05/17/2013
Main Street earns national recognition PIKEVILLE — The city of Pikeville is once again in the national spotlight. Minta Chaney, director of the Pikeville Main Street Program, reported that the city’s efforts to “move up in rank” from being designated as an affiliated Main Street Program to becoming a  more on this story...
05/17/2013
UPIKE honors top students PIKEVILLE — The University of Pikeville recently held its annual Honors Convocation, a celebration of academic excellence and student achievement. Outstanding students in each academic major were individually recognized. Members of honor societies, academic clubs and organizations and students named to the Dean’s List more on this story...
05/17/2013
Asthma Awareness Month By OCTAVIA DALES Pike County Health Dpt. Each May, thousands of organizations join together for Asthma Awareness Month to increase public awareness of the asthma epidemic and to take action to get asthma under control in communities across the nation. more on this story...
05/17/2013
Medicaid program expands in Kentucky FRANKFORT – Calling it “the single-most important decision in our lifetime for improving the health of Kentuckians,” Gov. Steve Beshear announced the expansion of the state’s Medicaid program last week. The expansion – made in accordance with the federal Affordable Care Act – more on this story...
05/17/2013
Early Childhood Fair set PRESTONSBURG — The Floyd County Community Early Childhood Council invites the public to the Floyd County Early Childhood Fair this weekend. The fair, which is free and open to the public, will be held from 9 a. m. to 3 p. m. on on Saturday, May more on this story...
 05/17/2013
BSCTC holds commencement ceremony
PRESTONSBURG — Big Sandy Community and Technical College awarded degrees, diplomas or certificates to 309 graduates during two commencement ceremonies held on May 11 at the Mountain Arts Center in Prestonsburg. The graduates earned 773 credentials, including 88 Associate in Arts degrees, 55 Associate in more on this story...
05/17/2013
Local students are Union grads BARBOURVILLE — Several local students recently graduated from Union College, including: •Leslie L. Burke of Ermine, who received a Master of Arts in Education, Educational Leadership. •Larry A. Gibbs of Millstone, who received a Master of Arts in Education, Principalship. more on this story...
 05/17/2013
Local students graduate from Morehead
MOREHEAD — Morehead State University’s spring 2013 commencement proved to be historic as 19 students graduated with a Doctorate of Educational Leadership degree. Even before this three-year program was approved by the Southern Association of Schools and Colleges, a number of educators in the region more on this story...
 05/17/2013
Horse show this weekend
PRESTONSBURG — Hundreds of people will flock to the Prestonsburg Equine Center to support a good cause this weekend. The 5th annual United Way Annual Horse Show will begin at noon on Saturday, May 18, at the equine center, located near the StoneCrest Golf Course. more on this story...
 05/17/2013
Supplies sought for troops
FRANKFORT — Local drug court programs are collecting supplies that will be sent to active-duty soldiers in Afghanistan. The donation drive will last throughout the month of May, which is observed as National Drug Court Month. The following donations are sought by drug more on this story...
 05/17/2013
Matewan Massacre this weekend
MATEWAN, W. Va. — Hundreds of people are expected to visit southern West Virginia this weekend for Matewan Heritage Day, observed on Saturday, May 18. The event features musical entertainment, the Appalachian Crafters street fair, a soup bean dinner sponsored by the local United Mine Workers more on this story...
05/17/2013
Golf discount available at state parks FRANKFORT — The Kentucky State Parks Golf Trail is offering its golf discount card. The discount card is being sold at all 16 courses at Kentucky State Parks. The cards provide substantially discounted fees that include cart. more on this story...
 05/10/2013
APCC ‘Baby Bottle Drive’ fundraiser underway
PIKEVILLE — The Appalachian Pregnancy Care Center’s annual Baby Bottle Drive begins this month. During the fundraiser, APCC will distribute baby bottles to church groups, youth groups, businesses and organizations throughout the region. Participants are asked to collect change, cash and checks more on this story...
