A Pikeville woman is behind bars again for being arrested at a Pike County school for the second time in a week. According to court documents, 34-year-old Rebecca Cecil, of Ratliffs Creek Road, was arrested Friday morning after crashing her vehicle into a gate at Mullins School while driving her children…
Read MoreA Letcher County man was indicted recently for allegedly sexually abusing a juvenile. According to court documents, 31-year-old Dustin Ryan Humble, of Rocky Hollow in Jenkins, was named in a 10-count indictment charging him with first-degree sexual abuse of a victim less than 16 years of age. According…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pikeville man already facing numerous charges in Pike Circuit Court has now been indicted on federal charges. Christopher Eugene Parsons, 34, is now charged with possession with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug crime. The charges stem…
Read MoreLast week, we told you about a Floyd County woman who was arrested following a minor car accident in Pikeville in a case of mistaken identity. Today, EKB News Reporter Shannon Deskins explains steps you can take to keep the same thing from happening to you. [su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MefUiWhM_yg&feature=youtu.be”]
Read MorePIKE COUNTY, KY.-The University of Pikeville hosted a businessman who hopes to transform the region’s economy with his high-tech agricultural startup. EKB News Reporter Shawn Allen has the story. [su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/75XJPs04aRc”]
Read MoreThe former owner of a Hazard care facility has pleaded guilty to eight counts of theft. 50-year-old Donna Grigsby entered a guilty plea to the misdemeanor charges earlier this week. In doing so, she admitted keeping 36 hundred dollars in guardianship funds intended for residents of Mountain Serenity,…
Read MoreFloyd County, Ky: The Floyd County Court system tries dozens of child sex abuse charges each year. Today 63-year-old Grover Lewis, of Banner, was arraigned after a superseding indictment was handed down charging him with several counts of first degree sex abuse of a child under 12 years of age. According…
Read MorePikeville Ky: Pikeville Medical Center announced today that its weekly newspaper, The Medical Leader, will cease publication, effective April 6th. The newspaper began life in 1999 as a 10-page tabloid and grew into an award-winning weekly newspaper. Pikeville Medical Center CEO Donovan Blackburn says…
Read MoreThe Letcher County Central High School drama department is gearing up to tell a tale as old as time. The young players will perform Disney’s Beauty and the Beast this weekend in the high school auditorium. It’s the latest in the drama department’s series of annual performances, and organizers…
Read MoreJohn Russell Hall’s criminal record extends back to at least the mid 1990s, and includes two felony convictions, and a handful of misdemeanor convictions. His record also includes the dismissal of several other cases, and all total, Hall’s record includes relatively little jail time. Some have expressed…
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