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Feds: Pike woman produced child pornography
A Pike County woman has been arrested on a federal charge alleging that she produced child pornography. According to court records, Pamela Sargent, 43, of Meathouse Road, Kimper, was arrested on the charge on July 3. According to the criminal complaint in the case filed in U.S. District Court in...
EC woman indicted on assault charges
An Elkhorn City woman who was arrested in March following an incident in which she allegedly assaulted a minor child and became combative with a Kentucky State Police Trooper has been formally indicted. The grand jury convened June 26 at which time it returned 21 true bills indicting 24 individuals...
UPike looks forward to upcoming season
UPike is coming off of another outstanding season under Head Coach Tigh Compton. The Bears won 23 games this season and advanced to the NAIA National Tournament for a second straight season. The Bears had a great season even without the services of Korbin Spencer who was injured most of...
PPD honors two retiring officers
Two veteran officers from the Pikeville Police Department officially retired June 28. Det. Bruce Collins and Sgt. Dave Adkins received honors following their 20 years of service to the community. “I have mixed emotions today,” PPD Chief Mike Riddle said. “I’m happy for Bruce and Dave but it’s hard to...
Brother, sister duo earn valedictorian honors in same year
A local set of siblings recently shared the honor of being named valedictorians for the Pikeville Independent Schools — one as a high school senior and the other for the eighth grade graduating class. It is an unusual occurrence Pikeville Superintendent David Trimble explained. “Recognitions like that of the...
Blanton appointed to National Conference of State Legislature’s Transportation Committee
Rep. John Blanton has been appointed to the National Conference of State Legislature’s Transportation Committee by House Speaker David Osborne, according to a statement from the Kentucky House Majority Caucus. The National Conference of State Legislature works to improve the quality and effectiveness of state legislatures across the United...
Christian band coming to Appalachian Wireless Arena
The Appalachian Wireless Arena announced they will be hosting We Are Messengers with special guest Nathan Tasker at 6 p.m. Aug. 11. According to the We Are Messengers website, “The goal has always been to engage culture in conversation about the goodness of God and to put words and melody to some of the hardest things we feel as humans. This is a band that understands and loves the outsiders, the marginalized, the lost and the least.”
Hellier High School holds 49th alumni reunion
Former students of the Hellier High School gathered for a school reunion May 25 at the Marrowbone Baptist Church to reminisce about their high school days. HHS Alumni President Cathy Bartley welcomed attendees. The program started with a roll call for the HHS school years from 1940 to 1970. This year’s honored classes, 1944, 1954, and 1964, received special attention. Hellier High School’s oldest graduate (Class of 1940) Juanita Blevins, age 103, received a $50 gift card.
Shelby Valley High School sends three FCCLA students to Seattle
Three upcoming seniors from Shelby Valley High School, Brody Bentley, Jacob Brown and Mahala Honaker, will represent their school and the state of Kentucky at the National FCCLA (Family Career and Community Leaders of America) competition in Seattle, Washington on June 29. Bentley and Brown placed first in the state...
Local, state, federal offices closed Thursday
In observance of the Fourth of July holiday, all federal, state and local government offices will be closed. This includes all offices in the Pike County Courthouse, the Pike County Judicial Center, the Pike County Hall of Justice and the U.S. District Courthouse for the Eastern District of Kentucky on the Fourth of July.
PMC doctor uses lifesaving event to promote CPR training
By all parties involved, it is considered a matter of fate or luck or happenstance or divine providence. A man recently collapsed in a Miami, Florida, restaurant of a suspected sudden cardiac death event. However, dining at a nearby table was a Pikeville Medical Center cardiologist. After about five minutes...
KSP conducting death investigation
Two dead bodies were found after Kentucky State Police troopers responded to a call at a Shelby Gap residence June 25. According to a statement from KSP Post 9, dispatchers received a call regarding a shooting on Kelly Mountain Road. Upon arriving troopers found husband and wife Rickie Potter, 57, and Sabrina Potter 51, had both suffered fatal gunshot injuries. The Pike County Coroner’s Office pronounced both dead at the scene.
Several celebrations set for Independence Day holiday
Numerous events and celebrations for the approaching Independence Day holiday are planned across Pike County beginning Saturday, June 29 and continuing through July 6. • The Marrowbone Volunteer Fire Department will kick off the holiday with a bang with its Fourth of July Independence Day Celebration. The event will be held on June 29 at the Wolfpit Industrial Park located off the new U.S. 460 near Marrowbone.
New Amazon Hub services to open locally
Amazon Hub Delivery was formally welcomed to Pike County as a ribbon-cutting for the new Southeast Kentucky Chamber of Commerce member was conducted June 25. While the Amazon Hub Delivery is going to have a significant presence in Pike County, as well as in neighboring Mingo County, West Virginia, the actual delivery warehouse will be located in Bristol, Tennessee, with “last mile” delivery stations being established throughout the region, according to Russell Reed, a representative for Amazon Hub Delivery.
Pikeville man gets 25 years in federal drug case
A Pikeville man issued notice of appeal one day after being sentenced to 25 years for allegedly being involved in the armed trafficking of methamphetamine and fentanyl in Floyd County. According to court documents, on June 20, U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell sentenced Joshua D. Habern, 41, of Redale Road,...
Budget approved in Coal Run
Coal Run city commissioners voted unanimously to approve the 2024/25 budget after hearing a second reading during a special meeting on June 20. The $1.7 million budget will take effect July 1. “This year’s budget is very similar to our current budget,” Mayor Andrew Scott said. The commission...
Escapee returned to PCDC
A Pinsonfork man has been returned to custody after he escaped from a work detail last week. Andrew J. Eastwood, 48, of Pond Creek Road was booked at the Pike County Detention Center on charges of second-degree escape, probation violation, failure to appear, contempt of court and parole violation on June 19.
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