PRESS RELEASE: MARSHALL ATHLETICS HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall Baseball was picked fourth in the 2026 Sun Belt Conference Preseason Coaches Poll on Wednesday, as announced by the league office. “We are excited about the upcoming season. To be honest, pre-season polls don’t mean a lot. If you remember we were picked 12th last year and finished fourth. What I do believe it is saying is that other people are noticing the energy and growth of Marshall Baseball like all of us are feeling in Herd Nation. We are working hard, look forward to completing and building on this momentum,” Herd Baseball Head Coach Greg […]

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WISE, Va. — A Russell County, Va., man has been arrested in connection with a shooting Tuesday in Wise. The Wise County Sheriff’s Office and University of Virginia’s College at Wise Campus Police responded to the shooting on Sykes Boulevard. Police say the victim was shot in the back while sitting in a pickup truck. The shooter fled the scene in a Nissan Rogue after firing several shots into the truck. The victim was taken to the hospital for treatment. Sheriff’s deputies later identified Ronnie Wayne Phillips Jr., 42, of Castlewood, as their suspect and arrested him. Police say he […]

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PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — The lingering effects of winter snowstorms have created challenges for everyone, and that includes your garbageman. As a result, Rumpke is offering advice to its customers in Floyd County on how to make sure your trash can be collected. Those tips include: Rumpke notes that its crews are collecting trash as conditions allow, but delays may happen. For more information, they invite customers to visit rumpke.com or give them a call at (800) 828-8171.

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LONDON, Ky. — A Floyd County woman is set to enter a guilty plea in a federal drug case, while her codefendant continues to consider a plea offer. Stephanie Hall, 32, of Maytown, and Briana Hope Hunter, 31, of McDowell, were arrested in May of 2024, following a traffic stop. A state trooper pulled them over for excessive window tint, then found nearly half a pound of meth in their car. Both were later indicted by a federal grand jury on a charge of conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams of meth. That charge is punishable by a prison […]

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The Magoffin County Animal Shelter hopes to win $500 in supplies.

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