FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky Public Service Commission has denied Southern Water and Sewer District’s request for a 5.28 percent rate increase. Instead, the commission authorized a rate increase of nearly five times that amount. At the same time, the commission is ordering the utility to…
Read MoreASHLAND, Ky. — A Pike County man has pleaded guilty to producing child pornography. Lonnie James Maynard, 54, of Raccoon, appeared in U.S. District Court in Ashland on Monday, where he entered his guilty plea. In doing so, he admitted that he communicated with a boy through Snapchat, convincing…
Read MorePHELPS, Ky. — A Pike County woman faces multiple counts of drug trafficking, after police noticed a box in her purse saying it was for “drug use.” A state trooper pulled over Tina Adkins, 48, of Phelps, around 11:30 p.m., Saturday, after noticing she wasn’t wearing a seat belt…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — Two Knott County residents were taken to jail on a variety of charges, after being pulled over in Pike County. Police say Daniel Haines, 49, of Mousie, and Jacqueline Holbrook, 36, of Leburn, both appeared under the influence when they were pulled over on a motorcycle for having…
Read MoreGRUNDY, Va. — A southwestern Virginia coal company will lay off 72 workers over the next two months, according to WARN notices filed with the Virginia Department of Workforce Development and Advancement. Wellmore Energy Company has announced layoffs at three locations in Buchanan County. According…
Read MoreJACKSON, Ky. — A Breathitt County mother who was charged with manslaughter after she faked her 10-year-old son’s disappearance has now seen that charge upgraded to murder. And the child’s step-father has also been charged in the case. Felicia Gross, 33, of Jackson, has been indicted…
Read MorePAINTSVILLE, Ky. — A former Paintsville police officer has been indicted for DUI and other charges for an incident we first reported back in May. Former patrolman James Clifford Bradley, 37, of Paintsville, turned himself in Monday morning, following his indictment on Friday. Bradley was out on…
Read MoreUPDATE, 4:15 p.m.: Police have now identified the man killed in an armed standoff this morning in Harold. Henry Foster, 33, of Raven, Va., has been identified as the man killed following a two-hour standoff with police outside of the Harold Dollar General store. In a statement issued by Kentucky State…
Read MoreThe Jenny Wiley State Resort Park will be undergoing renovations that will involve temporarily closing the lodge and marina. However, boat owners in the marina are claiming that the park is demanding that their boats be removed within a tight deadline or moved to a temporary dock with a hefty fee.
Read MoreMcDOWELL, Ky. — The Kentucky Public Service Commission launched an investigation Friday into Floyd County’s Southern Water and Sewer District, alleging the utility has been charging customers a fee without approval. Southern currently has a case before the PSC, seeking to raise its rates…
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