Pikeville beats Raceland for 7th state football title

RICHMOND, Ky. (WYMT) - The Panthers were dominant from start to finish. Pikeville cruised past Danville 61-38 to move on to the Girls All “A” State Semifinals. “I’m always talking about our defense and our pressure and how we have to come out understanding personnel,” said Pikeville head girls basketball coach Kristy Orem. “You know right now you’re getting to that point in the game like we know we want to defend then you got to know the personnel and for us, it was a key we didn’t let (Samantha Bottom) get any three’s and we know where she was on those baseline three’s and that we were able to guard (Love Mays) and off of the dribble because off the bounce she gets downhill really well and we knew that was important so for us to get out and get the good start that we had obviously was a help.”

RICHMOND, Ky. (WYMT) - The magic from the Cardinals’ nail-biting win over Harlan did not continue on Friday. Martin County fell in the All “A” quarterfinals to Evangel Christian 86-55 in Richmond. Evangel Christian will advance to play the winner of the Washington County-Owen County game on...

PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (WYMT) - For the second time this season, Kensley Feltner has passed up history. With a pair of free throws in the second quarter against Prestonsburg, the senior Lawrence County point guard passed former Hazard star Carolyn Alexander to fifth on the KHSAA’s all-time career scoring list with 3,727 points and counting.

PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WYMT) - Carson Wright has committed to the University of Kentucky, the linebacker announced on social media Thursday. The three-time state champion led the Panthers in total tackles, solo tackles and tackles for loss this past season. Wright had the third-most sacks on the team.

HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - It was a fairly quiet day of basketball outside of the All “A” State Tournament in Richmond with a few upsets on tap. Hazard 68, Bishop Brossart 62 (All “A” State First Round) Martin County 50, Harlan 49 (All “A” State First...

RICHMOND, Ky. (WYMT) - The Panthers had no problems at EKU on Wednesday. The Pikeville girls basketball team made light work of Carlisle County, winning 76-23 to advance to the All “A” State Quarterfinals. ”I think the biggest thing is you know when you come down here you...

LOUISA, Ky. (WYMT) - If you know Lawrence County, you know Kensley Feltner. Her skills on the basketball court over the past few years have landed her a future in Nashville as a signee of Belmont University. “I’m a firm believer of ‘you get out what you put into it,’”...

RICHMOND, Ky. (WYMT) - The ball didn’t bounce the Lady Eagles’ way in Richmond. Leslie County fell to Covington Holy Cross 71-38 in the first round of the All “A” Classic at EKU. Emma Napier led scoring for the Lady Eagles with a game-high 19 points....

PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (WYMT) - The Cincinnati Reds Caravan made a stop at the Mountain Arts Center in Prestonsburg on Thursday. The event was hosted by WMDJ Radio and saw Cincinnati Reds General Manager and Vice President Nick Krall, Outfielder TJ Friedl, minor leaguers Nick Northcutt and Casey Legumina, as well as radio broadcaster Tommy Thrall interact with local fans.

PAINTSVILLE, Ky. (WYMT) - Paintsville Police are investigating following the discovery of a human fetus. Johnson County Coroner J.R. Frisby confirmed to WYMT the baby was found Thursday morning near the Paintsville sewer plant on Ponderosa Drive. We’re told employees from Paintsville Utilities called the police after discovering the body....

BREATHITT COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - This week marks six months since the historic flooding in eastern Kentucky that took the lives of 44 Kentuckians and destroyed hundreds of homes. Rebuilding will take years, but the region has received lots of help along the way. Donors from across the world raised...

PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (WYMT) - The votes are in and the nominees have been named for one of Eastern Kentucky’s biggest awards shows. On Monday, the finalists for all the categories from the 2023 Appalachian Arts and Entertainment Awards, also known as the Appys, were announced during a live stream at the Mountain Arts Center in Prestonsburg.

FLOYD COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - World Renew, a faith-based nonprofit from Michigan, will be heading to Pike and Floyd Counties in early February to perform an unmet needs assessment. “We gather those needs and then we prioritize those needs and we put them in a database that we can hand...

MAGOFFIN COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT/WYMT) - A death investigation is underway in Magoffin County. Kentucky State Police troopers said they found a body on Bloomington Road Tuesday night. KSP has not released many details about the case. Troopers said the cause of death is being investigated and the victim was taken...

PIKE COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - Pike County Coroner Kevin Hall said his office needs help finding family members of two people from Pikeville. Eleanor Stafford, 71, died on Dec. 12, 2022 and Merlin Walters, 57, died Dec. 31, 2022. The coroner said both died at Pikeville Medical Center. If you...

WILLIAMSON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Two businesses are reporting losses because Frontier services have been out for days at a time. Paul Price is the CEO of Precision Heating, Cooling, and Electric. One of his locations is situated on Williamson’s West Side. Along with Appalachian Tire Company across the street, the two businesses say they are experiencing significant losses when calls cannot be accepted.

HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - Officials with Perry County Schools tell WYMT students at Perry County Central High School were evacuated Friday morning due to the discovery of a gas leak. We are told the leak has been contained and the students were taken to warm buses to wait for the...

ARY, Ky. (WYMT) - In July, flood water tore through Homeplace Community Center, prompting the E.O. Robinson Mountain Fund to demolish several buildings. All of which were sentimental to the community for almost a century. “It’s really one of those kind of things where you feel like you had a...

PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WYMT) - The Pikeville Fire Department responded to an incident Wednesday, assisting Kentucky State Police with a man who ran into the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River. First responders said 51-year-old Darrel Gooslin of Pikeville ran from police during a traffic stop on US-23, before attempting...

HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - A Hazard entrepreneur and founding chief of the Lost Creek Volunteer Fire Department has died. According to Engle-Bowling Funeral Home, J.M. Smith died Wednesday at the age of 83. Smith was born in Lost Creek and was a U.S. Army Veteran, owner of Hazard Fire &...