Spring Bushcraft Meet-up to Hold Wilderness Survival Classes
Spring Bushcraft Meet-up will be hosting wilderness survival classes on May 30-31, 2025, at Fish Pond Lake in Letcher County.
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Bourbon and Moonshine Cruise In to Provide Food for Hungry Children
A Bourbon and Moonshine Cruise In will be held in Prestonsburg on June 6-7, 2025. Proceeds will go toward feeding hungry children.
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The 2025 Levitt Amp Music Series Begins May 29
The 2025 Levitt Amp Music Series will begin May 29 in Whitesburg.
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Mountain Association, AppalReD to hold business workshop
Workshop will prepare owners for unexpected blows to businesses
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Man arrested for rape and sexual abuse back in April indicted along with wife
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A second person has now been charged in a case that saw a Pikeville man arrested for rape and incest back in April. John Yelton, 37, was arrested April 16 and charged with three counts of incest, three counts of first-degree rape, three counts of first-degree sodomy and three…
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Prosecutor files response opposing Deskins’ request for a probated sentence
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — The prosecution has now gone on record as opposed to a former assistant county attorney’s request that he be given probation for his evidence tampering conviction. Donald Kyle Deskins, 50, of Kimper, was indicted in 2023 on charges of murder and evidence tampering for the 2021…
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PIKEVILLE, Ky. — Ahead of his sentencing for evidence tampering next week, defense attorneys for Donald Kyle Deskins are asking that any sentence he receive be probated. Deskins was indicted in 2023 on charges of murder and evidence tampering for the 2021 death of his wife, Judith Deskins. After…
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Fish & Wildlife seeks info about wild pig sightings in Floyd County
FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources is asking the public to report wild pig sightings around Printer and surrounding areas in Floyd County, after a group of wild pigs was found and reported to the department in April. Wild pigs displace game species like deer and…
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Prestonsburg’s Perkins center among 99 Job Corps centers shut down by Department of Labor
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nearly 25,000 students at Job Corps centers around the country, including those at the Carl D. Perkins Job Corps Center in Prestonsburg, face an uncertain future, after the U.S. Department of Labor announced Thursday it is “pausing” operations at 99 contractor-operated…
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Pike County Health Department another step toward one-stop addiction center
The Pike County Health Department to begin construction of recovery resource center in June.
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