LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky League of Cities Executive Board approved the appointment of Pikeville Mayor Jimmy Carter to the group. As the League’s guiding body, the Executive Board sets KLC’s strategic direction, ensuring it continues to advocate effectively for Kentucky’s cities and provide valuable resources and services to its members. “Mayor Jimmy Carter has been an extraordinary advocate for Pikeville and cities across Kentucky,” said KLC Executive Director/CEO J.D. Chaney. “I am sure he will bring that enthusiasm for leadership and eastern Kentucky to the board. We know his insights and expertise will strengthen the League’s efforts to serve […]

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PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Magoffin County man has been sentenced to more than 8 years in prison, following his conviction in a federal drug case. Daniel Jackson, 57, of Salyersville, was found guilty of possession of meth and fentanyl with the intent to distribute. Jackson was arrested back in February, when he was pulled over and police found more than 93 grams of meth hidden behind the dashboard of his car and a bag of fentanyl stuffed between the back seats. During his trial back in August, Jackson testified that the drugs were not his and were planted by the […]

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GRETHEL, Ky. — A man accused of breaking into a Floyd County home helped police with his arrest by getting trapped in shrink wrap. Floyd County deputies were called to a home in Grethel, where a woman reported that she thought her son was trying to break into her home through a bedroom window. When police arrived, they found 50-year-old Darvin Shepherd lying on the front porch, tangled in what appeared to be plastic wrap. The woman told deputies she’d had an argument with her son earlier in the day and thought it was him trying to come through the […]

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PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County man has been charged with theft, after he allegedly refused to return a lost phone when he discovered there was no reward. Police were called last Wednesday by a woman who reported the incident. She said her son lost his iPhone 12 when he left it on the roof of the car. A short time later, they received a text from the phone saying it had been found and could be retrieved from an address on Phyllis Lane. When they went to get the phone, they said 44-year-old Phillip Kendrick came outside and asked […]

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LOUISA, Ky. — A Lawrence County man who has a history of not maintaining his sex offender registration has been arrested once again for not maintaining his sex offender registration. Roy Osborne, 35, of Louisa, was arrested on Wednesday. Osborne had been previously convicted of sexually abusing a 12-year-old in West Virginia. As part of his sentence, he was ordered to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life, but he has repeatedly arrested for not doing so. Since moving to Kentucky, he has been found guilty of failing to maintain sex offender registration requirements five times, […]

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