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Teen dies in eastern Kentucky crash
PIKE COUNTY, Ky. (WSAZ) - A teenager died Thursday morning in a one-vehicle rollover crash on state Route 80 in the Elkhorn City area, Kentucky State Police said. Zena Newsome, 17, of Elkhorn City, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Pike County Coroner’s Office. Troopers say the...
Pikeville PD hosts community cookout for National Police Week
PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WYMT) - The Pikeville Police Department hosted a community cookout Thursday, putting their own spin on National Police Week by thanking the community for its support. “We see a lot of support this week, for sure, but we see support all year long,” said Police Chief Michael Riddle....
Area fallen officers remembered, emotions still run high in Floyd County
Police Chief, Greg Fugitt, Lawrence County Sheriff, Chuck Jackson, former Lawrence County Sheriff, Bobby Workman and Prestonsburg Police Chief Ross Shurtleff were among other officers in the tri-state area who represented their law enforcement agencies during a memorial ceremony at the Ashland Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Lodge #3 on Tuesday, May 7. The event was in honor of Law Enforcement Week (May 12-18).
Pike Co. pharmacy closing after 24 years
PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WYMT) - Pharmacy runs in the family for Joel Thornburny. The third-generation pharmacist has been working to connect communities with medicine, resources and information for decades. That mission to impact communities brought NOVA pharmacy to Pikeville in 2000. Since then, Thornbury, his partners and his employees have spent...
Invest Appalachia announces $16.6 million in new commitments
Invest Appalachia (IA) has announced commitments totaling $16.6 million from six new investors in support of the Invest Appalachia Fund (IA Fund). The IA Fund is designed to provide flexible community-first impact investment that reaches persistently under-resourced populations and geographies across central Appalachia. New investors include Truist Bank, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and Chordata Capital, as well as regional funders including the Dogwood Health Trust, Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, and Greater Clark Foundation. Launched in 2022, the fund has already deployed over $6 million in blended capital investment, in projects and businesses that advance climate resilience, equity, and community wealth-building, with the expectation of tripling that number in 2024.
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