Pikeville, KY — A Pikeville store’s surveillance video landed a Pikeville woman in jail. According to arrest citations, Pikeville Police responded Saturday evening to the Dollar General store on Thompson Road in reference to a theft. Officers report that a store employee’s purse had been…
Read MoreLexington, KY — A Floyd County, Kentucky-based physician has pleaded guilty for his role in unlawfully distributing opioids by pre-signing blank prescriptions that were ultimately completed by others and delivered to patients not seen by him. 48-year-old Mohammed A.H. Mazumder, M.D of Prestonsburg,…
Read MoreFrankfort, KY — Gov. Matt Bevin has recognized the sacrifice of a Kentucky sailor who died in World War II, but whose remains have just been positively identified. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) has announced that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, accounted for from World War II…
Read MorePikeville, KY — A four-vehicle crash Saturday morning in Pikeville left one person dead and two others transported to PMC. According to authorities, the crash happened on U.S. 23 near the entrance to Enterprise Road. Pikeville Police, Fire and EMS responded to the scene and transported two people…
Read MoreTug Valley quarterback Ethan Varney passed for five touchdowns to lead the Panthers to a 48-19 victory over Mount View in a game played at Vic Nystrom Stadium on Friday night. It was the final game played at the stadium which first opened in 1952. Varney passed for 203 yards and ran for 90 as the Panthers…
Read MoreA conference was held at the Pike County Public Library on Friday morning to provide education and resources to our region. Big Sandy Safe Zone hosted the conference and invited professionals and community members willing to learn about the LGBT+ community. The President of Big Sandy LGBT+ Safe Zone…
Read MoreA conference was held at the 2nd Floor Atrium of Pikeville Medical Center on Friday to discuss the new plan of constructing a tunnel to provide safety and ease of access for patients and employees crossing the Bypass Rd. intersection in front of the hospital. CEO of Pikeville Medical Center Donovan…
Read MorePrestonsburg, KY — A Prestonsburg man is in jail after pointing guns at sheriff deputies. According to the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office, while Sheriff John Hunt and deputies were conducting a drug investigation on Dotson Branch when 44-year-old Donny Bentley, who was armed with two handguns,…
Read MoreCharleston, WV — West Virginia Governor Jim Justice has issued an executive order creating the West Virginia Complete Count Commission to assist with the 2020 Census. According to the order, the commission will serve in an advisory role to the governor and will consist of more than two dozen…
Read MoreCharleston, WV — West Virginia’s statewide unemployment numbers for September 2019 has been released. According to WorkForce West Virginia, the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 4.7 percent, up one-tenth of a percentage point in September. The number of unemployed…
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