 05/10/2013
PHS sophomore accepted to college: 16-year-old plans to become psychiatrist
PRESTONSBURG — A Prestonsburg High School sophomore was accepted to attend a prestigious, four-year college in Massachusetts. Bard College at Simon’s Rock, located in Massachusetts, reports Hobert Johnathon Holbrook, the 16-year-old son of Faye Holbrook of Prestonsburg, was accepted this fall. Bard College more on this story...
 05/10/2013
Pike student to attend Gatton Academy
PIKEVILLE — A Pike Central High School student Michael Blankenship, the son of Michael Blankenship and Dan and Sabrina Coleman, is among 72 students selected statewide to attend the Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science. Blankenship and the other students were selected from applications more on this story...
 05/10/2013
Brother, sister seeking a loving lifetime family
Introducing a sister and brother pair: United (born in March 1999) and Junior (born in March 2004). United and Junior need an adoptive family who will appreciate their personalities and empower them to be themselves. United is friendly and outgoing. She more on this story...
 05/10/2013
National Day of Prayer observed
HOPE: The Pike County/Pikeville Area Ministerial Association hosted the National Day of Prayer in Pikeville City Park on May 2. Individuals gathered to pray for government, military, businesses, education, churches and families. more on this story...
 05/10/2013
Breaks Park prepares for summer kickoff
BREAKS, Va. — Memorial Day marks the official kick off of summer, and Breaks Park is geared up and ready for a new season. Splash! in the Park will open May 24, the Friday before Memorial Day this year for the official kick-off of summer, said more on this story...
 05/03/2013
McConnell targets attack on coal: KY Senator introduces Coal Jobs Protection act
PIKEVILLE — U. S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said the country’s political lines are deeply divided when it comes to coal mining jobs and permits. “The current leadership is making it difficult to function,” McConnell said at a Southeast Kentucky Chamber of Commerce membership luncheon. “We more on this story...
05/03/2013
Nighttime road work expected to slow traffic PIKE COUNTY — A highway surfacing project is expected to cause traffic delays in the evenings in Pike County. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet started the project on May 1, and plans to install microsurface asphalt on the six-lane section of US 23 from Stone more on this story...
05/03/2013
Budget process begins PIKEVILLE — Pike County will end the fiscal year with a budget surplus, but it faces a budget shortfall next fiscal year. Pike County Judge-Executive Wayne T. Rutherford’s office reported this week that the county will carry over $1. 2 million from the current 2012-2013 more on this story...
05/03/2013
Progress made with Letcher prison project WASHINGTON, D. C. — The goal of building a federal prison in Letcher County got a push forward last week. Letcher County leaders have talked about the project for years. Last week, U. S. Congressman Harold “Hal” Rogers announced that the Federal more on this story...
05/03/2013
Kentucky Higher Education group giving away iPad FRANKFORT— Kentucky residents have a chance to win a new iPad from the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority in a sweepstakes being held through Facebook in May. The contest runs from 12 a. m. on May 1 through 12 a. m. on June 1. more on this story...
 05/03/2013
Raising Awareness: Hundreds walk for autism in Pike
PIKEVILLE —Hundreds of people attended the 5th annual Eastern Kentucky Autism Awareness Walk in Pikeville last weekend. The event, held April 27 on the Main Street Plaza, featured activities for children, informational booths, free T-shirts and free food and refreshments. Judge-Executive Wayne more on this story...
 05/03/2013
Youth conference in P’burg tonight
PRESTONSBURG — A nationally-known minister will host the “Ignite the Fire” youth conference in Prestonsburg this weekend. Praise Assembly, located on Watergap Road in Prestonsburg, is sponsoring the conference, which will be open and free to the public on Friday, May 3, at 7 p. m. more on this story...
