by RODERICK MULLINS CLINTWOOD, Va. — The Dickenson County School Board took action on key fiscal and personnel items during its meeting on Wednesday, June 24, including finalizing plans for the upcoming school year and recognizing staff for their long-term service. Budget and Financial PlanningSchool officials provided an update on the fiscal year 2027 budget, noting that the Virginia General Assembly has reached an agreement that includes an average 4% raise for employees and expanded funding for special education and at-risk programs. Officials noted that the required local match is expected to increase, though exact figures are pending from the […]

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by RODERICK MULLINS CLINTWOOD, Va. — The Dickenson County Board of Supervisors tackled a wide-ranging agenda Tuesday evening that included budget approvals for the upcoming fiscal year, solid waste regulations, economic development agreements and appointments to several county boards and committees. Prior to the regular meeting, supervisors held public hearings on a proposed Solid Waste Ordinance and a Fiscal Year 2026 budget amendment. Citizens were given opportunities to provide comments during both hearings. The board later considered adoption of the solid waste and litter ordinance as part of its regular agenda. The meeting opened with recognition of the Ridgeview High School […]

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MOUTHCARD, Ky. — Three people have been arrested following a drug investigation by Pikeville Police. The investigation led officers to the Family Dollar store on Card Mountain Road. There, they made contact with three suspects, Donald Bain, 46, of Tazewell, Va.; Angela Bishop, 47, of Blacksburg, Va.; and Randall Scott Nicley, 46, of Apopka, Fla. Bain was found to have a Crown Royal bag tucked into his waistband. Examining it, police found three bags inside which appeared to contain meth, but which Bain claimed were Epsom salt. All three were arrested for meth trafficking and are being held in the […]

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LOUISA, Ky. — Kentucky State Police has arrested a Lawrence County man on child porn charges. Ricky Henry, 39, of Louisa, was arrested Thursday evening, after police raided a home and seized electronic equipment believed to be used in the crime. He is now charged with nine counts of possession of child porn depicting a victim younger than 12. That charge is a felony, punishable by 5-to-10 years in prison. Henry is being held without bond in the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center in Paintsville.

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PAINTSVILLE, Ky. — A Johnson County man who had been reported as missing for more than two weeks has been located and arrested. Nicholas Michael Fuller, 38, had been reported as missing after he was last seen June 10. Thursday night, Paintsville Police responded to a repott that someone had been seen entering an abandoned house on Lewis Drive. When officers went to check it out, they found Fuller, who reportedly admitted that he had been staying in the house for two weeks. Fuller was arrested on a charge of first-degree trespassing, a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year […]

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