Letcher Fiscal Court Approves Funding For Drug Treatment Trial
An experimental treatment for drug addiction will be tested in Letcher County thanks to the state’s opioid lawsuit settlement money. The Mountain Eagle reports the Letcher Fiscal Court has approved […]
Primary Care Center Opens Whitesburg Clinic
Letcher County now has a Primary Care Centers of Eastern Kentucky location. CEO Barry Martin tells WYMT they were seeing so many patients from Letcher County coming to Hazard they […]
Stop For Expired Plates Leads to Drug Bust in Floyd County
Expired license plate tags have led to a drug bust in Floyd County. A Deputy reportedly spotted the bad tags and attempted to pull the car over but instead the […]
Pike County Schools Receive Large Grant From USDA
The Pike County School District has gotten a nearly $1 million grant from the USDA Rural Development Office to upgrade conferencing abilities to help staff and students. WYMT reports the […]
Letcher County Man Arrested in Possible Shaken Baby Assault
A Letcher County man is reportedly being held on $1 million bond on allegations of shaking a baby later diagnosed with a brain bleed. Mountain Top News reports Cody Tucker […]
Appalachia Service Project Receives Grant Money for Flood Rebuilding Projects
The non-profit Appalachia Service Project says they’ve gotten a more than $334,000 grant from the American Red Cross to help rebuild some Eastern Kentucky homes destroyed in the July 2022 […]
KSP State Police Post 9 Shop With a Trooper Event
Kentucky State Police Post 9 Pikeville held their annual Shop with a Trooper event last weekend at the Pikeville Walmart Supercenter. It was for kids from Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin […]
Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Wants Your Real Christmas Trees
After Christmas, when it’s time to take down the tree, the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife is asking you to bring it to them to help improve fisheries across […]
Pair Arrested After Letcher County Weekend Drug Bust
We’re learning more about a big drug bust in Letcher County over the weekend. On Sunday Sheriff Mickey Stines reported two people were arrested after a Letcher County deputy found […]
Several Counties Including Letcher Receive USDA Grant For Home Improvements
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced more than $935,000 in grants toward improved housing in rural Kentucky. The USDA Rural Development Kentucky State Director says the money will help […]