Lexington, KY — Blackhawk Mining, LLC has announced that it has reached an agreement with over 90% of its lenders on the terms of a financial restructuring. The transformative transaction will eliminate over 60% of the Company’s total debt and provide over $150 million of incremental liquidity.…
Read MorePikeville, KY — Kentucky State Police Post 9 Pikeville investigating two separate crashes that claimed lives. The first occurred just after 6:00 AM Monday morning in Magoffin County. Troopers were notified of a single vehicle crash on Craft Creek in the Salyersville area. Troopers say 45-year-old…
Read MoreOn Monday, Lexington priest, Father Jim Sichko met with nearly 200 out of work miners and their families in Harlan County, and paid over $20,000 dollars of their utility bills. Father Sichko said he heard about the layoffs and bounced checks from Blackjewell, LLC on Thursday, and immediately put a…
Read More“Jerry’s Week” will be returning to The Blue Raven in Pikeville, KY for a limited time during the last week of July. Matt Corbin, Owner/Chef of The Blue Raven, states that they will be serving all kinds of Jerry’s menu classics such as the famous “J Boy” (double-decker…
Read MoreFrankfort, KY — Gov. Matt Bevin today announced that he will convene the Kentucky General Assembly into special session, beginning this Friday, July 19 at 8:00 a.m. EDT. Since the conclusion of the 2019 Regular Session, Gov. Bevin and his team have worked closely with state legislators preparing…
Read MoreLogan County, WV — The Logan County Sheriff’s Department have arrested two people after they were found passed out in a vehicle with a child. Logan County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched Saturday to Trogdon’s Biscuits and More located at Kistler. When deputies arrived, Logan County EMS…
Read MoreLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin says some Republican lawmakers will introduce legislation to keep local governments from enacting policies that would keep police from cooperating with immigration authorities. News outlets report Bevin said at a news conference Friday in Lexington that…
Read MoreHazard, KY — A person of interest in a death investigation in Hazard has been arrested. Hazard Police Deputy Chief James East arrested Anthony Lewis of Leslie County in the Big Creek community shortly before 9:00 AM Monday morning. Authorities had been searching for Lewis in connection with a…
Read MoreWise County, VA — Remote Area Medical (RAM) announced that it will not hold a clinic in Wise County beginning next year. The organization announced that it will “be focusing on serving other communities in need across the United States in 2020.” RAM held its first clinic in Wise in…
Read MoreCharleston, WV — United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia Mike Stuart announced that 57-year-old David Lee Walls, of Logan County, West Virginia, pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) and…
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