BELFRY, Ky. — A Belfry Elementary custodian who is known affectionately as the “BES Papaw” is a finalist for a statewide award honoring school support staff. Estil Hylton has been with the school for nine years, and his coworkers say he arrives before dawn, routinely stays late and often volunteers on the weekend to ensure the school runs smoothly. The 82-year-old Hylton is now one of three finalists for the Fred Award, competing against an Estill County custodian and a Boone County para-educator. The Fred Award, now in its 17th year, is given out annually by the Kentucky Association of […]

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PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Mountain Top Media has named Brittany Rowe as its new sports director. Rowe brings unmatched excitement to her new position. She has served as Assistant Sports Director for Mountain Top Media since January 2023, working alongside former Sport Director Teddy Paynter, who passed away last month. She worked as Interim Sports Director when Paynter fell ill earlier this year. “I am excited to continue to grow our sports department and expand our coverage area for our local athletes,” Rowe said. “I have big shoes to fill, stepping into this role following the great Teddy Paynter, and I […]

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PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — For the second time in a month, a clerk working in Prestonsburg has been accused of using credit card numbers she obtained at work to go on a spending spree. Katie Picklesimer, 38, of Tutor Key, has been employed as a clerk at the King’s Daughters Medical Center clinic on US 23 in Prestonsburg. Part of her duties in that role was to accept payment for patient co-pays, many of which were paid with credit cards. Prestonsburg Police Det. Dennis Hutchinson, who had been investigating a case in which a clerk at the Prestonsburg driver’s license office […]

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GRUNDY, Va. — Police fanned out across Buchanan County on Thursday, armed with arrest warrants for 38 people, 18 of which had been arrested by early evening. The effort was led by Commonwealth’s Attorney Nikki Stiltner and Sheriff Allen Boyd, with support from a number of law enforcement agencies in the area. “Let this be a clear message to anyone attempting to poison our community with drugs: We will relentlessly pursue you and ensure that justice is served,” Stiltner said. “We stand united with our law enforcement partners to eradicate drug trafficking from Buchanan County and will not rest until […]

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FALLSBURG, Ky. — Four people are in jail on drug charges, after the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office responded to an overdose call and found meth and heroin. Deputies were called to a discount store at Fallsburg, where a man was said to be overdosing in the parking lot. While they were on their way, firefighters let them know that one of the men with him was trying to flee because of an outstanding warrant. The firefighters also spotted a woman in the group toss a black box under the vehicle they were in. When they arrived on the scene, they […]

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