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Industrial drying units were brought into help dry out the Floyd County Annex after a flush valve burst in an upstairs toilet last week.
County offices awash in toilet water
PRESTONSBURG — Industrial strength drying apparatus were brought in this week after an overnight leak at the Floyd County Courthouse Annex turned into a deluge which forced several offices to relocate. Judge Executive R.D. “Doc” Marshall said Tuesday that a leak in an upstairs restroom of the Floyd County Annex was caused after a flush valve in a toilet burst. “The whole side of it just split,” Marshall said, “and it just kept running for...
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Deal reached in animal cruelty case
PRESTONSBURG — Charges against a Prestonsburg woman who was charged more than two dozen animal cruelty charges plead guilty Monday after the charges were reduced to misdemeanors. Vanessa Howard, of Prestonsburg, was arrested last November after animal control officials found 30 allegedly neglected animals in her possession. The original criminal complaint also stated that Howard had seven dead dogs inside a garbage bag on her front porch an...
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Police are searching for Scottie R. Bradley who escaped custody from the Floyd County Courthouse Tuesday.
Escaped jail inmate caught
PRESTONSBURG - A manhunt for an escaped prisoner in Floyd County is over, following a nearly two-day search. According to Kentucky State Police, Wednesday evening, at approximately 9:34 p.m. Scottie Bradley was taken into custody near Auto Brokers car dealership by Kentucky State Police Troopers John Gabbard, Sgt. David Peppi, and Prestonsburg Police Department Officer Jonathan Pack. Prestonsburg notified KSP earlier that evening that an un...
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Food banks seek state General Fund dollars
LEXINGTON—Kentucky’s food banks want state General Fund support for their operations, a state legislative committee was told Wednesday. Thirty eight states provide General Fund support for food banks, according to Tamara Sandberg with the Kentucky Association of Food Banks, but Kentucky is not one of them. She told the Interim Joint Committee on Agriculture that Kentucky’s food banks need around $300,000 a year in General Fund support to me...
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BREAKING: Escaped inmate caught
PRESTONSBURG - A man who escaped custody yesterday has been caught and returned to jail. Officials with the Floyd County Jail have confirmed to Times Staff that Scottie R. Bradley, 31, of Blue River, who escaped deputies custody Tuesday after his preliminary hearing, has been recaptured. Times Staff will have more information as it becomes available.
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Highlands to ‘reduce costs, streamline’
PRESTONSBURG — Citing weakness in the local economy, one of the largest employers in the region is announcing plans to “reduce expenses and streamline operations.” Highlands Regional Medical Center announced the move Monday, citing a need to respond to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act commonly known as “Obamacare,” as well as Medicaid managed care, increases in bad debt, and competition from out-of-the-area providers. “Inpat...
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Kentucky’s graduation rate among most improved in nation
FRANKFORT – Gov. Steve Beshear praised the state’s educators today for significantly raising the graduation rate among Kentucky students. The rate moved from 63.7 percent for the class of 2000 to 77.2 percent for the class of 2010 (the latest data available), an increase of 13.5 points and the third most improved among all states. During the same time the national graduation rate improved 7.9 percentage points to 74.7 percent. The data is r...
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New data shows 750,000 Kentuckians are at risk of hunger
BEREA — A new study finds that 750,000 people in Kentucky – including 225,000 children – do not always know where they will find their next meal. In all, 17 percent of the population in Kentucky struggle with hunger, according to research released today by Feeding America, the nation’s largest hunger-relief organization. The findings are from Feeding America’s “Map the Meal Gap” study, which estimates the rate of food insecurity for both th...
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Free diabetes screening offered next week
PRESTONSBURG — Three weeks after a local health advocacy group declared diabetes a “crisis of epidemic proportions” in Floyd, Johnson and Magoffin counties, a newly opened medical office announced it will be offering free diabetic screening next Wednesday. King’s Daughters Medical Center will offer the screenings beginning at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 19, at the new King’s Daughters Medical Specialties, located on 1279 Old Abbott Mountain Roa...
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Kentuckians urged to take life saving measures into own hands
LEXINGTON — When it comes to cases of sudden cardiac arrest, bystander CPR can double or even triple survival rates, but in the majority of such incidents there is no immediate help. According to Kim Harkins, who heads a resuscitation consortium, that’s partly due to people not being certain how to perform CPR, or they may be wary of giving mouth-to-mouth. Harkins said however that the recommended method has changed over the years so it’s n...
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<p>State Department of Education Instructional Specialist Carol Mullins helped train principals and teachers in the Pike County School District on the new system of professional evaluation. The District is piloting the program.</p>
Pike Schools Piloting Teacher Evaluation Program
The Pike County School System is getting a head start on the rest of the state by piloting a new system of teacher and administrator evaluation. Trainers Abbie Combs, a consultant with Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative (KVEC) and Carol Mullins, Instructional Specialist for the state Department of Education, have been spending time in the district training principals and teachers on the Professional Growth and Effectiveness System (PGE...
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<p>Eileen Cackowski, executive director of the Kentucky Commission on Community Volunteerism and Service, addressed AmeriCorps members of the UNITE Service Corps during a year-end celebration luncheon in May.</p>
UNITE Service Corps touching young lives
PRESTONSBURG – “You give hope. You touch lives. And, you do that every year.” That was the sentiment of long-time educator John Hale, principal at Somerset Christian School and chairman of the Rockcastle County UNITE Coalition, who praised the efforts and achievements of UNITE’s Service Corps during a year-end celebration held last month at the Mountain Arts Center in Prestonsburg. “Education is a noble profession. You won’t get rich, but...
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Rift between judge, magistrates widening
PRESTONSBURG — The animosity between Floyd County magistrates and the judge executive reached the boiling point this week, after magistrates responded to statement previously issued by Judge-Executive R.D. “Doc” Marshall. Magistrates John Goble, Hattie Owens, Warren Jarrell and Ronnie Akers each signed their names in a response to an opinion piece submitted by Marshall two weeks ago. In it, they claim they have been looking out for the coun...
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KDMC seeking community input on health needs
ASHLAND – What are the top issues affecting the health of your community? King’s Daughters Medical Center wants to know! Now through June 30, KDMC is asking residents of Boyd, Carter, Floyd, Greenup, Johnson and Lawrence counties in Kentucky and Scioto and Lawrence counties in Ohio to participate in an online needs assessment. The survey can be found online at kdmc.com/needs. The survey includes questions about access to primary care, s...
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13 killed on state roads last week
FRANKFORT – Preliminary statistics indicate that 13 people died in 13 separate crashes on Kentucky’s roadways from Monday, June 3, through Sunday, June 9. Two single-fatality motor vehicle crashes occurred in Jefferson County. One of the victims was not wearing a seat belt and one of the crashes involved the suspected use of alcohol. One single-fatality, motor vehicle crash each occurred Barren, Boyd, Boyle, Lawrence, Logan, Meade, Pike a...
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