Eastern KY Road Work Motorists in Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Lawrence, Letcher, Martin and Pike counties can expect to encounter slow-moving caravans of trucks and heavy equipment which is now underway. These equipment convoys will spray waterborne pavement striping on asphalt surfaces. The work is weather-dependent.Drivers are advised to observe signs on the convoy vehicles…
Pikeville Fires Last night in downtown Pikeville, crews with the Pikeville Fire Department responded to reports of a fire at 121 South College St.Officials with the department said the call came through and the fire was mostly extinguished in around 30 minutes.The home had minor damage and the exteriors of two neighboring homes were…
White Oak Hill Recovery Center It’s now open. Addiction Recovery Care (ARC) is expanding its services in Kentucky.White Oak Hill will serve as a 140-bed men’s residential drug and alcohol treatment center.The facility is located at the old Inez Middle School. Purchased back in 2020, the property has undergone complete renovations.Tim Robinson, CEO of…
Electric Power Change-Up The Kentucky Public Service Commission officially approved the sale of Kentucky Power from American Electric Power to Liberty Utilities, Inc. Thursday.After an announcement in October 2021, Liberty officially filed to purchase Kentucky Power and AEP Kentucky Transmission Company, LLC in January 2022 for more than $2.8 billion, including taking on more…
Eastern KY Water Improvements Some great news for Eastern KY. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Congressman Hal Rogers have announced the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) will be awarding $1.5 million to the Sandy Hook Water District.The funds, which come from ARC’s infrastructure program, will help improve water systems in the area.According to a…
Appalachian Opioid Update Federal, state and local law enforcement and health officials gathered in Cincinnati this week to announce a significant law enforcement operation regarding the opioid epidemic in the Appalachian region.This announcement regards the Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid Strike Force (ARPO), an operation that aims to target medical professionals who have abused their…
Arrest In Stanton A disagreement that began over a car ended with police saying the suspect in an early morning shooting that left one person critically injured is now in custody.According to Stanton Police Department, 21-year-old Aaron Couch has been taken into custody after an “extensive foot chase.”Police said the shooting happened inside a…
Independence Day At Pikeville The City of Pikeville announced April 25 that the “Independence Day at Pikeville” 4th of July festival will be happening again this summer. The 2022 festival held July 2 through July 4, will include a street festival, live music, family fun at the park and fireworks show.The city also said…
Korean War Soldier Burial Using DNA and other evidence officials say the remains of a recently identified Eastern Kentucky soldier who was killed in the Korean War will be interred in his hometown of Whitesburg.The U.S. Army Human Resources Command at Fort Knox said in a statement that graveside services for Army Cpl. Donald…
Corvette Museum A new education gallery is planned for visitors at the National Corvette Museum in south-central Kentucky, officials said.The gallery will take the place of a children’s area and will give the museum the opportunity to provide educational experiences for the next generation of Corvette enthusiasts, engineers and designers, museum spokeswoman Mariah Hughes…