Unpaid Parking Tickets Being Addressed by Pikeville City Commission
Pikeville is cracking down on people who don’t pay parking tickets. Last week the Pikeville City Commission voted to authorize the use of wheel boots to immobilize vehicles whose owners […]
Local Farm To Table Camp for Kids Hosted by Letcher County Extension June 16-18
Letcher County Extension Office is offering a Day Camp for kids to learn about local farms and how farm-to-table food is sourced and prepared. It’s a 3-day camp from June […]
Local Obituaries-Thursday June 5, 2025
Lovell Collins Lovell Collins, age 72 of Little Colley, passed away Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at the Letcher Manor Nursing Home. He is survived by 5 children: Bessie Lynn Ritchie, […]
Former Sheriff Stines’ Attorneys File Motion for Dismissal of Indictment
Attorneys for former Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines have asked a judge to toss out his murder indictment. Stines was indicted by a grand jury for Murder of a Public […]
Update: Letcher Fire and Rescue Ceases Operations
The Letcher Volunteer Fire Department and Letcher EMS have ceased all operations with Neon Fire and Rescue now covering EMS calls and nearby fire departments running in as needed for […]
Job Corp Center in Prestonsburg Staying Open For Now
There’s been a temporary reprieve in the U.S. Department of Labor’s closure of the JobCorps center in Prestonsburg. Job Corps offers vocational training to help give those who have not […]
Local Obituaries-Wednesday June 4, 2025
Mary Louise Shepherd Mary Louise Shepherd, age 78 of Linefork, passed away Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at the Greg and Noreen Wells Hospice Care Center in Hazard. She is survived […]
Letcher Fire and Rescue EMS Appears to Have Stopped Service
Letcher Emergency Medical Services (EMS) has reportedly stopped providing service withNeon Fire and Rescue now taking over their calls, but as of yet that has not beenconfirmed by any Letcher […]
Floyd County Man Arrested for Cashing Stolen Checks
A Teaberry man arrested for forgery in Floyd County Monday has apparently been doingit off and on for about 25 years all over Kentucky. Randall Hollifield was arrested by Kentucky […]
Pikeville Police Chief Retires
Pikeville Police Chief Michael Riddle has retired after 21 years with the department. Riddle began as a patrol officer then worked his way through the ranks to sergeant lieutenant, captain […]