Mega Hiring Event at Pike County Library
500 positions available to job seekers.
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Recreation Economies for Rural Communities workshop
Those interested can register to attend at https://forms.office.com/r/CdeJFbreqU
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Fleming-Neon starts ‘Foodie Fridays’
Residents can enjoy a variety of foods and treats over the lunch hour.
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East Kentucky Dream Center hosts benefit at Brothers Wright Distillery
Many hurting from rising gas and utility prices.
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Floyd man found guilty of manslaughter for shooting at Auxier bridge last year
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A Floyd County jury has recommended a 20-year sentence for a man who shot and killed another man near the Auxier bridge one year ago. Larry Johnson, 68, of Auxier, was found guilty of first-degree manslaughter on Wednesday, for the shooting death of Steven Adkins, 48, of Prestonsburg.…
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Virginia drug fugitive arrested on drug charges in Pike County
HARDY, Ky. — A man was arrested Wednesday on drug charges in Pike County, as well as an outstanding warrant for drug charges in Dickenson County. A state trooper had pulled over a car for expired tags on Toler Road just after 8:30 Wednesday night. One of the passengers in the vehicle identified…
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Pike man charged with exposing himself at Goodwill
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County man has been arrested after he allegedly exposed himself to a woman and her minor daughter at Goodwill on Wednesday. Pikeville Police were called to the store just before 4:30 Wednesday afternoon. The woman said a man exposed himself, then left the store in a white…
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Final defendant sentenced in inmate abuse scandal
LONDON, Ky. — An investigation into inmate assaults at the Martin County federal prison has concluded, with the sixth and final defendant being sentenced on Wednesday. Michael Childers, 47, of Harold, who worked as a lieutenant at U.S. Penitentiary Big Sandy, was sentenced to 17 months in prison…
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Johnson man killed in Wednesday morning fire
STAMBAUGH, Ky. — One man is dead following a house fire in Johnson County. W.R. Castle Fire and Rescue was dispatched to a house fire on Route 1559 at Stambaugh just before 8 a.m. Wednesday morning. After firefighters extinguished the blaze, they found the body of the home’s occupant, 77-year-old…
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Martin County man pleads guilty to federal gun charge
LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Martin County man has agreed to plead guilty to a federal gun charge in exchange for having drug charges against him dropped. Jimmy Cornett, 61, of Tomahawk, appeared in Lexington federal court on Tuesday for a pretrial conference. He had been facing two counts of distributing…
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