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Pikeville Police Department investigates car break-in
PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WYMT) - On Friday, May 31 Pikeville police were notified of a car break-in on Second Street. The victim reported that numerous items were stolen from the vehicle. Officials with the Pikeville police department said they were in the beginning stages of the investigation. When asked what people...
Wayland water woes continue
WAYLAND, Ky. (WYMT) - The Wayland community is seeing the first trickles of water after nearly one week of a mass outage. The issue began after a power outage in the Maytown community that impacted the water flow into the area. When the Southern Water and Sewer District workers began offsetting the impacts of that, they sent a burst of water through a new water line running from Lackey to Wayland. The pressure in the line pushed too much power into the city’s system, which manager Randy Conley said “turned Wayland into a sprinkler system.”
BSCTC announces Carroll Essay Contest winners
Big Sandy Community and Technical College has announced the inaugural John Carroll Essay Contest winners. BSCTC received submissions from various college and high school students; the essays showcased the talent and creativity of Eastern Kentucky students, according to a statement from BSCTC. The essay themes (patience, professionalism, kindness, simplicity and...
Big Sandy veterinary practice celebrates 30 years of service
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (WYMT) - For decades the Country Hills Veterinary Hospital has served hundreds of families in Prestonsburg. Many of those patients became family to the staff at Country Hill. “We have watched people in the community get older along with us,” Cofounder Melanie Green said. “We have watched their...
Bluegrass Care Navigators hosts Pikeville Radio Day
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (WYMT) - Bluegrass Care Navigators hosted its annual Pikeville Radio Day Tuesday, raising money and increasing awareness about its programs. The event, which partnered with Q95 FM (WQHY) in Prestonsburg, shared stories of hospice patients, outreach programs, and more. “We are raising awareness for patients and their families...
Jenkins officials aim to fix wastewater plant
JENKINS, Ky. (WYMT) - Officials in the city of Jenkins are working to fix issues with the city’s wastewater treatment plant. Mayor Todd DePriest said with the facility being more than 30 years old, several problems have come up with the system. “We’ve got two I-and-I [infiltration and inflow]...
JCSO: Man pulled into stranger’s yard, passed out in stuck vehicle
A Pikeville man was arrested by Johnson County Sheriff’s deputies on June 3, according to court documents, after dispatch received a call that an intoxicated man pulled into a stranger’s yard, got his vehicle stuck and subsequently passed out behind the wheel. The citation said that Johnson County...
The Pastor’s Pen: Approaching storm
“Isaac’s Storm” is a very interesting book about the hurricane that wiped out Galveston in 1900. One of the main plot lines of the book is about how everyone was convinced that a hurricane could never strike Galveston, even as one approached. The author vividly describes how, as...
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