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KSP: Floyd man stole vehicle from Johnson County church parking lot
A Floyd County man was arrested after, police said, he stole a vehicle from a church parking lot in Johnson County and driving it to a residence in Prestonsburg. According to an arrest citation, on Feb. 4, Kentucky State Police Trooper Tracy Salyer wrote that he was contacted by a deputy with the Johnson County Sheriff’s Department in reference to a 2021 Buick Encore that had been stolen from the parking lot of the Rockhouse Church in Paintsville.
Floyd County Cooperative Extension welcomes new agriculture and natural resources agent
The Floyd County Cooperative Extension Service has welcomed Chad Allen as the new county extension agent for agriculture and natural resources. Allen is a Perry County native who graduated with a bachelor’s of arts in Education from Alice Lloyd College and a bachelor of science in Agriculture from Morehead State University. He also holds a master’s degree from Union College in Administration and Leadership.
Brandon Kidd: Records 100th win
PRESTONSBURG — Reaching his second milestone in the 2023-24 girls' high school basketball season, Prestonsburg head coach Brandon Kidd recorded his 100th win on Monday, Feb. 5. Prestonsburg pulled away to defeat Morgan County 63-45 to allow Kidd to claim his 100th win at the start of the week.
Floyd Central defeats Prestonsburg 70-45
EASTERN — Floyd Central pulled away to defeat Prestonsburg 70-45 in a 58th District girls' basketball game on Friday, Feb. 2. Following the win, Floyd Central improved to 4-1 in the 58th District. Prestonsburg dropped to 0-4 in the 58th District after suffering the loss. Setting the tone during...
Jaguars set new school record in 107-83 win over Blackcats
EASTERN — Setting a new school record for points in a single game, Floyd Central rolled past 58th District rival Prestonsburg 107-83 on Friday, Feb. 2. Floyd Central improved to 9-11 overall and 3-2 in the 58th District after posting the win. As a result of the loss, Prestonsburg...
ARH Our Lady of the Way reopens Senior Care program
Appalachian Regional Healthcare Our Lady of the Way located in Martin has reopened their senior care program. The program focuses on behavioral health of those in the community aged 65 and up or those with Medicare. ARH Our Lady of the Way Administrator Rocco Massey said ARH conducts a community...
Court approves purchase of Cliff properties for housing development project
The construction of permanent housing for displaced flood victims moved closer to reality following action by the Floyd County Fiscal Court Friday, Feb. 2. During a special meeting, court members voted to purchase two pieces of property at Cliff to construct homes for residents who lost their homes during the 2022 flood in Floyd County.
Floyd woman arrested in $695K phishing scam
A Floyd County woman has been arrested and extradited to Texas to answer to charges she played a role in a phishing scam that cost a city in that state more than $695,000. According to court documents, Fawn S. Sloan, 52, of North Roberts Drive, Prestonsburg, was arrested after a search warrant was served at her house by Galveston, Texas, police with the assistance of officers with the Prestonsburg Police Department.
Beshear touts budget proposal for state parks during Prestonsburg event
On the occasion of launching a celebration of the Kentucky State Parks’ 100th anniversary Feb. 2, Gov. Andy Beshear visited parks including Jenny Wiley State Resort Park to tout his proposal to invest more than $184 million in parks and asked those present to get involved to make the Kentucky House’s $112 million proposal more closely match his own.
KSP: Traffic stop leads troopers to find large quantities of meth, fentanyl
Three Ohio residents were arrested after, Kentucky State Police said, they were found to be trafficking in a large quantity of narcotics with a six-month-old child in their vehicle. According to an arrest citation written by KSP Trooper Billy Ball, on Jan. 23, Trooper Dalton Kidd conducted a traffic stop...
Morehead State University releases Dean’s List
Morehead State University has announced its Dean’s List for the Fall 2023 term. To qualify for the Dean's List, students must have completed at least 12 undergraduate credit hours and earned at least a 3.5 GPA for the current semester. Students in the Appalachian Newspapers coverage area making the...
Beshear announces next step underway in Mountain Parkway expansion
On Jan. 26, Gov. Andy Beshear announced another foundational step necessary to complete Mountain Parkway expansion has been taken — federal approval of the Supplemental Environmental Assessment for public review. Signed by the Federal Highway Administration, this identifies the recommended alignment of the last segment of the Mountain Parkway...
UK announces Dean’s List
The University of Kentucky has released its Dean’s List for the Fall 2023 semester. A total of 9,030 students were recognized for outstanding academic performance, according to a statement from UK. To make a Dean’s List in one of the UK colleges, the statement said, a student must earn...
Sheriff’s office seeks information on thefts
Floyd County Sheriff John Hunt’s office is asking for assistance with information about recent thefts in two communities. FCSO are working several thefts in the Maytown and David communities and are asking anyone with information that would assist in solving these crimes or any others to contact their office, according to a statement from the office.
FCSO: Woman hit by car in altercation
A Knott County woman was arrested on a felony assault charge after allegedly hitting another woman with a vehicle during an altercation. According to an arrest citation written by Floyd County Sheriff’s Deputy Kris Hall, on Jan. 22, he responded to a possible hit-and-run crash at Ready Mart at Garrett.
Courthouse news
Several property transfers were issued recently by the Floyd County Clerk’s Office. Those transfers reported were:. Denise Thomas and Eric Thomas to Citizens Bank of Kentucky. Kathy Blevins, Jewel Cook, April Murphy, Ashley Vanderpool, Clyde Vanderpool and Lowell Vanderpool to Chandra Turner and Ray Turner. Barbara E. Wells to...
Floyd County man sentenced in child pornography case
A Floyd County man was sentenced in Floyd County Circuit Court on Thursday,, Jan. 25 for 10 charges of possessing matter portraying the sexual performance by a minor. Austin Bailey, 30, of Harold, was sentenced by Floyd Circuit Judge Johnny Ray Harris as part of a plea agreement to 5 years to serve as well as 5 years conditional discharge. Bailey will also have to register as a sex offender.
State energy secretary speaks at eKAMI graduation
PAINTSVILLE — Kentucky Energy and Environmental Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Goodman was a guest speaker at the first graduation of 2024 at the eKentucky Advanced Manufacturing Institute in Paintsville on Jan. 23. “I don’t know how many of these graduations I have been fortunate enough to attend,” Goodman told eKAMI’s...
Members of Floyd Chronicle and Times staff pick up awards in news contest
Members of the staff of the Floyd County Chronicle and Times were recognized in the Kentucky Press Association’s 2023 Excellence in Kentucky Newspapers Contest. The results were announced at the association’s annual banquet held Jan. 26 at the University Plaza Holiday Inn in Bowling Green. Winners included:. •...
Water restored after storm
Customers of Southern Water in Floyd County experienced major outages following winter weather which took the company several days to restore. According to a statement from Southern Water, there were no more outages reported on Monday with the last of the issues from the storm being worked on late last week.
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