The organizers of a local concert series are asking for the public’s help in making the series become a reality. The Levitt Amp Whitesburg Music Series kicks off in a little over a month, and now, the organizers are asking for financial support from businesses and the public. According to a statement…
Read MoreSkeletal remains found in a cemetery last year have been identified as those of a missing Perry County woman. The Perry County Coroner’s Office has confirmed that a skull found in April 2017 in a cemetery at Viper is that of missing Perry County resident Maudie Smith. Smith was reported missing in…
Read MoreDRAFFIN, KY.- Kentucky State Police has confirmed that one person is dead following a two vehicle crash involving a commercial vehicle and a passenger vehicle on U.S. 460 in the community of Draffin near Elkhorn City. Expect delays if you are travelling in this area as both lanes are blocked and…
Read More[su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/1U-r-b40mHI” height=”340″] WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — A Baptist pastor, on average, spends around 3 and a half years at one place. On Sunday, Grace Baptist Temple in Williamson honored its pastor and his wife for 45 years of service at the church.…
Read MoreJOHNSON COUNTY, KY.-We have all heard the phrase finders keepers, but did you know that ideology could land you in jail? A Johnson County man found that out the hard way as an arrest warrant was served on 52-year old Bobby Bevins of Meally Wednesday after a complaint was filed saying he found a wallet…
Read MoreWILLIAMSON, W.Va. — For the second time this week, an area hospital has been sold. Earlier this week, ARH announced a deal had been reached to purchase St. Joseph Martin Hospital in Floyd County. Friday, it was announced that Mingo Health Partners, in West Virginia, has agreed to purchase Williamson…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — It’s not officially Hillbilly Days until the pig poops. Wait, What? That’s right For the past three years during Hillbilly Days, Hillbilly Christmas in July has hosted a pig drop. A pig is placed in a pen with 100 squares marked on a tarp at the bottom. Participants…
Read More[su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/tGTCLPHmZWg” height=”340″] PIKEVILLE, Ky. — Lumberjacks from Michigan treated hillbillies to some entertainment, Friday, during the Great Lakes Timber Show in downtown Pikeville. The show featured chainsaw carving, axe throwing, wood chopping,…
Read MoreAlltech’s Dueling Barrels brewery and distillery is projected to open this summer. But with Hillbilly Days happening now in Downtown Pikeville, the folks at Dueling Barrels wanted to show off what’s in store for when the brewery and distillery opens up. Danny Branham, the general manager of Dueling…
Read MoreMany of us who live in and around Pikeville look forward to attending Hillbilly Days, the festival in our own backyard. However, there are many who travel hundreds of miles just to attend Hillbilly Days, and they all do it for the children. EKB News Reporter Shannon Deskins brings us the story.…
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