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Police recover stolen vehicles, parts
MARTIN — A report of a stolen coal truck led not only to the recovery of the truck, but the discovery of several other vehicles and parts. Kentucky State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement officers received a tip Saturday reporting the possible location of the stolen truck. When officers responded to the location, along Route 1210 at Caney Fork, they found a red 1996 Mack coal truck which had been reported stolen earlier. But that was ...
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<p>photo by Ralph B. Davis</p><p>Keith Napier, Big Sandy Task Force manager with Operation UNITE, told members of Communities Against Drug Addiction that drugs like heroin are starting to become a bigger problem, during the group&#8217;s monthly meeting Tuesday at Pit Stop BBQ.</p>
With painkillers more scarce, heroin begins to thrive
PRESTONSBURG — As restrictions on prescription painkillers become tighter in the wake of new legislation, officials battling substance abuse in Eastern Kentucky say some addicts are turning to more illicit markets to get their fix. Heroin is growing in popularity across Appalachia, according to law enforcement officers and substance abuse counselors, who say they are seeing a surge in “black tar” heroin from Mexico. Mike Vance, a partner ...
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Lesley Gray (right) pictured with a running partner following a marathon in Louisville last September.
Gray completes marathon minutes before explosions
BOSTON — A Floyd County native who completed her first Boston Marathon only minutes before Monday’s explosions says she will not let acts of terrorism keep her from future races. “If I qualify again, I’ll be back; and I’ll bring all of my running partners with me,” was Prestonsburg native Lesley Gray’s response to her first Boston Marathon being marred by tragedy Monday afternoon. Gray says at first, she wasn’t so certain whether or not s...
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For the Record
MARRIAGE LICENSES April Day Collins of East Point to Tony Ray Honeycutt of Ivel. Evetta Emmaline Smallwood of Wheelwright to Stephen Baldridge of Blountville, Ind. Christy Lynn Workman to Darrell Ross Wilhite, both of Huddy. Mattie Rochella Craft to David Bruce Hackworth, both of Prestonsburg. CHARGES FILED Joseph M. Barruzza, 47, Prestonsburg – making illegal copies of recordings. Elizabeth A. Brewer-Barruzza, 43, Prestonsbur...
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Autism 5k
Highlands 5K raises funds for autism center
PAINTSVILLE — The Highlands Foundation kicked off Autism Awareness Month by hosting its fourth annual Autism Jigsaw 5K on Saturday, April 6, beginning at the Highlands Medical Office Building in Paintsville. Approximately 275 people registered for the event. Between registrations and donations, the race yielded roughly $17,000 in funds for the Highlands Center for Autism. The event began with a Kids’ Fun Run. This year’s first- and second...
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Science Center offers slate of events for Astronomy Day
PRESTONSBURG — The East Kentucky Science Center will be rocketing into space next Saturday, April 20, as the center celebrates National Astronomy Day. That day, the East Kentucky Science Center and Planetarium will be open from noon to 4 p.m., with planetarium shows, hands-on activities, NASA handouts, and solar observing if the sky is clear. This year’s activities are sponsored in part by NASA, and participants will have a chance to win ...
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Tourism renews support for reenactment, rescue squad
PRESTONSBURG — Prestonsburg Tourism renewed its commitment to the Friends of Middle Creek and the Floyd County Rescue Squad during a board meeting this week. During the regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday of the Prestonsburg Convention and Visitors Bureau, board members voted unanimously to continued supporting the Friends of Middle Creek. The group was awarded $3,000, down $1,000 from last year, but the board said that money would be shift...
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James E. DeRossett
Heroin charge upped to trafficking
PRESTONSBURG — Drug charges against an Allen man grew in severity this week, after a possession charge was upgrading to trafficking. James Edward DeRossett, 50, of Allen, was arrested last week on Route 1428, by Kentucky State Police troopers after being found in possession of heroin. On Monday of this week, the possession charge was dropped, and DeRossett was instead charged with first-degree trafficking. First-degree trafficking in a co...
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Murder trial delayed until June
PRESTONSBURG — The trial of a Floyd County man charged with two counts of murder will have to wait a while longer, after the trial was continued this week. The case against James Slone, of Melvin, was postponed until June 24. Slone is on trial for murder after a car accident, in which he was allegedly under the influence, claimed the lives of two people. Slone is charged with two counts of murder, four counts of first-degree assault and o...
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Man tries, fails to rob Family Dollar
BETSY LAYNE — Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a man who attempted to rob the Family Dollar store at Betsy Layne Thursday morning. According to Kentucky State Police, dispatchers received a call at 9 a.m., reporting an attempted robbery of the business. Police say an unidentified man walked into the business and demanded cash from the clerk, but fled before taking any money. The man is described as approximately 5 feet, ...
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Task force head to address CADA
PRESTONSBURG — Keith Napier, the Big Sandy Task Force manager with Operation UNITE, will be the featured speaker next week at April meeting of Communities Against Drug Addiction. Napier recently made headlines for his role in arresting three people charged in connection with a pill pipeline between Ohio and Salyersville. The April meeting CADA will be held in an different location, as the group will meet at Pit Stop BBQ, located at the mo...
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<p>photo by Ralph B. Davis</p><p>Work crews Thursday dismantled and removed the traffic median along Route 80, as part of rehabilitation work along the highway. The project, which has narrowed a 5.5-mile stretch of the road to two lanes, is expected to take at least four months.</p>
Route 80 reduced to two lanes for ‘major’ rehab
MARTIN — Work crews have begun what state officials are calling a “major” highway rehabilitation project, along Route 80, between Martin and Prestonsburg. “This is more than just milling and putting down new pavement,” said Mary Westfall-Holbrook, chief district engineer at Highway District 12. “The contractor, Mountain Enterprises, will repair the slotted drains next to the median, clean ditchlines, flush drainage pipes, replace substandar...
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Ky. Power seeks to buy biomass energy
FRANKFORT — A reclaimed coal mine could soon be the site of renewable energy and economic diversification beyond coal, if the state Public Service Commission approves a plan by Kentucky Power to purchase electricity from a planned biomass power plant. The utility filed an application Wednesday with the PSC, seeking approval to enter into a renewable energy purchase agreement with ecoPower Generation. Under the agreement, Kentucky Power woul...
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<p>photo by Allen Bolling</p><p>Over 100 people lined the streets of Prestonsburg Saturday, during the annual Autism Awareness Walk.</p>
Over 100 walk to call attention to autism
PRESTONSBURG — More than 100 people turned out downtown Saturday to participate in a walk aimed at bringing awareness to autism. Community members turned out in droves last weekend to help celebrate Autism Awareness Month with an event designed to create more awareness about the disorder. Autism rates are at an all-time high now in America, with 1 in 50 children between the ages of 6 and 17 falling into the spectrum. Saturday’s event, was...
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Floyd County eligible for philanthropy grants
The Center for Rural Development and Brushy Fork Institute are accepting grant proposals from Floyd County through April 22 for Appalachian Rural Development Philanthropy Initiative (ARDPI) mini-grants to fund philanthropic capacity-building activities. Government and non-profit organizations in 43 Southern and Eastern Kentucky counties are eligible to apply for up to $8,000 in federal grant funding through the Appalachian Regional Commissi...
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