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Luncheon kicks off 39th Annual Pike County Bowl
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — The 39th Annual Community Trust Bank/WYMT-TV Pike County Bowl officially kicked off with a luncheon held on Tuesday, August 20 inside the Pikeville Overlook Events Center. All eight head coaches from the participating schools along with school administration were present to discuss the upcoming bowl games.
39th annual Community Trust Bank WYMT Pike County Bowl Luncheon
PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WYMT) - With high school football kicking off on Aug. 23, coaches, school officials and sponsors met to talk about a long-running tradition in KHSAA. The Community Trust Bank WYMT Pike County Bowl celebrates its 39th year. “It’s a special time of year every year because this is...
Death investigation underway in Pike County, Kentucky
PIKE COUNTY, Ky (WSAZ) - A death investigation is underway in Pike County, according to Kentucky State Police. According to a news release, troopers with the KSP Pikeville Post received a call on Wednesday regarding a reported shooting in the Sidney community. Troopers and investigators responded to a residence on...
KSP arrests man on arson charge
A Pike County man was arrested during an investigation of a fire at an apartment building on Island Creek Aug. 16. William A. Hamilton II, 28, Left Fork of Island Creek, Pikeville, was arrested and lodged in the Pike County Detention Center on a charge of first-degree arson in connection with the fire, according to court records.
KSP Investigating Pike County Shooting Death
Kentucky State Police are continuing to investigate a shooting death last week in Pike. Investigators say William Chaney of Pikeville was shot and killed Wednesday at a home on North Big Creek Road. KSP says he was pronounced dead at the scene by the Pike County Coroner’s Office. They...
Financial assistance available for Pike farms
The application period for a state agricultural grant is now open to assist farms in Pike County; however, the deadline for filing for those funds is quickly approaching. According to Leisa Birchfield with the Pike County Conservation District, the County Agricultural Investment Program (CAIP) offered by the Kentucky Agricultural Development Fund has been in existence for many years but was extended to include Pike County in 2021 and has since provided financial resources to many farmers in Pike County.
The rural Americans too poor for federal flood protections
This story was originally published by the Daily Yonder, which covers rural America, and was produced through a collaboration with Climate Central, a nonadvocacy science and news group. On the day he would become homeless, Wesley Bryant was awoken by his wife, Alexis. “Get up,” she told him. “There’s a...
Pike man charged with meth, possession, child endangerment
A Pike man is facing several charges, including child endangerment, after police conducted a traffic stop on U.S. 23. According to an arrest citation written by Pikeville Police Officer Zachary Bowens, on Aug. 11, he observed a 1998 Ford Ranger which had two people lying in the bed traveling south on U.S. 23.
Pike man charged with arson for burning apartment building
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County man was arrested Friday after police say he confessed to setting his apartment building on fire. Police were called to the fire at a building containing three apartments on the Left Fork of Island Creek Friday morning. Once there, witnesses told them they believed 28-year-old William Anthony Hamilton had set the fire and thought that he was still behind the building.
Kentucky State Police Conducts Death Investigation in Pike County
SIDNEY, KY. (August 17, 2024) – The Kentucky State Police Pikeville Post received a call on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, regarding a shooting in the Sidney community of Pike County. KSP troopers and investigators responded to a residence on North Big Creek Road where they discovered one subject had...
Man fatally shot in Sidney, grand jury review pending
SIDNEY — Kentucky State Police responded to a fatal shooting in the Sidney community of Pike County on Aug. 14 following a report that came into the Pikeville Post. Troopers and investigators arrived at a residence on North Big Creek Road where they found a man who had been shot.
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