Danny Smith Named New Director of 911 Operations in Paintsville
Paintsville Police Chief Danny Smith has been named the new Director of 911 Operations. Gary McClure will remain Director of Emergency Management. In a social media post on Tuesday, McClure […]
Early In-Person Voting Begins Thursday in Johnson County
We are less than a week away for the November election. The voter turnout is expected to be large with early voting beginning on Thursday. Johnson County Clerk Sallee […]
Construction Approved for New Letcher County Prison
The Federal Bureau of Prisons has approved the construction of a Letcher County Prison. The prison will be on 500 acres of land in the Roxanna area of Letcher County. […]
Pikeville Police Arrest Woman for Shoplifting at Walmart
Police in Pikeville were investigating a complaint that 64-year-old Lori Fields was shoplifting at Walmart. When she was being detained, she was accused of fighting with officers and biting one […]
State’s Highest Unemployment Rate is in Magoffin County
Magoffin County still has the state’s highest unemployment rate at 11.5% according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics. It was followed by Martin County, 10.7%; Breathitt County, 9.1%; Knott County, 8.2%; […]
U-Pike Receives Grant to Research Heart Disease
The University of Pikeville will join in the fight against the number one killer of women in the state that is heart disease. U-Pike has announced they have received a […]
Floyd County Area Technology Center Receives AMLER Program Grant
The following is a release from Floyd County Schools The Floyd County Area Technology Center (ATC) is thrilled to announce its receipt of the Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization (AMLER) […]
Pre-Trial Hearing in Amber Spradlin Murder Case Held
In the pretrial hearing, prosecutors in the trial of M.K. McKinney gave the court some evidence in the murder of Amber Spradlin and the alleged cover up. The evidence includes […]
Pike County Officials Reviewing Options for Landfill
The Pike County Ford Branch Landfill will be full in just three years, and the Fiscal Court is researching solutions. A report on WYMT said the research began in 2019. […]
Lawrence County Woman Arrested Following Shooting
A Lawrence County woman, Shonda Osborne, was arrested on charges of shooting a man in the leg. The Sheriff’s Department went to the residence on Mattie Road and found the […]