Pike, Floyd, Letcher report new COVID-19 cases
Several new cases of COVID-19 have been reported across the region.
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Kentucky sees third-highest COVID-19 case count increase Friday
Gov. Andy Beshear announced Kentucky’s third-highest COVID-19 case count increase on Friday.
Read MoreMingo, again, sets new daily high for new COVID-19 cases
Mingo County has, again, set a new high for its daily COVID-19 case count increase
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State Supreme Court blocks efforts to suspend COVID-19 rules
Kentucky’s highest court on Friday blocked lower courts from suspending the governor’s emergency orders related to the coronavirus pandemic
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Pike Sheriff’s Office looking for man, threats made to their employees
PIKE COUNTY, Ky. (MTN) — The Pike County Sheriff’s Office is now looking for a man who made threats to employees of their office and the Pike County Courthouse. According to a statement from the Pike County Sheriff’s Office, if you have any information surrounding the whereabouts of…
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One decade ago, floods devastated two Pike County communities
The evening of July 17, 2010, proved to be devastating for two Pike County communities.
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Missing Martin County teen with autism found safe
A 13-year-old boy from Martin County who went missing early Friday morning, has been found safe. According to a Facebook post from his aunt, Jacob is a young boy who is non-verbal autistic and went missing around the early hours of Friday morning from his mother’s apartment in Inez at Quail Hollow.…
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Local governments receive CARES Act reimbursements
Several local government entities received portions of millions of dollars in CARES Act reimbursements.
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Mingo County sees biggest COVID-19 case jump to date Wednesday
WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — The Mingo County Health Department reported the county’s biggest one-day COVID-19 case jump on Wednesday. According to the health department, eight people, including a husband and wife and a mother and daughter, were confirmed as Mingo County’s newest COVID-19 patients on Wednesday.…
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Woman wanted in missing persons case back in Pike, homicide charges could be filed in Floyd
A woman wanted in a Pike County missing persons case was extradited from Fayette County early Thursday.
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