PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — The next hearing in the Amber Spradlin murder case has been postponed. Spradlin’s body was found June 18, 2023, at the Arkansas Creek home of Prestonsburg 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. The case is currently set for trial May 11, and the defendants were supposed to appear in court Feb. 26 for a pretrial conference. However, Special Judge Eddy Coleman signed an order on Wednesday […]

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City leaders say the 10K square foot building in Industrial Park will bring in up to 100 jobs.

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The Appalachian Center for the Arts will host ‘Garters and Grenades,’ a 1940s mafia-themed improv dinner on Friday.

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PIKEVILLE, Ky. — Zachary Thacker has been promoted to the position of Tug Valley Market President of Community Trust Bank, Inc., Mark A. Gooch, Chairman, President and CEO of Community Trust Bancorp, Inc., announced on Friday. Thacker’s responsibilities include providing consumer, residential, and commercial lending options to new and existing clients, as well as offering a variety of financial solutions to individuals and businesses including the acceptance of time and demand deposits, providing cash management services to corporate and individual customers; issuing letters of credit; renting safe deposit boxes, and providing electronic banking and funds transfer services. His office is […]

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PRESS RELEASE: UK ATHLETICS LEXINGTON, Ky. – Tyler Bell was named First Team Preseason All-Southeastern Conference and Ben Cleaver voted a member of the Second Team by the league coaches, it was announced Thursday.   Kentucky was picked to finish 11th out of the conference’s 16 teams. Bell, in 2025, etched his name all over UK’s freshman records list and has got stronger as the season has progressed. He reached base safely in 54 of 56 career games (he started every game but one last season, which he missed with an injury), including each of the first 27. He had 17 […]

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