PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Pikeville Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines — Coronary Artery Disease Rural Gold Level Recognition for its commitment to offering rapid, research-based care to people experiencing a specific type of heart attack known as an ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), known to be more severe and dangerous than other types of heart attacks. Each year, more than 1 million cases of acute coronary syndrome require hospitalization in the U.S., and about 30 percent of ACS cases are classified as STEMI, caused by a complete blockage in a coronary artery.1 Like all […]

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PHELPS, Ky. — A Pike County man is facing felony charges for allegedly causing trouble at his former residence on a couple of occasions. Back in April, Ralph Thomas, 33, of Phelps, allegedly damaged a door and broke a window at the home. The arrest warrant notes he once lived in the rental property but had to leave due to pending court cases. Although a charge of criminal mischief was filed following that incident, police had never been able to arrest him. Police say Thomas returned to the home on Sunday and held two adults and two children at gunpoint, […]

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HAGER HILL, Ky. — The parents of three small children were arrested Monday evening, after one of the children tested positive for drugs. Police were called to a residence on Jenny’s Creek Road, after social workers obtained paperwork to have the children removed from the home, after the youngest child, a 2-year-old, tested positive for a “lethal amount” of meth, as well as lesser amounts of cocaine and amphetamine. The parents — identified as Brandon Patrick, 25, and Toni Brashay Short, 27, both of Hager Hill — reportedly told police they did not know how the children came in contact […]

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Ramsey pleaded not guilty during his circuit arraignment and saw his next court date set.

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The library had hardback for sale for only $1 and others for as low as 10 cents.

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