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Cards knock off Pikeville in semis
Martin County got hot in the second half. Pikeville started turning the ball over and the Panthers were anything, but hot shooting the ball second half Saturday evening in the 15th Region semifinals against Martin County. The Cardinals used that hot shooting and a big game from Luke Hale to...
Southeast Kentucky Chamber welcomes Frontier Medical Associates as a new member
The Southeast Kentucky Chamber of Commerce announced March 8 that it has added Frontier Medical Associates as new members. A membership plaque was presented to the organization on March 6. According to a statement from the chamber, Frontier Medical Associates was formed in 2006 by Dr. Antoin Hana, who saw...
Johnson Central knocks off Floyd Central: Lady Golden Eagles advance to region championship
In the semifinal round of the Girls’ 15th Region Tournament last Friday night at Appalachian Wireless Arena in Pikeville, the Johnson Central Lady Golden Eagles soared past the Floyd Central Lady Jaguars 72-34 and never trailed in the game. Johnson Central came out firing on all cylinders and started...
Paintsville Utilities approves lagoon clean-out
At its regular meeting on Monday, March 4, the Paintsville Utilities Commission approved an approximately $195,000 project to clean out lagoons at the Johns Creek Wastewater Treatment facility. According to Paintsville Utilities General Manager Bob Pack, this is a standard-issue maintenance item for lagoon-style treatment plants. “What you get into...
Golden Eagles fall in semis
In the Boys’ 15th Super Region Tournament semifinals last Saturday night at Appalachian Wireless Arena in Pikeville, 57th District rivals squared off as the Johnson Central Golden Eagles went up against the Magoffin County Hornets for a fourth time this season with the Hornets winning the previous three. This...
Johnson County Schools earns $60,000 in new school technology
Two Johnson County Schools employees recently earned $60,000 in new student computers as part of the statewide K-12 Dataseam partnership. According to a statement from the district, Mike Whitaker and Nathaniel Whitaker earned the computers as they participated in industry-standard technology support training. Dataseam is a rural workforce development initiative...
Johnson Central falls in region title
Pikeville came out focused Saturday evening during the 15th Region Tournament championship at the Appalachian Wireless Arena. That meant bad news for Johnson Central. The Lady Panthers jumped out to a big lead and never looked back as Pikeville took back the 15th Region crown with a 70-41 win over the Lady Golden Eagles.
Board moves forward on PHS gym project
After putting new turf on its football field last year, the Paintsville Independent Board of Education is now tackling a major renovation project in its high school gym. During their regular meeting March 11, school board members took action on various items for the gym replacement project at Paintsville High School, including the approval of architect agreements, bid documents and paperwork required by the Kentucky Department of Education.
City Council discusses proposed UTV ordinance
During its regular meeting on March 11, the Paintsville City Council once again discussed the possibility of allowing UTVs on certain commercial, non-residential streets in the City of Paintsville to help promote adventure tourism. With the discussion entered into the minutes, the onus for the next steps in allowing the...
Fiscal court voices support for angling improvement efforts at Paintsville Lake
Last year, the Johnson County Fiscal Court helped contribute to the stocking of a significant amount of a growth-inducing feeder fish at Paintsville Lake. At the court’s regular meeting on Monday, March 11, members of the court heard an update from local fisherman and Anglers for Improving Opportunities member Jason Kinner and voiced their support for repeating that investment this year.
Tigers fall to Cards in opening round of 57th District Tournament
In the opening game of the 57th District Boys’ Tournament at Martin County High School last Wednesday night the Paintsville Tigers fell to the Martin County Cardinals 77-58. Paintsville started the game with an 8-3 scoring burst to give them an 8-3 lead with 5:08 remaining in the first quarter.
Gov. Beshear: Kentucky receiving more than $74M for mine site cleanup
Gov. Andy Beshear and Department of the Interior Acting Deputy Secretary Laura Daniel-Davis announced Feb. 29 that Kentucky will receive more than $74 million through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to continue creating jobs and cleaning up hazards left by historic mining, such as subsidence, slides, open portals, refuse piles and mine seam fires.
Golden Eagles fall to Hornets in 57th District opener
In the second game of the opening round of the 57th District Boys’ Basketball Tournament last Wednesday Night, pitted the young Johnson Central Golden Eagles and the Magoffin County Hornets in front of a packed hostile environment at Martin County High School. The game started out with a bang...
Floyd woman cited following crash in Johnson
A Floyd County woman was cited for wanton endangerment, DUI and other offenses after, police said, she drove her car into a ditch in Johnson County, crashed into another vehicle parked at a residence and then struck a garage post. According to court documents, on March 1, Johnson County Sheriff’s...
Tigers cruise past Warriors in Super Region
The First Four play-in game of the new Boys’ 15th Super Region pitted the Paintsville Tigers against the East Ridge Warriors inside the friendly confines Pikeville High School last Thursday night. Paintsville advanced to Saturday’s Last Four in Round of the Super Region with a 62-54 win over the...
Paintsville falls to Belfry in Super Region
BELFRY — Jenna Sparks’ free throw pushed Belfry into the 15th Region Tournament at the Appalachian Wireless Arena. Her free throw gave Belfry a 55-54 win over Paintsville Saturday in the Super Region Tournament. With 1:21 remaining in the fourth quarter, the Lady Pirates sent Paintsville’s Emilea Preece...
Slone hits game-winner against Wildcats
ROBINSON CREEK — With the game on the line, everybody in the building knew who Johnson Central was going to give the ball to with the game on the line. Freshman Austin Slone delivered in crunch time to help the Golden Eagles pull out a 62-59 win in the Super Region Final Four In round.
Lady Golden Eagles win 57th District title
The Johnson Central Lady Golden Eagles claimed the Girl’s 57th District Tournament championship last Wednesday night at Martin County High School with a hard fought 51-46 victory over the Martin County Lady Cardinals. The game started out as expected with hard-nosed back-and-forth play as points were hard to come...
School shooting threat attributed to hacker; juvenile arrested
A juvenile has been arrested in connection with a school shooting threat that officials say was the result of a person’s social media being hacked. On Sunday, March 3, Johnson County Schools Superintendent Thom Cochran released a statement saying there had been a threat of a potential school shooting at Johnson County Middle School.
Opioid settlement funds waiting for approval, new ideas
In 2022, an ongoing legal battle with several pharmaceutical companies and a multi-state coalition of attorneys general finally led to a massive $26 billion settlement for the companies’ part in fueling the opioid epidemic, according to the Kentucky Attorney General’s office. Those funds were divided up between all...
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