Longtime Pike County Leader and Educator Passes Away
Longtime Pike County community leader Eugene Welch Davis passed away December 29 at the age of 92 years old. He taught and coached at Pikeville High School in the 1950’s […]
City of Whitesburg Plans Valentine’s Day Main Street Market Vendor Event
The City of Whitesburg is putting together plans for the Valentine’s Day Main Street Market. It will be held on Friday February 9. If you have a home business, do […]
Repairs Costly in Fixing Holiday Water Line Break in Whitesburg
Whitesburg City officials are still tallying the cost to repair the massive water main break that plagued residents and workers over the holidays. The broken main under the Parkway Plaza […]
Jenkins Woman Facing DUI in Floyd County Car-Pedestrian Crash
A Letcher County woman is facing allegations of driving under the influence after allegedly hitting a pedestrian with her car on a Floyd County highway. Mountain Top News reports Kaye […]
War Medals Among Other Items Stolen From Harlan County Veteran’s Home
War medals are among the items reported stolen from a Vietnam veteran in a home burglary in Harlan County. Kentucky State Police are investigating the break-in at the home off […]
Pike County Schools Superintendent Set to Retire
Pike County Schools Superintendent Dr. Reed Adkins is retiring at the end of the school year. In a Wednesday announcement Dr. Adkins said he has been blessed to serve the […]
State and Federal Officials Approve Plans for New Letcher County Airport
A new Letcher County Airport looks to be cleared for takeoff. Pine Mountain PartnershipExecutive Director Jeffrey Justice, who is on the airport board, tells WYMT that stateand federal officials have […]
Buckhorn City Council Votes to Remove Mayor From Office
The Buckhorn City Council has reportedly voted to remove the mayor from office. At ameeting last night, the four members of the Council voted to remove Mayor Paul RobertTurner from […]
SOAR Selected for Pilot Program to Help Local Communities
SOAR – which stands for Shaping Our Appalachian Region – has been selected as afinalist for the U.S. Economic Development Administration Recompete Pilot Programwhich, if they win, could mean tens […]
New Addiction Recovery Center Coming to Dickenson County VA
A new addiction recovery center for women is planned for Dickenson County. AddictionRecovery Care and the Dickenson County Industrial Development Authority say theyplan to repurpose the former Ervinton Elementary School […]