The Pike County Central High School Marching Hawks placed First in Class AA at this past weekend’s Thunder on the Hill competition at Huntington High School in Huntington, West Virginia. Adding to that accolade, their percussion section took First Place Percussion, color guard earned Second Place Guard, and senior trombonist Hunter Allen won Best Soloist for his featured performance. In a press release issued by the school, Director of Bands Jason Johnson said, “Our students have worked incredibly hard to get this production on the field, and this was a great way to begin our competitive season. Winning our class […]

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BEREA, Ky. — Mountain Association recently announced the release of its 50th Anniversary Impact Report, a comprehensive look at five decades of work alongside communities, businesses, and local leaders to build a stronger, more resilient economy across Eastern Kentucky and Central Appalachia. Founded in 1976 by eight community development organizations, Mountain Association has spent the past 50 years investing in people and places to expand economic opportunity, strengthen communities, and support a future shaped by local leadership and local ownership. The report chronicles the organization’s evolution from a pioneering community development organization to one of Appalachia’s leading Community Development Financial […]

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BY COLLAN MCCOY: SPORTS WRITER After a dominant first half, the Kentucky Wildcats football team lost its first game of the season to the Alabama Crimson Tide, 45-17. The loss marks the first of the Will Stein era, giving the Wildcats’ head coach a 1-1 record in his first two games. The Wildcats’ defense was the surprising story of the game, as it kept the Crimson Tide offense out of the end zone for the entire first half. Alabama’s only first-half scores came on a pick-six and two field goals. A field goal then put the Wildcats up 17-13 going […]

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ASHLAND, Ky. — A Wolfe County man has been sentenced for a scheme to distribute meth across three Eastern Kentucky counties. Back in February, Clyde “Rudy” Endicott, 55, of Hazel Green, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute more than 500 grams of meth, in exchange for having six other drug and gun charges dismissed. In doing so, he admitted to obtaining meth from a supplier and distributing the drug in Wolfe, Breathitt and Magoffin counties from June 2023 to July 2025. Endicott was already under investigation and had sold a total of more than 250 grams of meth to undercover […]

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LEXINGTON, Ky. — Imagine a mining operation where workers, equipment and data are connected seamlessly — creating a safer, smarter and more efficient future for the industry. Now, researchers at the University of Kentucky will help advance that vision. UK is part of a national team led by Innovative Wireless Technologies Inc. (IWT), which has been selected by the U.S. Energy Department to negotiate an award supporting the Mine of the Future: Proving Ground Initiative. The project, “Building the Mine of the Future: A Real-World Proving Ground for Autonomous Operations, Connected Systems & AI-Driven Mining Innovation,” will create a national testing ground for […]

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