 05/03/2013
Rally in the Valley slated for Williamson
WILLIAMSON, W. Va. — Mingo County will be roaring this weekend. Rally in the Valley, coordinated by the Appalachian Brotherhood, begins today, May 3, and continues through May 5 in downtown Williamson. The event features a bike show, food vendors, a “Miss Rally in more on this story...
 04/26/2013
Renovations underway at Landmark Inn
PIKEVILLE — The Landmark Inn in Pikeville is adequately named, as it’s been an iconic establishment in the area since the 1960s. Effective this week, the Landmark complex is undergoing Phase I of a major renovation project that will bring the restaurant, hotel rooms and banquet facility up to more on this story...
 04/26/2013
Chamber welcomes Mickey’s Menagerie
PIKEVILLE — The Southeast Kentucky Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed Mickey’s Menagerie as a new member. For the past 22 years, Mickey’s has offered “big city” upscale shopping for women’s fashions in Pikeville. This store serves clientele ranging from 25 to 90 years of age. more on this story...
 04/26/2013
Bringing awareness: Events will spotlight autism this week
PIKEVILLE and WILLIAMSON — Local residents have not one, but two opportunities to spread awareness about autism this weekend. Autism awareness walks will be held in Pikeville and Williamson, W. Va. on April 27. The Pikeville event will begin at 10 a. m. on the more on this story...
04/26/2013
National Day of Prayer to be observed PIKEVILLE — Local residents have several opportunities to pray for the nation during the 62nd annual National Day of Prayer next week. The National Day of Prayer, created in 1952 by Congress, is held annually on the first Thursday in May for people of more on this story...
 04/26/2013
New bear in town: City, Artisan Alliance unveil new fiberglass work of art
PIKEVILLE— There’s a new bear in town. The city of Pikeville and the Artisan Alliance of Pikeville-Pike County unveiled “Ursa Miner” Bear during Hillbilly Days. The 10-foot fiberglass bear is an addition to 10 other fiberglass bears that were installed throughout the more on this story...
 04/26/2013
Little Shepherd needs volunteers
JENKINS — Local residents can help one community tell the story of how the Civil War affected the region by volunteering for the production of the Little Shepherd Drama this year. The Cumberland Mountain Arts & Crafts Council is currently seeking actors and actresses for the more on this story...
 04/26/2013
Calling all waterbillies! River Trail opens today
PIKEVILLE — It’s the ‘water dog’ season in Pikeville. The Hatfield & McCoy River Trail opens to the public today, April 26, and will continue to offer water sporting opportunities every weekend until October. The Hatfield and McCoy River Tour Company, headed more on this story...
 04/17/2013
Serving Others: Shriners hospital honors Hillbilly Days Festival
Over a million dollars has been donated to the Shriners Hospital for Children in Lexington from Hillbilly Days. Several local officials traveled to the hospital on April 8 to witness a plaque commemorating Hillbilly Days being placed on the wall at the hospital. more on this story...
04/17/2013
Pike County crash rate hits all-time low PIKEVILLE — Pike County’s roads are safer today than they have been in at least five years, Kentucky Office of Highway Safety Executive Director Bill Bell reports. Bell attended the Pike County Highway Safety Team to report that Pike County no longer number one more on this story...
04/17/2013
It’s national public safety week Courtesy of PAUL MAYNARD Pikeville Public Safety PIKEVILLE — April 14-20 is set aside this year as National Public Safety Telecommunications Week. The week is to honor Dispatch Professionals for all they do behind the scenes of more on this story...
 04/17/2013
Whitney seeking forever family
Whitney is a young woman who has a very likeable personality. She likes to make jokes and laugh with others and be the center of attention. Whitney has faced many challenges in life and continues to struggle with the scars left more on this story...
 04/17/2013
Judi’s Place 5k Run/Walk for child abuse attracts hundreds
FOR A GOOD CAUSE : More than 400 runners and walkers turned out this past Saturday to take part in the 6th annual 5K Run/Walk against Child Abuse hosted by Judi’s Place for Kids. Runners gathered at the Main Street Plaza in front of the East Kentucky Exposition Center more on this story...
