LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Floyd County woman has received a minimum sentence for a federal conspiracy charge after she was found with nearly half a pound of meth. Stephanie Hall, 33, of Maytown, pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams of meth. That charge carries a potential sentence of between five and 40 years in prison. In Lexington federal court on Thursday, she was sentenced to five years. Hall was arrested May 3, 2024, following a traffic stop at McDowell, during which a state trooper found 215 grams of meth in a bag at […]

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As I was getting ready to call the 59th District softball championship at Pikeville High School, I was making my usual rounds and saying hello to everyone. It was a normal, misty evening at the softball field. I had not checked my phone. About 10 minutes before first pitch, I got a call asking, “Have you seen the news?” I did not want to hear what came next. How was it possible? Kyle Busch was NASCAR’s Superman for so many years. You loved to hate him, and throughout much of the late 2000s and 2010s, if he was on the […]

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FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky Frontier Gas is asking the Kentucky Public Service Commission to reconsider a recent rate decision, arguing the approved rate structure could create major cash flow problems for the utility. In a motion for rehearing filed with the PSC, Kentucky Frontier says the commission’s April order did not raise monthly customer charges enough to cover the company’s fixed operating costs. The utility had requested a monthly customer charge of $25, similar to rates charged by larger Kentucky gas companies, but the commission approved a charge of about $17.63 per month. Kentucky Frontier argues that amount would only […]

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PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A Prestonsburg dentist accused of evidence tampering in the murder of Amber Spradlin has formally asked the court to release him from home incarceration and drug testing requirements. Spradlin’s body was found June 18, 2023, at the Arkansas Creek home of dentist Michael McKinney. McKinney’s son, M.K. McKinney, has been charged with her murder, while both McKinneys and family friend Josh Mullins are charged with multiple counts of evidence tampering for allegedly trying to cover up the crime. Michael McKinney and Mullins were both released from jail to home incarceration with work release shortly after their indictments. […]

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Facility offers year-long program.

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