BELFRY, Ky. — A Pike County man was taken to jail after telling police he had been bitten by a snake, when he actually hadn’t. A state trooper went to check to see if 43-year-old Billy Evans needed any help around 9:30 Saturday night, after spotting him on the side of the road with his truck near Belfry. The officer wrote in his report that Evans came from the front of his truck carrying a copperhead, saying he had just been bitten before throwing the snake in the weeds. He then showed the officer a knot on his arm where […]

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Legendary quarterback set seven NCAA records, 14 SEC records and 26 school records during his Wildcat career Legendary Kentucky quarterback Tim Couch has been named to the 2024 ballot for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame, the National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced today. Couch is one of 78 […]

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PIKEVILLE, Ky. — The U.S. Postal Service has announced the immediate closure of the Pikeville Post Office on Thompson Road, in the Pikeville Commons shopping center, until further notice. The Postal Service said in its announcement that the building has been ordered to be evacuated due to “structural issues,” but provided no further detail. The downtown Post Office on Main Street will remain open. Customers with a post office box will be able to pick up their mail from that location.

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Pikeville ace hurler Isaac Duty pitched well enough to send the Panthers to the Elite 8 of the state baseball tournament under sunny skies at Counter Clocks Field in Lexington. On Friday. Harrison County scored a pair od unearned runs, including the game winner on a wild pitch, to beat the Panthers, 2-1. Duty scattered […]

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MATEWAN, W.Va. — Timothy Kennedy, 29, of Beech Creek, the man wanted for shooting and killing West Virginia State Police Sgt. Cory Maynard, is now in custody. Police say Kennedy killed Maynard and then fled into the surrounding area, prompting a manhunt for several hours. Word of his arrest came just before 11 p.m. Details of his capture were not immediately available.

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