Woofstock Returns to Paintsville on September 6
The seventh-annual Woofstock will be returning to Paintsville on Saturday, September 6, 2025 to raise money for spay and nueter services in eastern Kentucky.
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Letcher man killed in crash
WHITESBURG, Ky. — A single-vehicle crash in Letcher County killed one person early Sunday morning. According to Kentucky State Police, Jonathan Stewart, 30, of Thornton, was operating an off-road dirt bike on Route 1148, when he lost control due to slippery conditions, resulting in the bike striking…
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Floyd County sheriff warns about tax letter scam
The Floyd County Sheriff’s Office has issued a warning about a scam involving letters that are claiming residents owe back taxes.
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Retired journalist pens new novel set in Pikeville
Morehead’s Dan Conti’s new book, Pikeville, is a “class murder mystery” set 100 years ago in Pikeville.
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Trial in 2019 Floyd murder case postponed
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — Six-and-a-half years after he was charged with murder when a body was discovered buried in a shallow grave on his property, it is still not known when Wesley Glenn Martin will go on trial. Martin, 46, of Wayland, was arrested in February 2019, after the body of 26-year-old…
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Napoleon Dynamite Live takes stage at the Mountain Arts Center
Fans of the original indie hit can watch the film with the cast before interacting with them in person
Read Morethe Pike County Health Department’s dental clinic is going strong
The Bear Care clinic in Pikeville is seeing patients twice a month with a focus on adolescents with and without Medicaid
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Kentucky Frontier seeks to raise rates for natural gas
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky Frontier Gas is the latest utility seeking to raise rates, filing an application to increase residential customer bills by 33 percent. Kentucky Frontier grew out of the former East Kentucky Utilities in Floyd County and grew to acquire more than a dozen small gas utilities…
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An Update on the Jenny Wiley Marina Situation
A few weeks ago, we reported on a situation regarding boat owners at the Jenny Wiley Marina. We now have an update on the situation.
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Kentucky Power Employee Helps Minimize a House Fire
A Kentucky Power employee noticed something strange at a house and took action to prevent a fire from becoming worse.
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