LEBURN, Ky. — The Democratic candidate for Kentucky’s Fifth District Congressional seat and the Republican judge-executive of Knott County sparred on social media Saturday evening, in a dispute of a planned Democratic rally. Shortly after 4:30 p.m., Prestonsburg attorney and Democratic House candidate Ned Pillersdorf accused Knott County Judge-Executive Jeff Dobson of “blatant discrimination” by the “likely illegal” cancellation of a Jan. 29 reservation of the Knott County Sportsplex, where Pillersdorf planned a rally his campaign and Democrats running for U.S. Senate. Pillersdorf said that the rally will now take place at the Hazard Forum on the same date. Shortly […]

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MARTIN, Ky. — A Floyd County man was arrested Thursday, after police raided his home and seized a large amount of drugs. Officers with Kentucky State Police Drug Enforcement Special Investigations East Unit served a search warrant at the Sunny Road home of David Ousley, 44. During their search, they seized nearly three-quarters of a pound of meth, 23 Xanax bars, three oxycodone tablets, 21 methadone wafers, 26 Tramadol tablets and 7 lbs. of marijuana, along with 21 long guns, 10 handguns and about $5,400 in cash. After he was read his rights, the police report alleges Ousley told police […]

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EASTERN, Ky. — A Floyd County woman was arrested for DUI and other charges while in the school pickup line. It happened Wednesday afternoon at Duff-Allen Central Elementary, where a school resource officer approached a car to ask who the driver was picking up. The police report says that when the woman, identified as Jessica Rocha, 30, rolled down her window, he immediately detected a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. He also wrote that three children were in the car and she told him she was there to pick up a fourth. The officer said she had […]

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PRESS RELEASE: UK ATHLETICS LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Kentucky cheerleading squad will compete in the Universal Cheer Association national championships beginning on Saturday in Orlando. UK will compete in two different competitions during the event. First up will be the Division 1A Coed competition, with Kentucky competing at 12:50 on Saturday afternoon. Finals for the Division 1A Coed competition will be on Sunday night, and the winners will be announced late that evening. Kentucky has won this division 24 times, more than any other school. Kentucky will also have a squad competing in the University World Cup Cheerleading Championships, which […]

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PRESS RELEASE: UK ATHLETICS LEXINGTON, Ky. – The 2026 rifle season has arrived as the University of Kentucky rifle team will compete for the first time this new year in back-to-back tri-matches against Alaska and Nebraska in Fairbanks, Alaska on Saturday and Sunday.  Both matches will start at Noon ET and feature two relays. The first relay will compete in smallbore and then air rifle, followed by the same format for the second relay. Saturday’s action will take place at the Tanana Valley Sportsman Association, while Sunday’s will be a home match for Alaska in the E. F. Horton Rifle […]

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