Floyd County, KY — A man wanted on multiple criminal charges including sexual abuse has been arrested. According to the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office, 39-year-old Jimmy Darrell Frazier of Harold, was taken into custody late Tuesday evening in the Grethel community. Deputies, with the assistance…
Read MoreFrankfort, KY — Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary July 2019 unemployment rate was 4.3 percent, that according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics, an agency within the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. The unemployment rate for July was up from the 4.1 percent…
Read MoreWashington, D.C. — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has announced that the Fletcher Group will receive $6.6 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program, which supports evidence-based programs for the prevention…
Read MoreFrankfort, KY — Kentucky’s Attorney General’s Office will open an investigation into whether coal companies are posting performance bonds intended to secure employee wages. Reports indicate that Blackjewel LLC failed to post the bond with the Kentucky Labor Cabinet when it filed for bankruptcy…
Read MoreFrankfort, KY — Tourism in Kentucky is on the rise, that according to Kentucky’s Department of Tourism. Officials say more people visited the state in 2018 and spent more money. Statistics indicate visitor trips to and within the state topped 71.6 million last year and visitor spending rose…
Read MoreLocal officials and business leaders gathered at the Pike County Fiscal Court for a Complete Count Committee (CCC) meeting on Wednesday, August 14th. This meeting included pamphlets with vital information on how important the Census is and how this committee can brainstorm ideas to improve the counting…
Read More10 years ago, Elkhorn City residents decided they did not want alcohol sales in the city. But, a local group thinks its time for another vote. Last week, a petition was delivered to the Pike County Clerk with over 150 signatures, 50 more than required to have the measure placed on the November ballot.…
Read MoreOn Tuesday, Governor Matt Bevin traveled to Eastern Kentucky to show support for multiple causes in our area. He spoke on how unfairly the Blackjewel miners of Harlan County had been treated and how everything on the federal, state and local level will be done to help these miners. Bevin also…
Read MoreCharleston, WV — West Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remains at 4.7 percent in July, the lowest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for the state since October 2008, that according to WorkForce West Virginia. Total unemployment was down over the year. The national unemployment…
Read MoreCharleston, WV — A Mingo County man has been sentenced to federal prison on firearm charges. According to United States Attorney Mike Stuart, Jay James Fields was sentenced to 18 months for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Stuart also commended the investigative efforts of the Logan…
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