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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" >Avagail Harvey stands next her energy-efficient refrigerator, one of many improvements the Big Sandy Area Community Action Program&#8217;s Weatherization services made to her home in an effort to provide a more comfortable, safer and energy-saving environment.</p>
Weatherization program immediately improves living conditions for Honaker woman and granddaughter
Avagail Harvey’s brother, who lives next to her in the Honaker community of Floyd County, rushed to her home one night, worried her house was on fire. “He told me smoke was coming out of the house,” Avagail recalls. “I had never seen it and didn’t know what he was talking about, so he took me outside to show me. It was the steam going out of the house.” Although she used four kerosene heaters as well as unvented gas heaters to warm her ho...
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Man and woman rob bank in Virgie
VIRGIE — An all-to-familiar scene unfolded Monday, when the U.S. Bank in Virgie was robbed by two unknown assailants. According to Kentucky State Police, Post 9 received a call shortly after noon Monday from the U.S. Bank on Route 610 in Virgie, informing officers that the bank had been robbed. The preliminary investigation so far has established that two suspects, one man and one woman, entered the business and demanded the money. Accord...
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Lewis accused of attacking man, twice
IVEL — A Floyd County man is in jail, after allegedly assaulting the same man twice within two weeks. According to court records, Joey Lewis, 28, of Banner, allegedly attacked William R. Hall Jr. at the BP station in Ivel, stabbing the victim with a carpenter’s knife and screwdriver. Court records also allege Lewis broke Hall’s nose and “bit a chunch (sic) out of his back.” But this was not the first time that Hall had been the target ...
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With only one meaningful race, election appears a ho-hum affair
Primary Election Day in Kentucky is one week away, and Alison Lundergan Grimes, Secretary of State and the Commonwealth’s Chief Election Official, is encouraging all registered voters to cast their ballots on Tuesday, May 22. Grimes is also reminding voters to plan ahead for visiting their polling places. But getting ready for the choices to be made won’t require much in the way of homework for Floyd County voters. Only two contested races ...
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State, UK seek to improve mental health through supported employment
LEXINGTON — For people who live with a diagnosed mental illness, having a job can provide much more than financial support. It can provide a sense of self-worth and connection to the community, both of which are essential to maintaining mental health. Many adults with serious mental illness are capable of working and desire employment. However, in Kentucky, as with the United States in general, the vast majority are unemployed and often lac...
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BREAKING NEWS: Route 114 closed after wreck
PRESTONSBURG -- Route 114 west of Prestonsburg is currently shut down, following a two-car wreck with multiple injuries. The Floyd County Times has begun getting reports that at least one fatality has been reported, at this time. Two helicopters have been summoned to airlift accident victims. One is expected to land at Prestonsburg Elementary and the other is supposed to land at Highlands Regional Medical Center. Details of the wreck are s...
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Man and woman rob gas station
PRESTONSBURG — A Prestonsburg convenience station was the site of an armed robbery on Tuesday. According to Kentucky State Police, on Tuesday, Post 9 in Pikeville received a call of a robbery at Patel Quick Mart at Route 321 in Prestonsburg. KSP detectives say that information obtained at the scene indicates that a male and female entered the business brandished a firearm and demanded money. The suspects then fled the scene on foot w...
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Highway workers removing illegal signs
PIKEVILLE — State highway crews from District 12 are removing signs illegally placed on state right-of-way throughout the district’s seven counties — Lawrence, Johnson, Martin, Floyd, Knott, Pike and Letcher. It is illegal to install a sign on state right-of-way. It is also illegal to post a sign to a structure already installed on state right-of-way. For example, a sign should not be bolted to a guardrail. “Guardrail is there to protect ve...
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For the Record
MARRIAGE LICENSES Chad Wesley Slone to Michelle Nicole Howard both of Prestonsburg. Micca N. Ratliff to Daniel Ratliff both of Hippo. Crystal Gail Ward to Jeremy Wade Cann both of Banner. Loretta Ann Sexton of Langley to Don Alan Burke of Weeksbury. James Adrian Blackburn to Jennifer Fannin both of Prestonsburg. Avery Christopher Mackenzie Lee of Prestonsburg to Kimberly Dawn Osborne of Prestonsburg. Matthew A. Skeans of Paints...
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Research and development institute created to serve Central Appalachia
PIKEVILLE – The newly launched Central Appalachian Institute for Research and Development (CAIRD) will host its first Resource Network Conference on May 14-15 in Pikeville. More than a dozen universities, organizations, and institutions from across the region are participating in CAIRD’s growing network. These new partnerships, led by CAIRD, will harness their collective resources with the aim of building increased economic prosperity in th...
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AG alleges widespread mismanagement at David School
PRESTONSBURG — A complaint filed by the Attorney General’s Office against the David School paints a picture of a school struggling to survive chronic financial troubles, due largely to official mismanagement and misappropriation. The complaint, seeking to liquidate and involuntarily dissolve the nonprofit corporation that owns the school, was filed Friday in Floyd Circuit Court. In addition to seeking a court order barring the school from d...
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$2,500 reward offered for tips on phone line theft
Following a theft of “several hundred feet” of telephone lines that led to a five-day outage of phone and internet service in one of Floyd County’s primary commercial areas, AT&T is hoping a $2,500 reward will entice someone to step forward with information about the crime. AT&T spokesperson Cathy Lewandowski said Thursday that the reward is being offered for the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the cable theft...
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AppalReD hires new director
PRESTONSBURG — The Appalachian Research and Defense Fund has a new director, and it’s someone with some experience the Eastern Kentucky legal field. Lance Daniels will take over the agency around June 15. A native of Johnson County, Daniels is currently a major in the U.S. Army Reserve assigned to Fort Bragg Trial Defense Services in North Carolina. Prior to that, however, Daniels worked both as an assistant county attorney and as a publi...
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Police arrest eight on federal drug warrants
PIKEVILLE — Kentucky State Police and agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation office in Pikeville executed several arrest warrants in Pike County this week. According to KSP, on May 8 and 9, arrest warrants were executed for Teddy and Willa Elswick of Marrowbone, Mackie Branham of Elkhorn City, Luther Baker and Ranae Wright of Ashcamp, Brenda Silcox of Ashcamp, Gregory Hackney of Phyllis, and Justin Blackburn of Marrowbone Creek Roa...
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Chamber awards banquet next week
PRESTONSBURG — The Floyd County Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual awards banquet next week. The event, which honors noteworthy businesses and civic and community leaders, will be held at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, May 17, at the Wilkinson-Stumbo Convention Center. Tickets for the event are $35 for members and $45 for non-members. A variety of corporate sponsorships are also available, with all including up to eight tickets. For more in...
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