and core deposit intangible		66,500			66,658			67,134
Other assets		54,297			53,163			55,160
Total Assets	$	2,908,928		$	2,878,344		$	2,929,142
Liabilities and Equity:
NOW accounts	$	17,780		$	17,939		$	17,942
Savings deposits		625,377			625,574			664,561
CD's >=$100,000		436,234			434,352			436,833
Other time deposits		757,698			752,581			787,171
Total interest bearing deposits		1,837,089			1,830,446			1,906,507
Noninterest bearing deposits		452,678			447,677			426,368
Total deposits		2,289,767			2,278,123			2,332,875
Repurchase agreements		142,238			142,453			146,876
Other interest bearing liabilities		142,285			120,030			117,762
Noninterest bearing liabilities		29,650			31,587			36,713
Total liabilities		2,603,940			2,572,193			2,634,226
Shareholders' equity		304,988			306,151			294,916
Total Liabilities and Equity	$	2,908,928		$	2,878,344		$	2,929,142
Ending shares outstanding		15,055			14,989			15,032
Memo: Market value of HTM securities	$	27,065		$	29,157		$	33,090
90 days past due loans	$	18,145		$	15,651		$	12,261
Nonaccrual loans		31,162			28,501			19,192
Restructured loans		-			-			61
Foreclosed properties		9,409			9,076			6,624
Tier 1 leverage ratio		10.45	%		10.52	%		9.88	%
Tier 1 risk based ratio		13.11	%		13.40	%		12.75	%
Total risk based ratio		14.36	%		14.65	%		13.99	%
FTE employees		991			1,006			999

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.

Financial Summary (Unaudited)

September 30, 2008

(in thousands except per share data and # of employees)

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. reported earnings for the three and nine months ending September 30, 2008 and 2007 as follows:
	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30						September 30
	2008			2007			2008			2007
Net income	$	(577	)	$	10,476		$	16,588		$	27,356
Basic earnings per share	$	(0.04	)	$	0.69		$	1.11		$	1.80
Diluted earnings per share	$	(0.04	)	$	0.68		$	1.09		$	1.77
Average shares outstanding		15,011			15,183			15,000			15,186
Total assets (end of period)	$	2,908,928		$	2,929,142
Return on average equity		(0.74	)%		14.04	%		7.16	%		12.53	%
Return on average assets		(0.08	)%		1.39	%		0.76	%		1.22	%
Provision for loan losses	$	2,875		$	1,915		$	7,892		$	4,231
Gains on sales of loans	$	292		$	384		$	1,332		$	996