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FLOYD COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - One Letcher County man is facing charges following a complaint in Floyd County. Prestonsburg Police responded to the call Wednesday at Jenny Wiley Liquors in the Lancer community. When officers arrived, they found the car and the suspect, Orville Baker, of Thornton. Upon further investigation,...

FLOYD COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - One man is facing charges in Floyd County following an investigation into a stolen board of education trailer. On Tuesday, officials at Betsy Layne Elementary discovered of the trailers they use every day had been stolen. Deputies used footage from a new camera system installed...

Two Prestonsburg residents have been indicted on drug charges. The Floyd County Chronicle reports Jonathan Martinez and Lakeisha D. Jervis were indicted last week. According to an arrest citation, on May 5, 2022, detectives and troopers with the KSP Drug Enforcement/Special Investigations Branch East executed a search warrant at Martinez’s resident seizing a large amount of suspected methamphetamine, marijuana, and mushrooms. In addition, officers found trafficking paraphernalia, as well as a firearm, body armor, and U.S. currency.

MINGO COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A pair from Logan was arrested on a number of charges, including impersonating law enforcement, according to the Mingo County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said Mark E. Hobbs and Joanna L. Deloach, both of Logan, were arrested Tuesday. Hobbs is charged with driving under the...

Floyd County Sheriff’s Office Credits Deputies and New Camera System. The Floyd County Sheriff’s Office announces the arrest of Marty Hamilton of David, Ky. in connection with the theft of a trailer belonging to the Floyd County Board of Education. The arrest was a result of hard work by deputies and the utilization of a new camera system, recently installed by the school system just three months ago.

JUNE 1, 2023 – written by WADE QUEEN. FEDERAL DRUG INDICTMENTS: KEVIN DOUGLAS CLAY (LEFT PHOTO), 47, OF STAFFORDSVILLE, KY., AND WILLIAM C. HYLTON (RIGHT PHOTO), 38, OF SALYERSVILLE, KY., WERE INDICTED BY A FEDERAL GRAND JURY IN PIKEVILLE, KY. ON MAY 25 FOR DRUG POSSESSION AND TRAFFICKING CHARGES FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF FENTANYL IN JOHNSON COUNTY.

The Prestonsburg Police Department recovered a stolen vehicle out of Pike County on Wednesday. The department’s Facebook page said they received a call about a suspicious person in a vehicle at a liquor store in Lancer. When police arrived, they arrested Orville Baker of Thornton, Ky, charging him with...

INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk’s Office reported the following arrests:. Matthew Gooslin, 41, of Lowmansville, was arrested Sunday for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of marijuana, giving officer false identifying information, probation violation for a felony offense, probation violation for a felony offense, operating on suspended or revoked operator’s license, failure of owner to maintain required insurance, no registration receipt, no registration plates, and improper registration plate. Adams made the arrest.

PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WYMT) - When Lighthouse Christian Bookstore opened its doors in 1983, it was Jim Ratliff’s answer to a need for Christian resources in the region. That vision grew as the store flourished, bringing customers from all around to drop in for Bibles, study resources, gifts, and more.

RICHLANDS, VA (WVNS) — Keith Sexton worked as a coal miner for most of his life, never completing high school after eleventh grade. Now retired, he has struck what he deems liquid gold. Sexton came across his ‘miracle water’ after asking a friend to dig him a pond on his mother’s property in Grundy, Virginia. […]

MARROWBONE, Ky. — A Pike County woman thought something was suspicious when she was pulled over by a black Crown Victoria with flashing blue lights, and then the car sped past her after she got on the side of the road. She also noticed it had Ohio tags as...

BELFRY, Ky. — A man was arrested after he was found passed out in Belfry High School. Cleaning staff went into the school just after 4 a.m. Tuesday, when they found 31-year-old Bobby Cantrell passed out in the gymnasium. They told police they woke him up and asked him to leave, but he refused, saying he was homeless and needed somewhere to sleep.

