The Prestonsburg Lady Blackcats picked up a close road win Monday night, edging Magoffin County 49-46. Prestonsburg had one player reach double figure scoring on the night, and it came with a double double performance from senior Allison Howard. Howard finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds. The senior now has 60 points on the season, averaging 10 per game. She also has 38 rebounds through six games, the second most on the team, averaging just over six boards per contest. Howard shot 27.3 percent from the field, 50 percent from three point range and went 9 for 10 from […]

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Kentucky football head coach Will Stein announced the addition of General Manager Pat Biondo, Assistant General Manager Pete Nochta, and has retained Josh Pruitt as director of operations, he announced Tuesday. Biondo (pronounced bee-ON-doe) comes to the Bluegrass after spending four years at Oregon as the director of football recruiting strategy. He joined the program in 2022 and helped the Ducks bring in four consecutive top-15 ranked recruiting classes, including the No. 3 class in 2024, according to 247Sports. “I’m thrilled to welcome Pat as our new general manager,” Stein said. “He has a relentless work ethic and a clear […]

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PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A Pike County man has now been charged with vehicular homicide over a deadly crash in Floyd County that killed a Magoffin County High School student. Keith Anderson, 44, of Pinsonfork, is also charged with first-degree assault and DUI. The crash happened Oct. 5, 2024, on Route 114. According to police, Anderson’s vehicle crossed the center line and struck another car driven by Kenny Auxier. Both Anderson and Auxier were injured in the crash, while and passenger in Auxier’s car, 17-year-old Kayla Elam, was killed. The indictment accuses Anderson of being under the influence of alcohol at […]

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WISE, Va. — The Wise County Sheriff’s Office reports that a woman’s body was found Monday evening. According to a statement released by the office, the woman’s body was found in the Guest River area of the county. Police have not released the woman’s identity or any additional details about the case, but said they would provide more information when it is appropriate. The sheriff’s office asks anyone with information that might help investigators to contact them at (276) 328-3566.

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Big Sandy Heritage Center Museum Executive Director Brandon Kirk plans to spend time on the commission bringing the group’s next major conference to Pikeville.

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