 04/17/2013
World Book Night coming to our town
PIKEVILLE — University of Pikeville students and faculty will be among thousands of volunteers who will go out into their communities on April 23 to share their love of reading in celebration of World Book Night. Pikeville is among the 6,200 cities and towns represented more on this story...
 04/12/2013
Water project underway
JONICAN – State and local leaders joined area residents on April 9 for a groundbreaking ceremony for a substantial water project in Pike County. After a decade of studies, funding requests, construction meetings and deadline extensions, ground was broken on the Ridgeline Road section of the more on this story...
04/12/2013
UNITE offers training: Continuing ed credits available PAINTSVILLE — Operation UNITE is offering free “ Kentucky Medical Communities UNITEd” forums in four locations over the next several months. The forums, presented by the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy and Operation UNITE, will be held on April more on this story...
04/12/2013
STLP winners announced Nearly 5,000 students from across the state competed in the Student Technology Leadership Program State Championship on March 28 in Lexington. STLP is a project-based learning program that empowers students in all grade levels to use technology to learn and achieve. It was established more on this story...
04/12/2013
Student registration underway PIKEVILLE — Local Head Start programs are accepting registration for the upcoming school year. Nearly 1,200 students are served by the Big Sandy Area Community Action Partnership’s Head Start program in the Big Sandy area, and at least 90 percent of the children are more on this story...
 04/12/2013
Free tax preparation available
PIKEVILLE – Pike countians who earn a low- to middle-income salary could be eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EIC). Gov. Steve Beshear and Lt. Gov. Jerry Abramson reminded Kentuckians to apply for the credit this tax season. “This is a great more on this story...
04/12/2013
Peanut butter and a smile By HELEN B. FAITH BSCTC Student If it’s Tuesday, it must be time for the table. Students at the Prestonsburg campus of Big Sandy Community and Technical College gather in the Student Center Atrium at midday between classes. They work at their more on this story...
 04/12/2013
Hatfield & McCoy play dates revealed
McCARR — It’s official. The Hatfield & McCoy Arts Council released dates for upcoming performances of a play based on the Hatfield & McCoy Feud. The play will be performed at the Hatfield & McCoy Park amphitheater in McCarr on Fridays, Saturdays and more on this story...
 04/12/2013
Square dance opens this weekend
ASSONNE — This weekend marks the first of many monthly square dances at the Carcassonne Community Center in Letcher County. People from all over the U. S. and from other countries travel to Letcher County to participate in the Carcassonne Community Square Dance, the longest continuously-running and more on this story...
 04/12/2013
‘Commit to Prevent’ campaign underway
FRANKFORT — April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and Kentucky leads the way in blanketing the Commonwealth in blue and silver pinwheels. The blue and silver pinwheel is a symbol of childhood and forms the cornerstone of the national Pinwheels for Prevention child abuse awareness campaign being conducted throughout more on this story...
 04/12/2013
Gaither to perform in Pikeville
PIKEVILLE – Seven-time Grammy Award winner Bill Gaither will perform at the Eastern Kentucky Expo Center this summer. Tickets are currently on sale for the June 14 concert, which will feature an evening of music, laughter and encouragement from the Gaither Vocal Band. more on this story...
 04/12/2013
April is Autism Awareness Month
LOUISVILLE — On April 2, a statewide campaign was launched as part of Autism Awareness Month. The University of Louisville Autism Center at Kosair Charities partnered with the University of Kentucky Human Development Institute, the Kentucky Department of Education, the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family more on this story...
| 05/17/2013
Pike County coal mines to open PIKEVILLE — High Ridge Mining, a Kentucky corporation owned by coal operator Bill Smith, a former vice president of Sidney Coal, has announced the development of seven deep mines in Pike County. The mine locations will be spread throughout Pike County, with locations at more on this story...
