Pike County Man Indicted For Murder of His Own Mother
A Pike County man has been indicted for murder in connection with the death of his mother in October. This week a Pike County Grand Jury indicted Alex Yuhas on […]
Re-Trial Postponed in Murder Case Involving Former Pike County Attorney
The re-trial has been postponed for a former assistant Pike County attorney accused of killing his wife. Prosecutors allege Donald Kyle Deskins murdered his wife Judith and tampered with evidence […]
ARC Closes Two More Facilities
Addiction Recovery Care says they’ve had to close two more facilities including the Creekside facility in Pippa Passes as well as the Hazel Hills facility in Owingsville. In a statement […]
Work Ongoing for Double Kwik Corporate Office Move to Downtown Whitesburg
Work continues in Downtown Whitesburg to get ready for Double Kwik to move their corporate offices into the Letcher County Health Department Building. Double Kwik is set to have 80 […]
Fleming-Neon Christmas Parade is Friday
Santa Claus is coming to Downtown Neon tomorrow evening. The annual Neon Christmas Parade begins at 6:00pm Friday although you’ll want to come at 5:30pm for caroling with Neon First […]
Funeral Services Scheduled for Former Letcher County Commonwealth Attorney Edison Banks
Services are today and tomorrow for former Letcher Commonwealth’s Attorney Edison G. Banks II who passed away December 2 after a long illness. Visitation is tonight at 6 p.m. at […]
Mayking Man Pleads Not Guilty in Murder Case
A Mayking man has pleaded not guilty to murder for the death of his girlfriend last month. Vincent Fleming was arraigned yesterday in Letcher County Circuit Court, following his indictment […]
New Federal Funding Announced for Letcher County from Department of Agriculture
Letcher County is set to benefit from some newly announced funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture with a total of $8.9 million coming into 17 projects in rural Eastern […]
Pike County Man Arrested on Several Charges Following Sunday Crash
Child endangerment charges have been filed against a Pike County man following a Sunday crash in Belfry. Kentucky State Police allege that when Belfry firefighters arrived at the scene on […]
Rash of Copper Thefts Reported Over Thanksgiving Weekend
Another rash of copper thefts is affecting local business. Police have reported several thefts involving copper wiring and materials over the Thanksgiving weekend around Jenkins and near the Virginia and […]