PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County man is facing a felony theft charge, after police found him with $3,000 worth of telecommunications cable in his truck. Kentucky State Police responded early Saturday morning after AT&T reported cable theft at Sookey’s Creek. They found Joshua McCoy, 34, of Pikeville, with the cable in the back of his truck. McCoy told police he found the cable lying on the ground, but AT&T said it had video of the theft. He was arrested and charged with theft between $1,000 and $10,000. The charge is punishable by up to five years in prison.

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LONDON, Ky. — The Jenkins school board and other defendants have responded to a podcaster’s lawsuit by denying any wrongdoing and asking a judge to toss the case out. Elizabeth Jones is suing district and several individuals affiliated with it, after she received a letter from the board’s attorney banning her from the district’s schools and district-sponsored events. The letter said the reason for the ban was that she had made unspecified social media posts that were considered harassment. Jones filed a federal lawsuit alleging that the district was retaliating against her for exercising her First Amendment rights and violated […]

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PRESS RELEASE: MARSHALL ATHLETICS TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Marshall Softball (2-2) was tasked with a Saturday doubleheader against No. 7 Florida State, falling 6-2 and 10-2 in five innings Saturday. Sydni Burko starred for the Herd, homering in both contests against the nationally ranked Seminoles. The sophomore transfer from Ona drove in all of Marshall’s runs on the season’s second day.  First Game: #7 Florida State 6, Marshall 2 Burko hit her first home run for the Herd on a full count with two outs in the 7th, scoring Diamond Leslie. The blast prevented a shutout but it was not for a lack of […]

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COAL RUN VILLAGE, Ky. — The city of Coal Run paid tribute to the son of a city commissioner who died over the weekend. Joe Steele, 26, son of Commissioner Mike Steele and Carol Steele, died following a battle with cancer. Because his favorite color was royal blue, the Coal Run city hall was illuminated in blue Saturday night. His full obituary follows: Joseph Alexander Steele, age 26, of Coal Run Village – Pikeville, Kentucky passed away February 7, 2026 at Pikeville Medical Center following a long illness. Joseph was born March 18, 1999 at Pikeville, Kentucky the son of Joseph Michael and Carol […]

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PRESS RELEASE: MOREHEAD STATE ATHLETICS MOREHEAD, Ky. —  The Morehead State men’s basketball team will look to return to the win column after two setbacks as the Eagles take on the Ohio Valley Conference leader UT Martin in a nationally televised contest Saturday. Game time is 4 p.m. ET. The game will air on ESPNU with Robert Lee and Richie Schueler and the Eagle Sports Radio Network. Listen to Chuck Mraz on WIVY-96.3 FM (flagship station), on WMST 106.9 FM, WPKE 98.1 in Pikeville, WPRT 104.5 in Prestonsburg or on MSUEagles.com. MSU is 7-3 in linear ESPN regular-season games in the past seven […]

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