 05/17/2013
Run, walk for diabetes slated: Fundraising 5K will bring cooking classes, ‘Fit Stations’ to local parks
PIKEVILLE — A local nonprofit group is asking the public to “Run and Walk for Diabetes” next month. The Pike County Diabetes Partnership is hosting its second 5K Run/1-Mile Walk for Diabetes event on June 22 near the Hampton Inn in downtown Pikeville. Participants may also more on this story...
 05/17/2013
Cardboard Boat Regatta to benefit Relay
PIKEVILLE — The Pike County Relay for Life is asking local residents to “Make a boat and hope it floats” for the American Cancer Society. The first-ever Cardboard Boat Regatta will be held at the Thompson Road River Access, located behind Texas Roadhouse in Pikeville, from more on this story...
 05/17/2013
Rotary event May 21
PIKEVILLE — The Pikeville Rotary Club is bringing its popular “A Taste of the World” event back to the Eastern Kentucky Exposition Center. The international food sampling event will be held from 6 p. m. to 8 p. m. on Tuesday, May 21, at the Expo Center’s Main more on this story...
05/17/2013
Big Sandy Senior Games underway PRESTONSBURG —The 28th annual Big Sandy Senior Games opened last week, May 10, with a bowling competition at Pin Zone Bowling Center. Hundreds of senior citizens from Floyd, Pike, Johnson, Martin and Magoffin counties are also competing today, May 17, at the Dewey Dam more on this story...
05/17/2013
BSCTC recognizes students at ‘Honors Night’ The 12th Annual Honors Night Program was held April 12 at the Mayo campus of Big Sandy Community & Technical College. The program is designed to recognize the academic success of BSCTC students who have distinguished themselves in the following: Phi Theta Kappa, more on this story...
 05/17/2013
National College hosts graduation ceremony
On Monday, April 22, graduates from the Pikeville campus of National College reached the moment they had dreamed of and worked so diligently for, as family and friends gathered to celebrate their success during the campus’ commencement ceremony. The service, which was held at the Landmark more on this story...
 05/17/2013
Apple Blossom Festival underway
ELKHORN CITY — Elkhorn City streets will be filled with live music, food, crafts and activities for children during the annual Apple Blossom Festival. The festival will be held Friday, May 17, and Saturday, May 18, on Main Street. The Apple Blossom more on this story...
 05/17/2013
Bowling For Blessings: Christian bowling league donates thousands to residents, groups
WILLIAMSON, W. Va. — Since August, they have gathered every Thursday night at the Hatfield & McCoy Recreation Center in Williamson, W. Va. , to bowl for a good cause. On May 9, the Christian Fellowship Bowling League met for their final “Fun Night,” the end of the league’s more on this story...
 05/17/2013
Local summer camps planned
There are plenty of opportunities for local children to experience week-long or day-long summer camps in this region. Scholarships and financial aid are available at many of these camps. Aviation •The Pikeville-Pike County Airport will host its annual Aviation Camp more on this story...
 05/17/2013
SWCTC opens Williamson campus
WILLIAMSON, W. Va. — Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College held a ribbon cutting ceremony for its new Applied Technology Facility on April 16. The building is located on the Williamson Campus. The new 25,000-square-foot-building, features faculty and staff offices, classrooms, seminar more on this story...
 05/10/2013
Forum addresses civic health
PIKEVILLE — Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes discussed ways for Kentuckians to improve the overall civic health in the state during a forum hosted by the University of Pikeville on May 1. Grimes and a panel of civic and community leaders explored strategies to increase more on this story...
05/10/2013
Muscle on Main kicks off today PIKEVILLE — This weekend marks the beginning of a summer-full of events to attract car enthusiasts to Pikeville. Muscle on Main, presented by the Good Ole Boy’s Car Club and hosted by the city of Pikeville, attracts thousands of visitors to Pikeville on the second weekend more on this story...
