Sheriff’s Department Looking For Couple That Left Behind Drugs and Motorcycle
The Letcher County Sheriff’s Office is on the lookout for a man and woman on a motorcycle who evaded a deputy and dropped a backpack containing drugs and a gun. […]
Five People Arrested on Theft Charges Near Blackey
Five people are facing charges in connection with a series of thefts from a home in Blackey including a truck and an ATV. Kentucky State Police say the five are […]
Hazard’s Challenger Center Receives State Funding
Hazard’s Challenger Learning Center will be getting more than $900,000 in state funding over the next two years. On Tuesday state and local officials gathered at Challenger to announce the […]
Superintendent Responds To Questions About SUV Purchase
Letcher County’s Schools Superintendent is responding to concerns over the school’s purchase of a Suburban for student transportation. In a statement Denise Yonts says they needed an economical and safe […]
Pike County Man Arrested For Stealing Items From Home of Deceased Person
A Pike County man is facing charges for allegedly stealing from the home of someone who had passed away. Mountain Top News reports Nicholas Pruitt of Phelps is charged with […]
Whitesburg City Council Considers Donation of Opiod Lawsuit Money to HEAL Organization
Whitesburg city officials are reportedly milling over whether to donate opioid lawsuit settlement money to the Help End Addiction for Life or HEAL recovery hub. The Mountain Eagle reports Mountain […]
Work Starts Next Week on Cram Creek Bridge at Mayking
Work starts next week to replace the KY 1862 Bridge at Mayking in Letcher County. The bridge carries traffic across the North Fork of the Kentucky River between Dye Additionand […]
Teenager Killed in Laurel County ATV Crash
One teenager is dead and another hurt following an ATV crash in Laurel CountyTuesday afternoon. Police say it happened about 6 miles east of London on Nineva Road with the […]
Letcher County Community Foundation 5k Run/Walk Happening This Saturday
WHITESBURG, Ky. – Summer is finally here and the Letcher County Community Foundation invites everyone to celebrate with a 5k run/walk on Saturday, June 22. Signups start at 6 p.m. […]
KSP Releases Name in Pike County Fatal Accident
Kentucky State Police have released the names of those involved in a fatal three-vehicle crash in Pike County last week. It happened on Wednesday the 12th on Ferrells Creek Road […]