PIKEVILLE, Ky. – The University of Pikeville (UPIKE) responded Friday to news reports referencing the university’s Kentucky College of Optometry (KYCO), the only optometry college in the state, about proposed loopholes in the process for graduates seeking licensure. An article published…
Read MoreThe 2026 Mountain Grrl Experience will take place in the Coal Run City Park this year.
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — The next hearing in the Amber Spradlin murder case has been postponed. Spradlin’s body was found June 18, 2023, at the Arkansas Creek home of Prestonsburg dentist Michael McKinney. McKinney’s son, M.K. McKinney, has been charged with her murder, while both McKinneys…
Read MoreCity leaders say the 10K square foot building in Industrial Park will bring in up to 100 jobs.
Read MoreThe Appalachian Center for the Arts will host ‘Garters and Grenades,’ a 1940s mafia-themed improv dinner on Friday.
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. – The University of Pikeville has appointed Gregory Green as interim dean of the Coleman College of Business. Green has served UPike as an associate professor of economics, bringing a strong background in academic instruction, economic analysis and student-centered learning. In his…
Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. — Unemployment rates fell in every Kentucky county in December, according to figures released Thursday by the state Education and Labor Cabinet. Locally, jobless rates fell drastically to levels more in line with the state rate. Pike County, which was the only county in our region…
Read MoreASHLAND, Ky. — A Wolfe County man accused in federal court of a conspiracy to distribute meth in three Eastern Kentucky counties, is ready to plead guilty. Clyde Rudolph Endicott, 55, of Hazel Green, is charged with conspiracy to distribute more than 500 grams of meth, four counts of distributing…
Read MoreWISE, Va. — A Russell County, Va., man has been arrested in connection with a shooting Tuesday in Wise. The Wise County Sheriff’s Office and University of Virginia’s College at Wise Campus Police responded to the shooting on Sykes Boulevard. Police say the victim was shot in the back…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — The lingering effects of winter snowstorms have created challenges for everyone, and that includes your garbageman. As a result, Rumpke is offering advice to its customers in Floyd County on how to make sure your trash can be collected. Those tips include: Rumpke notes that…
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