UPDATE, 4:15 p.m.: Police have now identified the man killed in an armed standoff this morning in Harold. Henry Foster, 33, of Raven, Va., has been identified as the man killed following a two-hour standoff with police outside of the Harold Dollar General store. In a statement issued by Kentucky State Police, officers were called to the store around 8 a.m., because Foster was trying to get into cars in the parking lot and asking people for a ride out of the area. When police arrived, they say Foster pulled a gun and began threatening to shoot himself. Police attempted […]

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The Jenny Wiley State Resort Park will be undergoing renovations that will involve temporarily closing the lodge and marina. However, boat owners in the marina are claiming that the park is demanding that their boats be removed within a tight deadline or moved to a temporary dock with a hefty fee.

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McDOWELL, Ky. — The Kentucky Public Service Commission launched an investigation Friday into Floyd County’s Southern Water and Sewer District, alleging the utility has been charging customers a fee without approval. Southern currently has a case before the PSC, seeking to raise its rates by 15 percent. In order to do so, the utility needs approval from the PSC, which has been going over Southern’s financials to determine if the increase is warranted. It was during that examination that the PSC discovered Southern has been charging customers a “disconnect charge” that was never approved. If the PSC determines that Southern’s […]

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FRANKFORT, Ky. — If the Kentucky Public Service Commission agrees to allow East Kentucky Power Cooperative and its member co-ops to raise rates, they won’t go into effect until next year. That’s because of an order issued Thursday by the PSC, finding that an investigation of the rate case is necessary. East Kentucky Power Cooperative, which supplies electricity to the co-ops, is asking for a 7.5 percent increase to its wholesale rate. East Kentucky Power says it needs the rate hike to account for inflation and higher interest rates. The co-ops have also asked the PSC to allow them to […]

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Breaks staff has hopes that EV charging station will increase the number of visitors to the park.

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