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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]...
JCCF awards first scholarship
The Johnson County Community Foundation awarded high school student Kendyl Rhealyn Moore with a $10,000 Midway University Scholarship on May 22, according to a statement from the foundation. The Paintsville High School awards ceremony was held at the U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum. Connie Bayes, Johnson County Community Foundation...
New dentistry school coming to University of Pikeville
The Tanner College of Dental Medicine is set to be built on UPIKE's campus next to the Health Professions Education building. On Wednesday, UPIKE also announced a scholarship program with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medicaid.
Tug Valley’s Hall, Muncy named first-team all-state in softball; Wellman honorable mention
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Tug Valley’s softball team was well represented on the Class A All-State softball team voted on by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association. Sophomore Bailee Hall was named to the first-team as a utility player and senior Haleigh Muncy made the first-team all-state as an outfielder.
Progress continues on eastern Kentucky high ground communities
The development of high ground housing communities is progressing in eastern Kentucky for survivors of the 2022 floods. The nonprofit Housing Development Alliance has built or restored homes for 100 survivors starting since recovery began. The state is also partnering with the nonprofit network Fahe, which will help locals with...
Pikeville wins back-to-back region championships
PRESTONSBURG — In a total team effort, the Pikeville Panthers hunted down their second consecutive 15th Region Baseball championship with an 11-1 win over the Prestonsburg Blackcats Thursday night. It marked the first time since the 1998/1999 seasons that the Panthers have won back-to-back region titles. As both teams...
Mingo County Schools announces summer food service schedule
The Mingo County Schools District has announced its sponsorship and schedule again for the federally funded Summer Food Service Program for 2024. School officials said breakfast and lunch are open to all children, ages 18 years and under, who would like to participate. Daily breakfast and lunch will be provided...
Top-ranked Trinity baseball, fifth-ranked PRP start strong at state tournament
In a decade as Trinity High School’s baseball coach, Rick Arnold said he’s never had the quality and quantity of pitching as he does this season. His two aces delivered on the biggest stage Thursday afternoon. Senior Jake Schweitzer and freshman Gray Davis combined on a three-hitter to...
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.”
Connor Hall sweps Langley twins, shocks sent to NASCAR
Connor Hall once again swept a pair of Twin Late Model Stock 50s on Saturday night at Langley Speedway but his front shocks have been sent to the NASCAR Research and Development Center in Concord, North Carolina for a closer evaluation following post-race technical inspection. This doesn’t mean the car...
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