Photo Credit: Jessica Adkins Momtography Pike Central’s baseball team was a young group this season, graduating just one senior, and if sophomore Jonah Hicks is any indication of what’s ahead, the future looks bright in the Hawks Nest. Hicks put together a monster year at the plate, leading the 15th Region with a .509 batting average over 33 games and 109 at-bats. He collected 55 hits, including one home run ball. As the season winds down, Hicks sits 23rd in the state in batting average, and the only player ahead of him on this side of I-75 is Hazard standout […]

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PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County man is currently set to go to trial on a child rape charge next month. Natalio Ramirez, 42, of Island Creek Road, was originally indicted in August of 2021, on one count of first-degree rape. He is accused of raping a child younger than 12 from December 2018 to September 2020. The case was dismissed in November 2022, at the request of the child’s mother. Prosecutors were reluctant to dismiss the case, but agreed after the mother promised to keep her children away from Ramirez. But in April 2025, the case was reinstated, after […]

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CLINTWOOD, Va. — The Dickenson County Board of Supervisors took significant action during their meeting on Wednesday, officially establishing a new structure for the county’s Tourism Advisory Committee and approving a range of administrative appointments. In a move aimed at streamlining tourism efforts, the board adopted new bylaws to reorganize the committee. The updated structure, designed to ensure broader representation, will now include members from the county’s three incorporated towns, Clinchco, Clintwood and Haysi; Breaks Interstate Park; local tourism attractions; and private-sector businesses, alongside at-large appointments. Two board members were unable to physically be present at the meeting due to […]

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by RODERICK MULLINS CLINTWOOD, Va. — The Dickenson County School Board convened for its monthly meeting on Wednesday, highlighting a year of significant student accomplishments, advancing new instructional initiatives, and managing routine operational business. The board opened the session by celebrating several major extracurricular achievements, including the success of the inaugural “Pack Productions” media and journalism team at Ridgeview High School. Supt. Haydee Robinson recognized student Antionette White, who made history as the division’s first-ever state champion in the Virginia High School League creative writing competition. Board members also praised the Ridgeview High School solar go-cart team, which competed in […]

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MOUNT GAY, W.Va. — Southern West Virginia Community & Technical College has announced the appointment of Elizabeth Manuel as the college’s new Interim President. Elizabeth A. Manuel has dedicated her career to increasing access to education and advancing student success initiatives throughout West Virginia. Beginning with a focus on economic and workforce development in some of the state’s most rural communities, she has spent more than two decades leading efforts to make higher education accessible, particularly for first-generation and low-income students. Throughout her more than 25 years of experience, much of Manuel’s work has involved fiscal oversight and management of […]

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