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Bookstore in Washington is set to host a special signing event for the autobiography of former Martin County coal mining entrepreneur Martin Himler. The event will take place June 16 from 1-4 p.m. and June 17 at 10 a.m. Himler (1889-1961) was a prominent...

The Mingo Central High School graduation ceremony will take place June 2, 2023. HIGHEST HONORS: Alexandria Hager, Jayden Powers, Makeisha Harness.

Growing up in the small coal mining community of Mingo County, WV, Chris Williamson, assistant secretary of labor for the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), is a tried-and-true Mountaineer. Even after moving to the Washington, D.C., area, he continues to be mindful of his rich Appalachian roots and proud of his extensive coal mining lineage. Keeping his great grandfather’s old mining hat in a glass case behind his desk to serve as a reminder of where he came from, Williamson credits his humble upbringing as the primary source of his heartfelt passion for helping others.

INEZ — Judge John T. Chafin heard the following cases May 25 in Martin District Court:. Shane Boyd (arraignment) — Failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security, first; no/expired registration plates: Failure to appear. John Thomas Dabe Jr. (recall FTA) — 1. Operating vehicle with expired operator’s license;...

It is with great sadness the Wilson and Varney families announce the death of Charles F. Wilson, Jr. age 74 on May 27, 2023 at his home in Pikeville, Ky with his devoted wife, Wanda at his side after a long battle with cancer. Chuck was born October 9, 1948, in Chicago, Illinois to the parents of Dr. Charles F. Wilson and Pett Lemon Wilson. His Homecoming will be celebrated on Thursday, June 1, 2023 at the J.W. Call Funeral Home in Pikeville, KY with hours of visitation from 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM with services starting at 7:00 PM with Tommy England, Jim Patton, Kenny Hamilton and Morgan Chapman officiating. He was preceded in death by his parents Dr. Charles F. Wilson and Pett Wilson Doherty along with his Mother and Father in Law Jojn and Ruby Varney. Chuck is survived by his loving and devoted wife Wanda Varney Wilson, a special Son in Love Thomas Miller of Robinson Creek, KY and his children Tommy (Erin) Wilson of Lexington, KY and Katie Wilson Miller of Pikeville, KY along with his grandchildren Sagan Wolff Wilson and Madeline Ann Miller, a sister, Sharon Proctor (John) of Louisville, KY and two brothers Kim Wilson (Lynn) of Louisville, KY and Steve Wilson (Rosemary) of Richmond, Ky and his Brothers in Love Larry Varney (Patty) of Pikeville, KY and Allen Varney (LoJeanne) of Lexington, KY along with a host of friends too many to mention. He did not let his battle with cancer slow him down and he maintained a positive attitude throughout his illness and showed more concern for others than for himself. He was an inspiration and shining light to so many and for that he will be remembered every day by his friends and family. He attended Pikeville High School and Greenbrier Military School, was a graduate of UPike and he attended University of Arkansas School of Law and returned to Pikeville to practice law upon graduation until 2003 when the battle for his life began.

MAY 27, 2023 – written by WADE QUEEN. SHRINK GETS SHRUNK: FIRST STATE DRUG CHARGES, NOW FEDERAL DRUG CHARGES FOR DR. JORDAN NOAH STAMPER, 51, OF COAL RUN VILLAGE, KY., BOTH CONNECTED TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES RAIDING OF HIS BUSINESS PRACTICE OFFICE IN DECEMBER 2022. A Pikeville psychiatrist...

INEZ — Martin County Clerk Susie Skyles reported the following deeds recorded in her office:. Ronnie Shane Hall, Amy Hall (first party) to Sandy Sheppard (second party). Lonnie Crum, Pauline Crum (first party) to Jason Maynard, Heather Maynard (second party). Catherine Malloy, Michael Webb, Trustees of the Webb Family...

Truth be told, there are things I will miss, but it’s time. A few months ago, the company for which I work — Appalachian Newspapers — sold our headquarters in Pikeville to the University of Pikeville. The building will become the site of a new much-needed college...