PAINTSVILLE, Ky. — Rebekah Skaggs, a retired Johnson County educator and former Kentucky Education Association (KEA) Uniserv Director, has officially launched her campaign for Kentucky’s 97th House District, representing all of Johnson and Martin Counties and the northern region of Pike County. A lifelong advocate for educators, children, and her faith community, Rebekah is entering the race with a mission to restore common sense and integrity to Frankfort. She is challenging the notion that elected office should be reserved for career politicians, calling instead for professional, experienced voices in the state capital. “If we are not in service to make […]

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Letcher County District 3 Magistrate, Deb Collier filed last week to run for Letcher County Judge-Executive.  Deb is a lifelong resident of Letcher County and is in the third year of her first term as magistrate. Deb’s focus will be to improve the daily lives of her constituents and ensure a transparent office and an open line of communication for the people of the county she loves.  “I am so excited to be able to have the opportunity to serve all people of Letcher County,” Collier said.

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PRESS RELEASE: MARSHALL ATHLETICS OXFORD, Ohio – The Marshall University Swimming and Diving Team started the Miami Invitational strong Wednesday night in the 800 Freestyle Relay. “I thought there were so good takeaways from this evening. Always tough to compete the same day of travel. The eight women navigated it well,” Herd Swimming and Diving Head Coach Ian Walsh said. “The highlight was the quartet of Molly, Maddie, Elyse, and Preslava tied for the win and set our 6th Fastest 800 Free Relay in program history. Elyse had an exceptional 3rd leg tonight, rolling a 1:48.94. This bested her previous best […]

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Editor’s note: Mountain Top News invites all candidates in our coverage area to submit press releases announcing their entry into the 2026 election. Submissions can be up to one typewritten page, along with a photo that contains no text. These announcements will be posted for free on our website. Please submit your announcements to [email protected]. by TYLER GREEN I am pleased to announce that I have officially filed for re-election as your Floyd District Judge. I am honored to have 17 years of experience in public service as a judge and prosecutor. I look forward to the opportunity to continue […]

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PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County man has been indicted, following a shooting death back in April. Paul David Coleman, 58, of Meta, was indicted Wednesday by a Pike County grand jury on a charge of second-degree manslaughter. The charge stems from an incident on April 5, when police say Coleman was involved in an altercation with Greeley “Bacon” Hurley, 30, of Stopover, in a business parking lot along Route 319 at Belfry, when Hurley was shot. He was pronounced dead when he arrived at Tug Valley ARH. No arrests were made immediately following the shooting. At the time, Kentucky […]

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