Pikeville shortstop Cassidy Slater tripled and then came home on a two-out wild pitch in the bottom of the seventh inning to rally the Lady Panthers to a 3-2 win over previously unbeaten Logan at windy Myers Field on Saturday afternoon. Slater had two hits and scored twice as Pikeville moved to 3-4. Shana Ray […]

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PHELPS, Ky. — A Pike County woman has been arrested for fleeing the scene of an accident after threatening the other driver with a gun. The crash happened back on March 9. A driver told police she was involved in a wreck with a black Chevy S-10. Following the collision, the driver told police the other driver pulled to the side of the road, pointed a gun at her, then fled the scene. After investigating, police identified the suspect as Teresa Whitt, 49, of Phelps. Police finally caught up to her Thursday night. She was arrested and charged with leaving […]

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Belfry took the lead away from Floyd Central in the bottom of the second inning and went on to score a 9-1 win in a game played at Massey Energy Field on Thursday night. Winning pitcher Molly Fahm allowed just to hits as the Lady Pirates improved to 3-0. Sydney Stafford tripled and singled, scored […]

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Pike Central third baseman Liv Sanders had a pair of RBI-singles and scored one run as the Lady Hawks defeated Pikeville, 3-1, in a game played at Myers field on Thursday night. Winning pitcher Chloe Hannah took a shutout to the seventh inning before Pikeville scored its lone run. Catcher Ginna Jones doubled and came […]

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FRANKFORT, Ky. — A drug known as “gas station heroin” because it is so new that stores have been selling it over the counter is going out of business in Kentucky. Gov. Andy Beshear signed an emergency regulation yesterday classifying the drug tianeptine as a Schedule I controlled substance. “Today, Kentucky became a safer place,” Gov. Beshear said. “Until now, someone looking for a heroin-like high could walk into certain places or buy this harmful product online. We’re committed to protecting Kentuckians from this kind of harm, and if someone is struggling with abuse, we’re here to help.” The drug […]

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