 05/10/2013
Born learning Program helps parents prepare kids for school
MARTIN — Parents who attended the Toyota bornlearning Academy at May Valley Elementary learned to teach their children math, reading and science skills by using everyday items like cereal, canned foods and the decorations they find in a room. On May 2, May Valley congratulated those more on this story...
 05/10/2013
Pike student wins ‘Dream out Loud’ challenge
Blackberry Elementary School Student Katie Compton won the Dream Out Loud Challenge Contest. The third grader earned a $1,500 college savings account and the school received $500 in prizes during a ceremony at Blackberry on May 6. Katie was one of only more on this story...
 05/10/2013
Hundreds will race at Hillbilly Arm Drop Drags
PRESTONSBURG — Thousands of people are expected to travel to the Prestonsburg-Paintsville Combs Field on Rt. 321 this weekend for the Hillbilly Drop Arm Drag Race. More than 300 cars and 10,000 spectators are expected to attend the two-day event, coordinated through Prestonsburg Motorsports, and sponsored more on this story...
 05/10/2013
Smoot to head UNITE
LONDON — Dan Smoot, who has been part of the Operation UNITE team since its inception a decade ago, will step up to lead the organization, effective May 15. The UNITE Board of Directors voted April 30 to elevate Smoot to President and Chief Executive Officer. more on this story...
05/10/2013
Actors, actresses sought for Hatfield & McCoy play PHELPS — Local residents have an opportunity to portray the families who lived during the region’s most famous feud. The Hatfield & McCoy Arts Council, a nonprofit agency developed to provide artistic programming, educational support and historical accuracy about the Hatfield & McCoy Feud, more on this story...
 05/03/2013
Trail work completed in Letcher
Courtesy of Ky. Adventure Tourism CORBIN – Nine young people from across the U. S. are spending several weeks this spring working on trails in eastern Kentucky to help communities and state parks. The AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps team has worked in Letcher more on this story...
 05/03/2013
Local job clubs seeking clients
PRESTONSBURG – The Big Sandy Area Community Action Program invites any person in need of a job to join Job Clubs available in Floyd, Pike and Johnson counties. The Job Club program is made possible through a partnership between Big Sandy Area Community Action Program, Eastern more on this story...
05/03/2013
Repair work means long delays PIKE COUNTY – Work started last week to repair an embankment failure on KY 2061, Cowpen Road, just north of the new Airport Road in Pike County. Traffic will be stopped for long periods of time when the drilling equipment is in operation, the more on this story...
 05/03/2013
Zach craves one-on-one attention from a family
Zachariah, born in February 2001 and better known as “Zach,” is creative and smart. He has artistic talent and likes to draw. He might like to be a Boy Scout. In fact, there are lots of things he might like to do once he joins more on this story...
 05/03/2013
Floyd Rescue Squad dedicates property
PRESTONSBURG — The Floyd County Rescue Squad marked its 55th birthday on April 27 with a special dedication of its soon-to-be-constructed facility on Cliff Road in Prestonsburg. “We don’t want to make any moves without the Lord, that’s the way we operate,” Floyd County Rescue Squad more on this story...
 05/03/2013
Mingo walk raises $3K for autism center for children
WILLIAMSON, W. Va. — Approximately 400 people participated in the first-ever Mingo County Autism Awareness Walk last weekend. Local residents organized teams of fundraisers, who raised $3,391 for the West Virginia Center for Autism at Marshall University during the event, held April 27 at the Williamson Fieldhouse. more on this story...
 05/03/2013
Thousands will attend Knott trail ride: $20 admission includes concert with Logan Hall, Sundy Best
LEBURN — The Knott County Horseback Spring Trail Ride will be held May 3-5 at the Mine Made Adventure Park in Knott County, located just across the Floyd County line in Leburn. The event attracted thousands of horse enthusiasts from 16 states last year. more on this story...
