PAINTSVILLE, Ky. — Paintsville Tourism has announced the death of its director, Jeremiah Parsons. Parsons had served as tourism director since 2022. “Jeremiah’s love for Paintsville, his kindness, and his unwavering dedication to our community will never be forgotten,” the agency…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — The estate of Amber Nicole Spradlin is asking a Floyd Circuit Court judge to reject attempts by local governments and officials to have its wrongful death lawsuit dismissed. In a supplemental filing this week, attorneys for Spradlin’s estate argue that the City of Prestonsburg,…
Read MoreLONDON, Ky. — A Letcher County woman has lost the first round of her lawsuit against the Jenkins Independent School District for banning her from schools, but the case is continuing. Elizabeth Jones is suing district and several individuals affiliated with it, after she received a letter from…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — An incident at Prestonsburg High School this week is shedding light on the potential for a new type of threat from artificial intelligence. In a statement provided to Mountain Top News after questioning about the incident, the Floyd County School District says school officials…
Read MoreLOGAN, W.Va. — Southern West Virginia Community & Technical College (Southern) is launching a comprehensive AI Readiness & Capacity Initiative, a four-year, institution-wide effort designed to advance the responsible integration of artificial intelligence across academic programs and student…
Read MoreASHLAND, Ky. — A Johnson County man arrested last year after secretly recording a 15-year-old girl has pleaded guilty. Henry Jonathan Ritscher, 43, of Paintsville, pleaded guilty Monday to a federal charge of producing child pornography in Ashland federal court. He was arrested back in September,…
Read MoreCOAL RUN VILLAGE, Ky. — Police called to a Pike County business over a public intoxication complaint ended up arresting a woman for fentanyl trafficking. State troopers were called to Rural King in Coal Run over a report of an intoxicated shopper in the store. When they arrived, they found they…
Read MoreBLAINE, Ky. — Deputies attempting to serve an arrest warrant on a Lawrence County man ended up taking his girlfriend to jail too on charges of hindering prosecution and assaulting an officer. The officers went to a home on Route 201 to serve a warrant on Christopher Eric Sons, 45, for a September…
Read MoreA Dickenson County teen who was 16 at the time is claiming staff at Bristol Women’s Health forced her to have an abortion.
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