ABINGDON, Va. — A Wise County man has entered a guilty plea to federal drug and gun charges. Jamie Lynn Johnson, 45, of Coeburn, pleaded guilty to conspiracy, distributing meth and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug offense. According to an affidavit from an ATF agent who investigated…
Read MoreWILLIAMSON, W.Va. — The Mingo County Sheriff’s Office arrested two men after seizing more than a half-pound of various types of drugs. Elijah Eugene Hall, 32, of Williamson, and Kyree Diangilo Prather, 24, of Cincinnati, were arrested on Friday, after they were allegedly found in possession…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — Police have released the identity of a man who was killed after being struck by a car along U.S. 23 over the weekend. Around 3 p.m., Saturday, Keene Michael Johnson, 44, of Pikeville, was struck by a car traveling south on U.S. 23, near the Community Trust Bank tower. Police,…
Read MoreSALYERSVILLE, Ky. — The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will conduct a Public Information Meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 21, in Salyersville regarding the Magoffin-Floyd section of the Mountain Parkway Expansion. The public meeting will run from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Magoffin County High School,…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — Community Trust Bancorp Vice Chairman, President and CEO Mark A. Gooch has announced that Cynthia L. “Cindy” Adkins has been promoted to the position of Executive Secretary, Stock Transfer Administrator of Community Trust. Adkins’ responsibilities include receiving, reviewing…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — We now know the name of a man shot and killed by a state trooper during a traffic stop Friday afternoon. The Lexington Herald-Leader has reported that the Floyd County Coroner’s Office has identified the man as Glenn Edward Bays, 35, of Harold. Bays was killed after being pulled…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — Kentucky State Police has issued its first statement regarding an incident in which a state trooper shot and killed a suspect during a traffic stop Friday afternoon. It happened around 3 p.m. in the northbound lanes of U.S, 23, on the shoulder across the highway from Pop’s Chevy.…
Read MoreSALYERSVILLE, Ky. — Two Magoffin County residents were arrested after police received a report of a home burglary. The Magoffin County Sheriff’s Office was called Wednesday to Adams Lane, in Salyersville, over a report of a burglary in progress. When deputies arrived, they spotted Jeffery Marshall,…
Read MoreSOUTH WILLIAMSON, Ky. — A West Virginia man was arrested after a South Williamson woman reported that he broke into her house and forced his way inside. Kentucky State Police received a call from a South Williamson woman who reported that a man smashed through the glass of her back door and came…
Read MoreBELFRY, Ky. — A Michigan man was arrested in Pike County Wednesday, after police discovered a large amount of drugs being shipped to a Belfry address. Kentucky State Police’s Drug Enforcement Special Investigations East unit obtained a search warrant for a FedEx package being sent to the…
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