Letcher County Community Foundation Sponsoring Community Work Day on Saturday

There’s a Community Work Day in Letcher County this Saturday to help finish the BouldRun Disc Golf course in Jenkins. The Letcher County Community Foundation is looking for help with […]
Letcher County Fiscal Court Conducting Internet Service Survey

The Letcher County Fiscal Court is conducting a survey about broadband internet service. There is a notice on the Letcher County Judge Executive’s Office Facebook Page saying the survey input […]
Perry County Man Arrested for Showing Weapon While Shoplifting

A Perry County man is facing charges after police allege he showed a gun while shoplifting. Hazard Police were called to Walmart June 25 on reports of an armed shoplifter. […]
Pike County Fiscal Court Discusses Feral Horses Issue

The Pike County Fiscal Court has been tackling the issue of how to humanely handlethe growing number of feral horses in Eastern Kentucky. At a July 1 Fiscal Court meeting […]
Lawsuit Filed Against Truck Driver and Mining Company After Crash on KY 7 South

A lawsuit has been filed against a mining company and one of its truck drivers for a crash on KY-7 in Perry County last month. It happened on June 18 […]
Grand Jury to Hear Case of KSP Standoff with Elkhorn City Man

A grand jury will hear the case of a Pike County man arrested last week for allegedlybreaking into a home in Elkhorn City and attempting to shoot some family memberswhich […]
New City of Pikeville Industrial Development Site Nearing Completion

Some new business could be coming to Pikeville soon as a new industrial developmentsite is almost finished. City officials say the build-ready site at the Kentucky Enterprise Industrial Park is […]
Embankment Repairs Scheduled on KY 1862 (Thornton Road) in Letcher County

PIKEVILLE, Ky. (July 10, 2025) –The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet advises motorists that embankment stabilization work using polybag retention systems is scheduled on KY 1862 (Thornton Road) at two separate locations in […]
Driver Charged with Reckless Driving After Running into Welcome Sign in Hazard

One person is hurt and another is facing charges following a car accident in downtown Hazard. Hazard Police say after two vehicles wrecked, one of them careened into the Welcome […]
Two Facing Charges in Pike County Over Eviction

A Phelps man and woman are facing charges after shots were fired over an evictiondispute. It happened Tuesday with Kentucky State Police responding after a man reported that his landlord […]