Belfry Volunteer Firefighter Dies While Responding to Call
Visitation is today for a Belfry Volunteer firefighter who died while responding to a call. WYMT reports Darrell Helton was helping to move water to the scene of a structure […]
Sheriff Stines Releases Department Progress Report for August
Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines has released his progress report for August andsays his office served 32 warrants and 76 civil papers last month. They also served 3 criminal summons […]
Man Arrested After Crashing Into West Whitesburg Sign on Thursday
Some scary moments after a man slammed his car into a sign in Whitesburg Thursdayafternoon. Whitesburg Police say for an as yet unknown reason the guy drove his car right […]
Former Perry County Commonwealth Attorney Sentenced After Pleading Guilty
Former Perry County Commonwealth’s Attorney Scott Blair has been sentenced to more than 4 years in prison for committing honest services fraud by accepting bribes. Earlier this year Blair pleaded […]
Floyd County ATV Crash Leaves One Dead and One Injured
One man has been killed and another hurt following a Thursday morning ATV crash. The Floyd County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the crash that happened around 1am Thursday on Community […]
Officials From Whitesburg’s Italian Sister City Visiting Here This Monday
Whitesburg is set to formalize its Sister City partnership with a town in Southern Italy and an official from that town will be visiting next week. Assistant Mayor Dr. Paolo […]
Louisville Man Arrested In Stabbing at a Prestonsburg Gas Station
A man from Louisville has been charged with felony assault for a stabbing at a Prestonsburg gas station last week. Prestonsburg Police were called to Skeens Marathon on U.S. 23 […]
Pikeville Applies For Water Treatment System Improvements Through State Program
Pikeville city officials have applied for a state program with hopes of getting money to update the water and wastewater treatment systems. This year the General Assembly created a grant […]
MCHC To Offer Tours of Former Whitesburg High School During Mountain Heritage Festival
You’ll be able to look inside the old Whitesburg High School gymnasium during Whitesburg’s Mountain Heritage Festival this month. The Mountain Eagle reports Mountain Comprehensive Health Corporation has a plan […]
Ten Arrested After Drug Ring Bust in Wise County
Ten people have been arrested following the bust of an alleged drug ring based in Wise County and operating in three states. The US Attorney’s Office says the ten, mostly […]