 05/03/2013
Road to Fame qualifiers this weekend in Pike, P’burg
PIKEVILLE — Forty local residents will sing for placement this weekend in the Country Music Highway Road to Fame competition. The competitors include winners of Road to Fame auditions held in April in Pikeville and Prestonsburg who will go on to compete in qualifying rounds in more on this story...
 04/26/2013
Sweet Frog now open
PIKEVILLE — A new business is bringing something sweet to Pike County. Sweet Frog Frozen Yogurt opened at 276 Cassidy Blvd. in Pikeville, near the Walmart Supercenter on Thompson Road, on Tuesday, April 16, just in time for the annual Hillbilly Days Festival. more on this story...
 04/26/2013
People in business
Haynes appointed Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes recently appointed Robert M. Haynes as executive director of the Office of Business. He will oversee business filings and manage online business services. He has more than 10 years of more on this story...
04/26/2013
Prayer walk set: Community asked to help dedicate new rescue facility PRESTONSBURG — The state’s oldest rescue squad is getting a new home, but officials won’t move onto the property without properly dedicating the facility. The public is invited to help the Floyd County Rescue Squad dedicate its soon-to-be-constructed facility on Cliff Road in Prestonsburg more on this story...
04/26/2013
Trail ride slated PIKEVILLE — Hundreds of people are expected to participate in the Broken Trail Horse Club Spring Trail Ride. The event is a fundraiser for the club’s Christmas program for local children who are less fortunate. It will be held April 26-28 more on this story...
 04/26/2013
JWT producing ‘Secret Life of Girls’
PIKEVILLE — Jenny Wiley Theatre’s Footlights Theatre will perform the play, “The Secret Life of Girls,” on April 25-27 and May 3-4. The play, recommended for children in sixth grade and up, teaches lessons about bullying in school and cyberbullying. “This is more on this story...
04/26/2013
Authors highlighted event HAZARD — Author Gurney Norman was featured at “An Evening with Poets” at Hazard Community & Technical College yesterday, April 25. The event is part of the Spring Writers Conference, which begins today, April 26, with two concurrent sessions held from 10 a. m. to more on this story...
 04/17/2013
CLOSER TO COMMERCIAL AIR: Construction underway at Pikeville-Pike County Airport
PIKEVILLE —Pike County is a step closer to obtaining commercial air service. On Monday, April 15, Bizzack started construction of a $3. 3 million construction project that will extend the taxi-way at the Pikeville-Pike County Airport. The project is part of a $3. 3 million more on this story...
04/17/2013
HPC Region 10 prepares for disaster PIKEVILLE — If you see yellow and blue decontamination tents dotting your local landscape on or around April 24th, be assured there is no cause for alarm! It will simply be the Region 10 Healthcare Planning Coalition (HPC) conducting a regional full scale more on this story...
 04/17/2013
Service-learning builds on UPIKE experience
PIKEVILLE — University of Pikeville social work students understand the importance of taking what they learn in the classroom and applying their knowledge and skills addressing concerns in their communities. Polling social service centers in the region for a class project, the university’s Student Social Work more on this story...
 04/17/2013
Locals advance in the Road to Fame
PIKEVILLE — Hundreds of people between the ages of 13 and 35 have competed in the Country Music Highway Road to Fame competition. The contest continues this summer, with two more auditions open on April 27 at Fannin Motors in Ashland and on April 28 at more on this story...
 04/17/2013
Registration for Hatfield-McCoy Marathon increases
WILLIAMSON, W. Va. — David Hatfield, president of the Tug Valley Road Runners Club, reported last week that registration for the Hatfield-McCoy Marathon has more than doubled. Hatfield reported that 519 people have already pre-registered for the race on the group’s Facebook page. more on this story...
04/17/2013
Bird Day, Earth Day set for Breaks BREAKS, Va. —Breaks Park will celebrate International Migratory Bird Day (IMBD) and Earth Day on April 20 with special programming, community service, and conservation activities planned throughout the day. Birding events will begin at 8 a. m. with a Birding Field Trip led by local birding more on this story...
