Paintsville public safety officials take steps against drugs in the city
Paintsville’s Director of Public Safety Darrell Preston details how the city has taken steps to crack down on illicit drug use in the city.
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A beautification project now has funding in Salyersville
Salyersville now has more than $1.2M to invest in beautification for the city’s restaurant row area.
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Magoffin County judge-executive announces he will retire at the first of the year
SALYERSVILLE, Ky. – Magoffin County Judge-Executive Matt Wireman shared with residents on Facebook yesterday evening that he will retire from his office effective Wednesday making January 1 his first official day of out of office. “This decision is about timing and doing things the right…
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Pike man charged with assaulting minors
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County man faces a number of charges after being accused of assaulting several children. Pikeville Police were called to an apartment on College Street over a report of a domestic violence incident between a man and child. When they arrived, they were met outside by five…
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Stines’ attorneys ask judge to recuse himself from murder trial
WHITESBURG, Ky. — We now have a good idea about what prompted the cancellation of the most recent court hearing in the case against the former Letcher County sheriff accused of murdering a district judge. Former Letcher Sheriff Shawn Mickey Stines is charged with murder for shooting and killing…
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Virginia woman arrested for meth trafficking after passing through Pike roadblock
HARDY, Ky. — A Virginia woman was arrested after police found meth in her car when she passed through a Pike County roadblock. Pike County sheriff’s deputies were staging the checkpoint Saturday night along Route 319 at Hardy, when Cherish Dawn Conaway, 19, of Cedar Bluff, came driving through.…
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Floyd man charged with meth trafficking following chase
MAYTOWN, Ky. — A Floyd County man faces a long list of charges following a chase the day after Christmas. Just before 5 p.m., Friday, a deputy sheriff spotted a motorcycle run a stop sign without signaling when turning onto Route 680 from Goose Creek Road. The deputy activated his lights to pull…
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Dozens of kids receive toys and treats at Community Kitchen
Pikeville Community Kitchen hosts their annual ‘First Responder Christmas Give Away.’
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Traffic stop leads to arrest for meth, fentanyl trafficking
FOREST HILLS, Ky. — A Pike County man spent his holiday in jail, after an arrest Tuesday for drug trafficking. Just before midnight Tuesday, a state trooper spotted a pickup driving along Forest Hills Road with a tail light out and a poorly-secured ATV in the back, so he pulled it over. The vehicle…
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More Kentucky kids struggle with obesity, poor nutrition
In Kentucky, nearly 1-in-5 youths from ages 6-to-17 are obese, according to new county-level data on measures of child well-being in the Commonwealth. The increase mirrors a nationwide trend. There has been a more than 270 percent increase in the number of obese children compared to the 1970s. Terry…
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