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Stella Mae Perkins Sprague, age 78, a resident of 136 White Lick Branch in Salyersville, Kentucky; passed away Monday, May 23, 2022 at her home. Stella was born October 13, 1943 in White Oak, Kentucky the daughter of the late Charley and Roxie Lykins Perkins, husband, Fillmore Sprague, brothers, Johnnie Perkins, Sammy Perkins, Carl Perkins, Burlin Perkins, Burgess Perkins, sisters, Mattie Perkins Isaac, Lora Perkins, Margie Blair, Alma Caldwell, son in law, Jim Terry, also preceded her in death.

Kentucky Mom Convicted of Trafficking Meth and FentanylKentucky Mugshot. Rebecca Gilliam, 34, of Grayson was sentenced to five and a half years in prison after she pleaded guilty to her role in a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and acetyl fentanyl.

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MOREHEAD, Ky. -- A quintet of Morehead State baseball student-athletes have earned All-Ohio Valley Conference awards. Jackson Feltner and Nick Gooden are first-team honorees, while John Bakke, Alex Jacobs and Roman Kuntz were tabbed to the second-team. Feltner, a Louisa, Ky., native and first baseman, is the only man on...

Winners of five straight and 11 of their last 14, the Morehead State baseball team is getting hot at the right time heading into the OVC Tournament. The Eagles secured the three seed for the third straight season (2020 not included) with a sweep of Austin Peay over the weekend and will play an elimination game with the winner of Tennessee Tech (6) and Murray State (7) Wednesday night.

Dr. Heba Elgazzar, assistant professor of computer science recently published a paper she co-authored with computer science student, sophomore Dalton Hensley of Hatfield, that explored how technology can be used to help stroke victims. The paper, “Classification of Stroke Victims through Supervised Machine Learning Algorithms and Ensemble Learning” was presented...

Grayson’s annual Memory Days celebration is already underway. The Memory Days pageant was last weekend, and parade registration closed on Tuesday. But the festival starts in earnest tomorrow, with an ice cream social, opening ceremonies, family fun night, and live music entertainment. Of course, the Memory in Memory Days...

Marion Samuel “Sam” Sites, age 50 of Sitka, Kentucky passed away Monday, May 23, 2022 at the UK Healthcare Facility in Lexington. Born September 19, 1971 in Johnon County, he was the son of the late Frank Sites and Mary Belle Tackett. Funeral services will be held 11:00am...

American singer-songwriter-musician-entrepreneur-TV personality Noah Thompson hails from Blaine, Kentucky. The year 2003 saw his birth in Blaine, Kentucky, the heartland of the United States. Thompson’s voice is widely regarded as exceptional. The singer’s father encouraged him to pursue music as a career because he knew how much he loved...

The following individuals were arrested and booked into the Carter County Detention Center over the past week. This list includes local arrests only. It does not include federal inmates being housed at or transported through the detention center. Angela Stapleton, 35, of Olive Hill, arrested by Grayson PD, on a...

Betty Adams, age 84 of Flat Gap, Kentucky passed away Monday, May 23, 2022 at Paintsville ARH. Funeral services will be held 2:00pm Thursday, May 26, 2022 in the chapel of the Phelps & Son Funeral Home with burial to follow in the Cantrell Family Cemetery, Flat Gap. Friends may visit the Phelps & Son Funeral Home Thursday from 12:00pm until 2:00pm. A complete obituary will be posted later. Arrangements are under the direction of the Phelps & Son Funeral Home.

The Transition Center in Morehead State’s Office of Enrollment Services has added a new member to its team. Racquel Johnson will be serving as an enrollment services counselor for post-traditional and transfer students. Johnson will be based in Lexington at Bluegrass Community and Technical College. She will travel throughout Central and Northern Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio to assist post-traditional and transfer students with admissions, advising, and other student services. She will meet with students, faculty, and staff to discuss opportunities available to students at MSU such as regional campuses, online degree completer programs, joint admission and transfer scholarships.

The Country Music Highway has a newcomer on the road to stardom. Noah Thompson, the country singer from Blaine, Kentucky, became the first Kentuckian to capture "American Idol" on Sunday night. In the three-hour season finale, the 20-year-old Thompson and the other two finalists — HunterGirl and Leah Marlene —...

MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Sydney Wyman, a 6-0 middle blocker, has transferred to Morehead State Volleyball after one season at Nevada. Wyman, from Auberry, Calif., will be a sophomore in eligibility for the Eagles. "I choose Morehead State because of the team culture in volleyball that the girls show on and...

In the final game of the regular season Saturday, the Morehead State baseball teamed continued their winning ways with a 13-5 victory over Austin Peay, sweeping the Governors in Clarksville for the first time in program history. Morehead State will play the winner of Tennessee Tech and Murray State, who will play an elimination game Wednesday prior to playing the Eagles at 7:30 p.m. ET at Wild Health Field in Lexington. The Eagles took two of three from both the Golden Eagles and the Racers earlier in 2022.

SCHEDULE PAGE (Links to live stats and live video) MOREHEAD, Ky. – Winners of five straight and 11 of their last 14, the Morehead State baseball team is getting hot at the right time heading into the OVC Tournament. The Eagles secured the three seed for the third straight season (2020 not included) with a sweep of Austin Peay over the weekend and will play an elimination game with the winner of Tennessee Tech (6) and Murray State (7) Wednesday night.

Mr. Norris Edward Bradley, age 90, of Dry Branch Road, Olive Hill, Kentucky passed away Sunday, May 22, 2022 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born September 13, 1931 in Carter County, Kentucky to the late Jason and Ruth May Bradley. Norris was a member of...

Wanda Hill, age 73 of Flat Gap, Kentucky, passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2022 at her home. Born July 28, 1948 in Johnson County, she was the daughter of the late James Ira Pennington and Ola Cantrell Pennington. Funeral services will be held 11:00am Wednesday, May 25, 2022 in...