by RODERICK MULLINS CLINTWOOD, Va. — The Dickenson County School Board convened for its monthly meeting on Wednesday, highlighting a year of significant student accomplishments, advancing new instructional initiatives, and managing routine operational business. The board opened the session by…
Read MoreMOUNT GAY, W.Va. — Southern West Virginia Community & Technical College has announced the appointment of Elizabeth Manuel as the college’s new Interim President. Elizabeth A. Manuel has dedicated her career to increasing access to education and advancing student success initiatives throughout…
Read MoreDWALE, Ky. — A Floyd County man who was pulled over for driving on a suspended license found himself facing more serious trouble, when police found half an ounce of meth in his car. A Floyd County sheriff’s deputy was patrolling in Dwale, when he saw 22-year-old Damon O’Ryan Jewell, of Dwale,…
Read MoreLOUISA, Ky. — A Lawrence County man has been arrested on multiple counts of wanton endangerment, after allegedly pointing a shotgun at two homes while in a drug-induced psychotic state. Deputies were called Saturday evening to the Left Fork of Little Blaine Creek. There, they told showed a video…
Read MoreALLEN, Ky. — A Floyd County man has been arrested for burglary, after police reportedly caught him in the act of stripping a home. A sheriff’s deputy was called to Railroad Street in Allen over a burglary in progress.\ When the deputy arrived, neighbors told him that the burglar was still inside…
Read MoreLOUISA, Ky. — A Lawrence County man has been indicted on an arson charge, after allegedly setting fire to two trailers on his niece’s property. Lonnie Lee Parker, 71, of Louisa, is now charged with second-degree arson and first-degree criminal mischief. The incident happened back in March, when…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County woman was arrested Sunday, after police say she cut her boyfriend during an argument about a song. The boyfriend called Kentucky State Police around 3 a.m. Sunday, saying his girlfriend had cut him with a knife. He left the home afterwards and police found him walking…
Read MoreSTAFFORDSVILLE, Ky. — A Morgan County man was killed Friday evening, when he came into contact with power lines in Johnson County Oil Springs Fire and Rescue was called out to the accident at Foothills Communications at Staffordsville just after 6:30 Friday evening. 48-year-old Jonathan Marvin…
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Read MoreSALYERSVILLE, Ky. — Two Magoffin County women have been indicted on charges of child abuse. Destiny Brown, 26, and Melissa Howard, 36, both of Salyersville, are each charged with one count of first-degree abuse of a child younger than 12. According to the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office,…
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