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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...
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...
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.
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.
Man given 10 years in prison for death of W.Va. woman
A Pike County man was formally sentenced June 21 after pleading guilty to the May 2023 death of a West Virginia woman following an ATV collision in the Peter Fork area of McCarr. Conard L. Fields III, 26, of Ransom was originally charged with vehicular homicide while under the influence...
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