Governor Beshear Visiting Eastern Kentucky Today
Governor Andy Beshear will be in Floyd, Knott, Perry and Breathitt counties today to commemorate the two-year anniversary of the devastating Eastern Kentucky flood andhighlight some of the progress being […]
Three Charged in Inez Church Fire
Three people have now been charged in connection with a fire that damaged an altar on the God’s Promise Trail in Inez last month. Brian Robinette and Alexandra Riddle of […]
Female Coal Miner Killed in West Virginia
There’s been a coal mining death in West Virginia. Officials say 33-year-old Ashley Cogar passed away this week from injuries that came from an incident earlier this month at the […]
Pike County Solid Waste Adding Vehicle Camera System
Pike County Solid Waste Department vehicles are getting a new camera system that will capture both the outside showing what the driver sees as well as the inside showing what […]
Local Obituaries-Friday July 26, 2024
Chester Slone Chester Slone, age 73, of Blackey passed away on Thursday July 25, 2024 at his residence. Arrangements for Chester Slone are incomplete at this time and will be […]
Bridge Replacement Project Scheduled for KY 317 near Yonts Fork of Letcher County
PIKEVILLE, Ky. (July 25, 2024) The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet advises motorists of a bridge replacement project on KY 317 in Letcher County. The bridge is located at mile point 2.8 […]
State Announces More Flood Recovery Money For Housing in Letcher and Knott
As we approach the two-year anniversary of the devastating flood of July 2022, more signs of recovery and rebuilding are beginning to appear in Letcher County. The commissioner of the […]
Leslie County Part of Federal Disaster Declaration From May Storms
Leslie County could get some help under a federal disaster declaration signed by President Joe Biden Wednesday for the storms that hit Kentucky in May. The declaration says federal funding […]
After Mistrial, Special Prosecutor Intends To Retry Pike County Murder Case
Prosecutors say they will try again to bring a murder case against former Assistant Pike County Attorney Donald Deskins who is accused of killing his wife and tampering with evidence […]
Local Obituaries-Thursday July 25, 2024
Lewis Beckham Bates Lewis Beckham Bates, age 84, of Lexington passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at the Cambridge Nursing Home in Lexington. He is survived by 3 sons: Lewis Beckham […]