Thacker Funeral Home will be holding their annual Christmas Candlelight Memorial Service this Sunday, December 15th beginning at 6:00 PM. The event will be held at the J. U. Thacker Mausoleum on Annie E. Young Cemetery on Chloe Road, Pikeville. The service will be conducted by Justiceville Bible Baptist…
Read MoreThe City of Pikeville renewed and extended its lease with the operators of its attractions at Bob Amos Park.
Read MorePikeville, KY — A Richmond, Kentucky woman is in jail after trying to shoplift $19.72 in merchandise and assaulting police officers. According to the arrest citations, Pikeville Police responded to Walmart on theft by unlawful taking complaint. When officers arrived, store security officers advised…
Read MoreFrankfort, KY — Kentucky has reported its first death of the flu season. Louisville health officials say the victim who died Dec. 7th was an elderly person who had not been vaccinated and had underlying medical conditions. Kentucky health officials say the current flu season runs from September…
Read MoreA Pike County man under indictment for allegedly strangling his girlfriend in July has had his bond in that case revoked. The revocation comes after the man was arrested again, just last week, on the same charge for which he was under indictment. 36-year-old Dike Newsome, of Mikes Branch near Pikeville,…
Read MoreCharleston, WV — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is giving the day off to state workers on Dec. 24. Justice says Christmas Eve will be a full-day state holiday for public employees. The day before Christmas was previously listed as a half-day holiday. Justice says he wants to give the workers the…
Read MoreThe Logan County West Virginia Sheriff’s Office assisted members of the U.S. 119 Drug Task Force in executing a search warrant on a residence in Kistler. During the search, Officers found approximately 224 grams of crystal meth, approximately 13 grams of suspected heroin, a .22 caliber pistol and…
Read MoreA former Pikeville business owner has been sentenced in federal court for bankruptcy fraud. 64-year-old Barry E. Sanders, the former owner and CEO of Trailblazers, Inc., an auto and truck parts supply business formerly located in Pikeville and Lexington, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison.…
Read MoreAppalachia has suffered the most with the loss of coal jobs, a recently released report says.
Read MoreThree people appeared for arraignment Wednesday in a child abuse case in Pike County.
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