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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...
Lawrence County captures 15th Region title
PRESTONSBURG — Lawrence County outlasted Belfry 13-10 in the 15th Region Softball Tournament title game at StoneCrest on Thursday, May 30. After registering the win, Lawrence County advanced to the KHSAA Softball State Tournament. Lawrence County claimed its third 15th Region softball title. Brooklyn Ellis pitched four and two-innings...
Martin County High School hires new principal
INEZ — Martin County High School announced Friday that Dr. Michelle Harless has been hired as the new principal. Harless fills a vacancy left by the untimely death of principal Brian Charles in November 2023. A 23-year veteran educator, Harless shared her excitement in a social media post, saying,...
Grocery delivery service to close in July
LONDON, Ky. (WYMT) - One grocery delivery service is set to close its doors on July 27. According to a report by the Kentucky Career Center, Yelloh, also known as Schwan’s Home Service will close in five locations across the Commonwealth, including London and Prestonsburg. The report said 51...
Logan County man accused of assaulting brother and officers, nearly causing crash
LOGAN COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — A Logan County man is accused of assaulting his brother and officers during an incident and nearly causing a crash while in a police cruiser, court records said. Ernest James Vance, 48, of Mount Gay, W.Va., is charged with five counts of battery on...
Multiple arrests made in theft investigation
MINGO, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Multiple arrests have been made following an investigation into a theft that occurred in May. According to the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, on Tuesday, May 14, the RCSO responded to the area of Mingo, for a report of a breaking entering that was not in progress. The investigation into the incident […]
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...
Four Martin County residents named to UK dean’s list
LEXINGTON — Four students from Martin County earned a spot on the dean’s list at the University of Kentucky for the spring 2024 semester. The students, Chloe L. Alexander, Jenna E. Cassady, Chloe I. Fields and Dalton A. Jude, distinguished themselves academically in various fields of study. Alexander...
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