LOGAN, W.Va. — A traffic stop in Logan County ended up sending two men to jail on drug and gun charges. After making the stop, a deputy found a substance believed to be meth, a pistol, and a sawn-off shotgun. Terry Fields, 43, and Terry Hodges, 43, both of Whitman, were arrested and charged with…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A former Tennessee constable who was ordered to serve 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to a conspiracy to sell drugs in Pikeville, has been denied early release. Bobby Roy Justice, 71, of Dandridge, Tennessee, began his prison sentence in 20-18. He had asked to released…
Read MoreHAZARD, Ky. (MTN) — Officials from the Kentucky River District Health Department are reporting potential public exposure to positive cases of COVID-19 (2019 novel coronavirus) from employees, at the following locations. Management at all locations are fully cooperating with the health department to…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — Former Pike County Judge-Executive Wayne T. Rutherford has died. Rutherford was Pike County’s longest serving top official, serving off and on for 22 years, from 1970 to 2015. He is being remembered for his contributions in office, which include creating the county’s…
Read MoreASHLAND, Ky. — The former manager of the Boyd County Child Support Enforcement Office has admitted to embezzling office funds. Mary Elizabeth Pickett, 56, of Ashland, pleaded guilty to mail fraud and identity theft on Friday. She admitted to submitting false time sheets for a coworker, forging…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky Blood Center is now testing blood donors for COVID-19 antibodies. Now through Oct. 3, blood donated at blood center locations will be tested to see if it contains the antibodies, unless the donor opts out from the program. Seven-to-10 days after donating blood, donors…
Read MoreAccording to Hobby Lobby’s website, the arts and crafts store will be raising its minimum full-time hourly wage to $17 starting October 1, 2020. Hobby Lobby officials state that the company was among the first retailers to raise their minimum wage above the federal minimum wage and has since raised…
Read MoreLEXINGTON, Ky. — A woman wanted in connection with the death of a Pikeville man who went missing back in June has been arrested. Sky Smallwood, 37, was arrested Saturday by police in Lexington. Jail records indicate she was arrested at Day’s Motor Lodge. She will now face charges of abuse…
Read MoreWHITESBURG, Ky. — Letcher County Public Schools announced Monday morning that an employee of the district has tested positive for COVID-19. In an announcement on its Facebook page, the district says the case is not connected to athletics and no students were exposed to the employee. The school…
Read MoreELKHORN CITY, Ky. — What began as an arrest on a single misdemeanor charge quickly turned into a long list of other charges for one Pike County man, including several felony charges. Police were called to a residence on Abner Fork just before 8:30 Thursday morning. There, the resident told police…
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