Congressman Rogers Announces Approval of Letcher County Prison Construction
ROXANA, Ky. – U.S. Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers announced that the Bureau of Prisons’ (BOP) next federal prison facility has been approved for construction in Letcher County. Colette Peters, BOP […]
KY Senate District 29 Race Has 11 Write In Candidates
Eleven write-in candidates have officially filed paperwork for the 29th District Senate seat. The seat became open after the death last week of incumbent Johnnie L. Turner. Turner was running […]
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Letcher County Man On Drug Dealing Charges
A warrant will likely be issued for a man accused of dealing fentanyl in Letcher County. Late last week a federal grand jury indicted Estevean Michael Angelo Brooks fordistributing more […]
Pikeville 200 Group Celebrating Pikeville Bicentennial
If you’re wondering what’s being built at Bob Amos Park, it’s part of the celebration of Pikeville’s bicentennial. Organizers of Pikeville 200 tell the Appalachian News Expressvthe Pikeville 200 Plaza […]
Funeral Arrangements Set For Senator Johnnie Turner
RANKFORT, KY (Oct. 24, 2024)—The family of Sen. Johnnie Turner, who passed away Tuesday evening, has provided visitation and funeral service details. Visitation Date: Friday, November 1 Time: 4:00 p.m. […]
Letcher Fiscal Court Receives $3.3 Million AMLER Grant for Waste Digester System
Letcher County Fiscal Court received a $3.3 million grant from the Kentucky River Area Development District through the Abandon Mine Lands Economic Revitalization Program (AMLER) to build a waste digester […]
Attorney’s Discuss Motion For Bond Reduction in Amber Spradlin Murder Case
In a recent court hearing for the murder case of Amber Spradlin, attorneys discussed a motion to reduce the bond for one of the accused, M.K. McKinney. M.K.’s attorney argued […]
SKCTC Receives ARC Grant For New Programs
Southeast Kentucky Technical College (SKCTC) received a $1.63 million ARC grant at the SOAR Summit to launch two new programs: a lineman program and an expanded CDL program. The lineman […]
Thompson Ruled Ineligible As Write In Candidate For KY Senate District 29
With Election Day just a few days away and following the untimely death of State Senator Johnnie L. Turner of Harlan, two candidates emerged on Wednesday to run as write […]
Three Men Charged in Amber Spradlin Murder Case Set to Appear in Court Today
Three men, Dr. Michael McKinney, his son MK McKinney, and Josh Mullins, are set to appear in Floyd County court today, Thursday, for a pretrial conference in the Amber Spradlin […]