Perry County Sheriff Set to Retire January 1
Perry County Sheriff Joe Engle has announced his retirement. Late last week Engle announced he will not be running for reelection after nearly 30 years in law enforcement and will […]
Isom Days This Weekend Aug 28-30
Festival Season continues and now it’s Isom’s turn. This weekend is the Isom Days Festival, Thursday through Saturday August 28-30. Thursday includes the Summit Racing Car Show and there’s a […]
Pike County Man Arrested for Firing Gun Toward Crowded Football Field
A Pike County man is facing charges for allegedly firing a gun in the direction of a highschool football field where kids were out practicing. Kentucky State Police allege Brian […]
MCHC Installing New Phone System
Mountain Comprehensive Health Corporation is switching over to an entirely newtelephone system. They say the new system will alleviate what they call troublesome issues they have experienced recently and will […]
Six Inmates at Wise County Prison Indicted in May Assault on Correction Officers
Six inmates at Wallens Ridge State Prison have been indicted in connection with anincident in May in which three corrections officers were assaulted. Prosecutors say two of the officers were […]
City of Fleming Neon Receives Grant Money for Water System Repair
Fleming-Neon is getting a major cash infusion to upgrade the water systems. On Wednesday USDA Rural Development Kentucky State Director Travis Burton announced more than $16.8 million in grants for […]
City of Whitesburg Swimming Pool Repairs Will Cost Extra Money
Repairs continue on the City of Whitesburg’s pool. Work started in June to fix and upgrade the pool which has been out of commission for several years, but the Mountain […]
Ground Broken for Final Expansion of the Mountain Parkway
Ground has been broken on the final section of the Mountain Parkway Expansion which is a 13-mile stretch of new four-lane highway connecting Salyersville to Prestonsburg. Governor Andy Beshear was […]
Judge Recuses Himself from Pike County Vehicular Homicide Trial
A judge in Pikeville has reportedly recused himself from overseeing a case due to anapparent conflict of interest. On Monday, Judge Eddy Coleman dismissed himself from a vehicular homicide trial […]
Dozens of Miners Given Layoff Notices in Buchanan County VA
Dozens of coal workers have been given layoff notices from a mining company in Buchanan. Wellmore Energy Company has filed WARN notices with the Virginia Department of Workforce Development and […]