SOUTH WILLIAMSON, Ky. — Shoppers were unable to enter or leave Walmart for a brief time Monday afternoon, when the store went on lockdown after receiving some type of threat. Kentucky State Police tell Mountain Top News that they investigated the threat and determined it to be “a hoax.”…
Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. — Customers of Mountain Water District concerned about the utility’s request to raise water and sewer rates will not have to worry about their bills going up for the next few months. That’s because the Kentucky Public Service Commission has suspended the request for…
Read MorePAINTSVILLE, Ky. — A woman being held in the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center in Paintsville found herself in even more trouble, after she allegedly attacked a guard. The incident happened on Thursday and was captured on the jail’s security camera. Shortly after noon, a guard went to…
Read MoreWISE, Va. — A Wise County man has been sentenced after he was found guilty last year in a child sex crimes case. Michael Edmond Tripp, 49, of Big Stone Gap, was found guilty of two counts of indecent liberties with a child, following a two-day trial. The case arose out of actions committed in…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County man has been arrested after he reportedly admitted to molesting a young girl. Homer Lee Tackett, 58, of Penny Street, was accused by a 15-year-old girl of sexually abusing her between the ages of 5 and 10. On Tuesday, he underwent a lie detector test. The results…
Read MorePAINTSVILLE, Ky. — Appalachian Research Day, known as “Come Sit on the Porch,” is an annual conference hosted by the University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health to share results of health research conducted with communities in Appalachia. This…
Read MoreIVEL, Ky. — A pedestrian who was hit by a car on U.S. 23 at Ivel Monday night has died. According to Kentucky State Police, James Boyd, 65, of Garrett, walked into the path of a Toyota RAV4 driven by Nathan Egler, 26, of Evansville, Ind., just after 8 p.m., near the Alpike Motel and was struck.…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — Daryl E. Slone has been promoted to the position of Whitesburg market president for Community Trust Bank. That news was announced by Community Trust Bancorp Vice Chairman, President and CEO Mark A. Gooch on Wednesday. Slone’s responsibilities as Whitesburg market president include…
Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. — A bill that supporters say protects the religious freedom of public school teachers, faculty and staff has been cleared by the House Education Committee in the Kentucky legislature. Rep. Chris Fugate, of Perry County, says he was inspired to sponsor House Bill 547 following the…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — One of the two men arrested for a burglary that left the homeowner dead has now been charged with murder. A Pike County grand jury charged Curtis “Boog” Jones, 39, of Rockhouse, with killing Timothy Justice, 60, of Elkhorn City, during the break-in on Dec. 18. Jones also faces…
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