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Shooting investigation leads to assault, drug charges

Carson JonesHUDDY, Ky. — A report of a shooting has resulted in a Pike County man being arrested for assault and numerous counts of drug trafficking. Kentucky State Police troopers were dispatched to the shooting at Forest Trace Apartments, at Huddy. There, they determined that Carson Jones, 45, of Stone, had allegedly shot Chad Hurley, whose injuries were not considered life-threatening. But during their response to the shooting, they also found what was described as a large amount of drugs. Jones was arrested and charged with first-degree assault, first-degree meth trafficking, first-degree fentanyl trafficking, third-degree trafficking of an unspecified drug, and […]

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Two arrested for meth trafficking at Floyd motel

IVEL, Ky. — An investigation into drug activity at a Floyd County motel has resulted in the arrest of two people for meth trafficking. The Floyd County Sheriff’s Office received numerous tips that drugs were being sold out of room 206 at the Alpike Motel, in Ivel, and went to check it out. They knocked on the door and informed the occupants, Raymond Conn, 35, and Jennifer Bays, 46, both of Town Branch, why they were there and obtained permission to search the room. Inside, they found four bags of meth and a bag of Valium, along with scales, plastic […]

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Baird retires from Community Trust Board of Directors

PIKEVILLE, Ky. — Charles J. Baird has retired from the Board of Directors of Community Trust Bancorp, Inc., Chairman, President and CEO Mark A. Gooch has announced. The retirement was effective Jan. 3. Baird was named to the Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. Board of Directors in 1987 and has served in that role faithfully for 37 years. He was Chairman of the Corporate Retirement and Employee Benefit Committee for many years and served on the Executive Committee of the Corporate Board of Directors. “We wish Charles and his wife Kitty the very best in his retirement from our Board of […]

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Mettu Children’s Hospital welcomes new pediatric gastroenterologist

PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Pikeville Medical Center is pleased to announce the addition of Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Samir Softic, MD, who recently joined the pediatric medical staff at the Mettu Children’s Hospital. In recent years, Pikeville Medical Center has celebrated many accomplishments in pediatric medicine, as PMC has diligently and passionately worked to increase services for this population. On Jan. 2, PMC reached yet another milestone, welcoming Dr. Softic, a board-certified pediatric gastroenterologist who brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to Eastern Kentucky. Dr. Softic has trained at some of the nation’s top institutions such as Boston’s Children’s Hospital and Cincinnati […]

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Floyd board releases letter in response to criticism of superintendent hiring

EASTERN, Ky. — One day after the Floyd County Board of Education sparked backlash by selecting Tonya Horne-Williams to be its next superintendent, the district has provided the media with a letter from her attorney responding to the criticism. The controversy surrounded Horne-Williams’ alleged involvement in what the Kentucky Department of Education called a scandal involving cheating on state standardized tests at Betsy Layne Elementary in 2019. At that time, she worked in the district’s central office as a staff supervisor. In 2021, she agreed to not work in any Kentucky public school for three years, backdated to 2019, to […]

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