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]. My name is Billy Kendrick, and I am a lifelong resident of Pike County and this district. I have been married to my wife, Tiffany, for 22 years, and we reside on Hurricane Creek, just outside of Pikeville. As many of you are aware, this […]

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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]. DORTON, Ky. — Rob Elkins is excited to announce his candidacy for Magistrate, District 3, of Pike County, Ky. As a lifelong resident of Pike County and a dedicated community advocate, Elkins is committed to transparent, accountable and responsive leadership for the people of District […]

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PIKEVILLE, Ky. — With the primary election still six months away, a game of musical chairs has broken out in Pike County government. After Pike County Judge-Executive Ray Jones has announced he will not seek another term, former Pike County Superintendent Reed Adkins entered the race as a Republican. But now Adkins has dropped out of the race, after announcing he will accept a position as executive director of Shaping Our Appalachian Region. “I would like to say thank you for the overwhelming response and support after I filed to run for Pike County Judge Executive,” Adkins said in a […]

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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]. by ELLIS McCOY Let me introduce myself to voters who don’t know me. My name is Ellis McCoy, of Belfry. I have lived in Pike County all my life. I have filed for sheriff of Pike County, having served for more than 40 yeras as […]

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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]. by JOSEPH “BIG JOE” ADKINS Pike County deserves strong, experienced, and proven leadership, and I am stepping forward toanswer that call. With deep roots in this community and a lifetime dedicated to public service, I amrunning for Pike County Magistrate for District One to ensure […]

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