PIKEVILLE — The City of Pikeville has entered into a preliminary agreement with a Lexington-based developer to explore the possibility of building a large-scale data center at the Kentucky Enterprise Industrial Park. City officials announced Friday that they signed a Memorandum of Understanding with MD Squared Power LLC on April 20, establishing a 120-day period for exclusive negotiations while both sides determine whether a final development agreement is feasible. The city emphasized that the agreement does not transfer any land, commit either side to specific terms, or guarantee that the project will move forward. Once the 120-day period expires, either […]

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CINCINNATI, Ohio — A Paintsville man who pleaded guilty to producing child pornography for secretly recording a teenage girl while she showered and changed is now appealing the sentence he received. Henry Jonathan Ritscher, 44, pleaded guilty in federal court to producing child porn back in January. Last month, he was sentenced to 25 years in prison. On Thursday, that appeal was filed in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati.Under the terms of his plea agreement, Ritscher is barred from appealing his guilty plea or conviction, and he can only appeal his sentence. During his sentencing, Ritscher had […]

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CLINTWOOD, Va. — Dickenson County is proud to announce that two local professionals have been selected to participate in the 2026-27 LEAD SWVA Program, a regional leadership development initiative led by University of Virginia’s College at Wise and supported by VCEDA and The Anne & Gene Worrell Foundation. Sabrina Stanley, Communications & Community Engagement Specialist for the Dickenson County Department of Economic Development and Tourism, and Miana Abshire, Disaster Recovery Programs Assistant with the Cumberland Plateau Planning District Commission, have been selected for this year’s cohort. Both women are residents of Dickenson County and are committed to making a positive impact […]

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ASHLAND, Ky. — The head of Addiction Recovery Care is now facing federal charges for allegedly defrauding two investors by selling the same tax credits twice. Timmy G. Robinson Jr., 50, of Louisa, was indicted Thursday in Ashland federal court on one count of wire fraud and two counts of monetary transaction derived from unlawful activity, commonly referred to as money laundering. According to the indictment, Robinson, a Louisa attorney and chief executive officer of ARC, allegedly fraudulently sold the same Employee Retention Credit assets to multiple buyers while concealing previous transactions. Federal prosecutors say ARC sought more than $6.9 […]

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ASHCAMP, Ky. — A Pike County man has been arrested after he allegedly went to a campground and moved in to the owner’s camper. A state trooper was called Wednesday evening to the Elkhorn Riders’ Retreat, at Ashcamp, over a report that a man had broken into a camper, then left on foot. A short time later, police found the man, identified as Billy Thomas, 45, whose last address was listed as the Veterans Transitional Housing Center on Douglas Parkway. Police say Thomas used a knife to break into a camper where the campground’s owner stays on the weekend, opened […]

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