On Oct. 19, the Prestonsburg City Council held a public forum, in which more than 100 individuals came out, to discuss the recent issues regarding Suddenlink and the service it has been providing.
A Johnson County man was arrested on Oct. 26 after he allegedly led police on a chase which began in Prestonsburg and ended in Johnson County after he wrecked.
Three people were arrested recently on trafficking charges in connection with two separate cases worked by the Floyd County Sheriff’ Department.
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Gov. Andy Beshear, in his first public press conference since completing quarantine after being exposed to the COVID-19 virus, announced Oct. 26 new “Red Zone Reduction Recommendations” for counties which are considered as being classified as “red.”
Floyd County Schools will be moving to all-virtual instruction after being identified as a “red” county by the Floyd Health Department.
Floyd County has seen a spike of COVID-19 cases and health officials are working to deal with the increase.
On heels of several schools in Floyd County seeing positive COVID-19 cases, Prestonsburg Elementary being the latest as of Oct. 20, Floyd Schools Superintendent Danny Adkins said the district is working to navigate the pandemic.
Floyd County Schools Superintendent Danny Adkins announced Oct. 14 that Floyd Central High School will remain all-virtual until Oct. 26, just days after it was announced the school would be going virtual for the remainder of the week.
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After Kentucky saw its highest-ever daily total of new COVID-19 cases, Gov. Andy Beshear warned Kentuckians that the state is now entering the third escalation of new cases.
Kentucky released its guidance regarding Halloween activities and is recommending people avoid high-risk activities and continue to follow recommendations such as wearing masks and social distancing.
On Tuesday, Sept. 29, Gov. Andy Beshear announced two new COVID-19 related deaths in Floyd County.
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) will hold a virtual town hall from 6-7:30 p.m. ET on Sept. 17 to discuss the new four-color decision-making metric for school officials.
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BELFRY — Belfry senior Isaac Dixon has emerged as one of the top high school players in the state of Kentucky and he showed why Friday night as Belfry hosted Floyd Central.
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