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KSP Trooper Island looking for campers
PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WYMT) - With Trooper Island welcoming its first week of campers later this month, posts around the state are still looking for applicants to spend a week at Kentucky State Police’s summer camp. The camp is a free, weeklong venture that brings students and troopers together to...
Housing Summit held in Johnson County
Johnson County’s first-ever Housing Summit was held on April 23 at the U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum in Staffordsville. The event was the result of vision and planning by the Johnson County Fiscal Court, according to a statement from the court, and focused on addressing the housing crisis by exploring innovative approaches and collaborative solutions for their community.
Paintsville Utilities votes to recommend guaranteed energy savings contract to city council
The Paintsville Utilities Commission on May 6 discussed a previously-proposed contract that would see big improvements made to the aging water system in Johnson County and ultimately voting to recommend a contract with a third party to the Paintsville City Council. The contract with Integrity Water and Energy would be...
KSP Post 9 hosting car show for Christmas outreach
PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WYMT) - Kentucky State Police Post 9 is preparing for its summer car show, raising money for the Shop With a Trooper program. “None of that would be possible if it wasn’t for the fundraising and donations from our community,” said Post 9 Public Affairs Officer Michael Coleman. “You know, it costs anywhere between $12,000 to $14,000 each year to put [Shop With a Trooper] on. And the more money we raise, the more money we can give the kids to spend each year.”
Big Sandy Senior Games open 37th year
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (WYMT) - More than 100 senior citizens signed up to bowl at Bowl Rite Lanes in Prestonsburg for the 37th annual Big Sandy Senior games. Senior citizen centers from Martin, Magoffin, Johnson, Floyd and Pike Counties bowled against each other in one of the many actives hosted by the Big Sandy Area Development District.
Tomahawk man arrested in Johnson County with methamphetamine
PAINTSVILLE — Police arrested a man from Tomahawk on a felony drug charge, alleging he possessed methamphetamine. Fred Thomas Daniels, 31, was taken into custody at 7:21 p.m. Saturday on Old U.S. 23 in Paintsville by Trooper Trevor Spurlock of the Kentucky State Police Post 9. Daniels faces charges...
Johnson Central 14, Shelby Valley 0 (Five innings)
Last Thursday at the Johnson Brothers Athletic Complex, the Shelby Valley Wildcats hosted 15th Region foe Johnson Central in a baseball showdown that saw the Golden Eagles cruise to a 14-0 win in five innings over the Wildcats. As neither team scored in the first inning, the Golden Eagles got...
Paintsville 11, Martin County 1 (Six innings)
Last Tuesday in 57th District baseball action in Paintsville, the Tigers rolled to an 11-1 win in six innings over Martin County. After exploding for five runs in the first and third innings allowed the Tigers to build a commanding 10-0 lead after three innings of play. The Tigers scored...
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