PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A legal dispute between 3M Company and three attorneys over hundreds of coal-worker dust-mask lawsuits has moved into another procedural fight, with 3M asking a federal judge to take judicial notice of developments in related cases and Pikeville attorney Glenn Hammond arguing the request improperly seeks to strengthen 3M’s allegations after the fact. The latest filings concern 3M’s federal lawsuit against Hammond, Michael B. Martin and John “Johnny” Givens. In its amended complaint, 3M alleges the three attorneys participated in an unlawful enterprise that filed and prosecuted more than 850 claims against the company in Kentucky courts, […]

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by MARK METCALFKentucky State Treasurer A few months ago, a Kentucky coal miner came to one of our unclaimed property county roadshows and discovered something he never knew was his: a significant amount of money waiting for him. For his family, it couldn’t have come at a better time. They were preparing to welcome a new child. Just the year before, the family had lost their home in the devastating Eastern Kentucky floods. They had already endured tremendous hardship when they learned the Kentucky Treasury was holding a substantial amount of money that belonged to them. That money could not […]

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SISSONVILLE, W.Va. — The Pike County Central High School Marching Hawks continued an outstanding competitive season with a championship performance at the Sissonville Marching Band Invitational on Saturday, September 19, 2026, at Sissonville High School. The Marching Hawks delivered a strong performance, capturing Class Champion honors before earning the event’s top overall distinction as Grand Champion. With the victory, the Marching Hawks successfully defended their Grand Championship title from last season, making Pike Central back-to-back Grand Champions at Sissonville. Pike Central earned top marks across multiple areas of competition, receiving first-place Color Guard, first-place Music, first-place Marching, and second-place Percussion. […]

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Kentucky Power Foundation awards $36,000 for new exhibit at Big Sandy Heritage Center Pikeville Main Street and the Pikeville Community Foundation have been awarded $36,000 in grant funding from The Kentucky Power Foundation for a new exhibit on Paleo-Indians. According to a press release issued by Pikeville Main Street, the new exhibit “will celebrate and educate the public about the culture and history of the Indigenous people who settled eastern Kentucky.” The interactive exhibit will feature 3D replicas of artifacts, maps, and touch screen displays. Main Street Director Jill Dotson stated in the press release, “One of Main Street’s goals […]

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PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — Prosecutors in the murder case against M.K. McKinney are asking a Pike Circuit Court judge to allow evidence of two prior incidents involving knives at his father’s home in Martin. According to a notice filed by Floyd County Commonwealth’s Attorney Brent Turner, both incidents allegedly occurred after people left the Seasons Inn and gathered at the McKinney residence on Arkansas Creek Road. McKinney is charged with the murder of Amber Spradlin in his father’s home early on the morning of June 18, 2023. She had been stabbed at least a dozen times in the head and neck. […]

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