 04/12/2013
National drug summit a success
ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Rx Drug Abuse Summit, created through a partnership between Operation UNITE (Unlawful Narcotics Investigation, Treatment and Education) and the Appalachian Regional Commission, was held in Orlando, Fla. on April 2-4. In its second year, the event included discussions on various more on this story...
 04/12/2013
Invasive insect now in 21 counties
Courtesy of ART LANDER JR. Kentucky Afield Outdoors FRANKFORT — A one-half inch long dark metallic green beetle is responsible for the loss of tens of thousands of ash trees across northern and central Kentucky. The more on this story...
 04/12/2013
ATV Safety Day
The Kentucky Department of Agriculture staff, local emergency responders and a HealthNet 7 Air Methods helicopter crew staged a mock all-terrain vehicle accident at Belfry High School on April 3. The event, conducted by Dale Dobson of the Department of Agriculture’s Farm and Home Safety Program, also featured a more on this story...
 04/12/2013
Teaching tomorrow’s leaders
PIKEVILLE. – Examining x-rays isn’t something a third-grader typically gets to do during the course of a school day. For 53 students from Betsy Layne Elementary identifying the bones of the human body was one of many activities medical students from the University of Pikeville-Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine more on this story...
04/12/2013
Are you missing money? State treasurer seeks owners of unclaimed property FRANKFORT — Local residents have the right to claim their share of more than $13 million in abandoned or lost property that is currently being held by the state of Kentucky. Kentucky Treasurer Todd Hollenbach, who serves as custodian of all unclaimed property in more on this story...
 04/12/2013
Travis needs unconditional love
Meet Travis, an adorable 13-year-old boy who is in search of an affectionate, patient and kind family. Travis needs unconditional love in his life. He is a friendly, polite child, who has a very sad soul. He has endured much in his more on this story...
 04/12/2013
Bridge dedication slated
PIKEVILLE — The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s Highway District 12 office in Pikeville is hosting the dedication of the first bridge on U. S. 460, today, April 12, at 1 p. m. The event is free and open to the public. Although U. S. 460 is not more on this story...
 04/12/2013
‘Princess Day’ slated
PIKEVILLE — Miss Kentucky Jessica Casebolt is hosting “Princess Day in Pikeville,” a fundraiser for cystic fibrosis patients, this month. The event, open to children between the ages of three and 12, will be held from 2 p. m. to 4 p. m. on April 21 at the more on this story...
 04/12/2013
Run/Walk Against Child Abuse this weekend
PIKEVILLE — Judi’s Place for Kids will host the 6th annual 5K Run/Walk Against Child Abuse this weekend. Registration will begin at 8 a. m. on April 13 on the Main Street Plaza in front of the Eastern Kentucky Expo Center in Pikeville. more on this story...
 04/12/2013
‘Friends of the Market’ training slated
PIKEVILLE — A local event will help residents get the most out of the Farmers Market this year. The Pike County Extension Office, located on Trivette Drive in Pikeville, is offering the Friends of the Market training from 2 p. m. to 5 p. m. on April 16. more on this story...
 04/12/2013
Hundreds raise autism awareness in P’burg
PRESTONSBURG — More than 200 people participated in the Eastern Kentucky Autism Awareness Walk in Prestonsburg last weekend. The event, coordinated by the Eastern Kentucky Autism Awareness Support Group, the city of Prestonsburg and numerous businesses in Pike and Floyd counties, was held April 6 in more on this story...
 04/12/2013
Adventure race serves as national qualifier
ELKHORN CITY — Endurance athletes from all over the country are expected to participate in “The Breakdown Adventure Race,” a 15-hour, run, bike and paddle race that covers 65 challenging miles in the Elkhorn City/ Breaks Interstate Park area. The race will begin and end more on this story...
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