PIKEVILLE, Ky. — Mark A. Gooch, Chairman, President and CEO of Community Trust Bancorp, Inc., has announced that Tracy A. Wesley has been promoted to the position of EVP, Chief Internal Audit and Risk Officer of Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. Wesley’s responsibilities include oversight and management of the enterprise-wide risk management program, internal audit, loan review and compliance functions. She also serves as the key liaison for various internal and board committees involving assurance functions and risk management, external audit services, and regulatory authorities. Her office is located at the Main Office of Community Trust Bank at 346 North Mayo […]

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PIKEVILLE, Ky. — The American Red Cross Kentucky Region has appointed Jamie Slone as the new executive director of the Eastern Kentucky Chapter, one of five chapters in the region. Slone will be responsible for Red Cross relationships and community outreach in the 24-county chapter area.  Included in these responsibilities are American Red Cross program management, representing the Red Cross across the chapter geography and managing daily activities. He will work with the chapter board to effectively mobilize support and resources for the Red Cross mission and utilize community volunteer leaders to enhance service delivery. He will divide his time between the […]

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by ZACH AKERS Tyler Reddick is off to a red hot start in 2026 winning the Daytona 500, picking up the win at Atlanta last weekend and seting his eyes on Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas to win three in a row to start the season. Let’s look back at the off season and the middle of all sports media was 23/XI Racing against NASCAR in an anti-trust lawsuit, now we see the three-car team owned by Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan dominating in the early part of the season. Reddick landed his Michael Jordan-owned Toyota on the […]

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UPDATE, 2 p.m.: Perry County Sheriff Joe Engle has released more information about a deadly ATV crash last night in Vicco. Engle said the crash happened around 9 p.m. Saturday night. The sheriff said two juvenile girls and two adult men were riding on an ATV near Oakwood Avenue. One of the girls was driving and lost control of the vehicle, going over an embankment. the other girl who was a passenger in the vehicle was killed in the crash. One of the men who was also a passenger sustained serious injuries and was flown out to a trauma center […]

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FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky Public Service Commission has approved a modified rate increase for Kentucky Power customers, scaling back the company’s original request of nearly 15 percent, but still raising monthly bills for most residential users by more than 5 percent. In a final order issued Friday in Case No. 2025-00257, the PSC said the average residential customer using 1,208 kilowatt-hours per month will see a first-year increase of $10.76. That brings the typical monthly bill to $194.13, up from $183.37 — an increase of about 5.87 percent. After the first year, bills will rise an additional 0.76 percent. […]

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