Editor’s note: Mountain Top News invites all candidates in our coverage area to submit press releases announcing their entry into the 2026 election. Submissions can be up to one typewritten page, along with a photo that contains no text. These announcements will be posted for free on our website. Please submit your announcements to [email protected]. by JOSH MAYHORN Hello Pike County friends and neighbors. My name is Josh Mayhorn, a 35 year old, life long resident of the Stopover community of Pike County Kentucky. For the past year running for the opportunity to represent the county and the people of […]

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Students were walking along the Pikeville bypass to demonstrate the need for food donations and to learn more about the shelter

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The two will be working closely together to provide better quality care for pediatric groups

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Editor’s note: Mountain Top News invites all candidates in our coverage area to submit press releases announcing their entry into the 2026 election. Submissions can be up to one typewritten page, along with a photo that contains no text. These announcements will be posted for free on our website. Please submit your announcements to [email protected]. PAINTSVILLE, Ky. — Rebekah Skaggs, a retired Johnson County educator and former Kentucky Education Association (KEA) Uniserv Director, has officially launched her campaign for Kentucky’s 97th House District, representing all of Johnson and Martin Counties and the northern region of Pike County. A lifelong advocate […]

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Letcher County District 3 Magistrate, Deb Collier filed last week to run for Letcher County Judge-Executive.  Deb is a lifelong resident of Letcher County and is in the third year of her first term as magistrate. Deb’s focus will be to improve the daily lives of her constituents and ensure a transparent office and an open line of communication for the people of the county she loves.  “I am so excited to be able to have the opportunity to serve all people of Letcher County,” Collier said.

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