Cychlorphine is said to be 10 times more potent than fentanyl.

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The Marshall Tucker Band will be at the Appalachian Wireless Arena

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LONDON, Ky. — The second of two defendants in a federal meth trafficking case out of Floyd County is expected to enter a guilty plea tomorrow. Briana Hunter, 31, of McDowell, was indicted along with Stephanie Hall, 32, of Maytown, on a single count of conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams of meth. The two were arrested in May 2024 when they were pulled over for excessive window tint and a state trooper found nearly half a pound of meth in their car. Hall pleaded guilty last month and is scheduled to be sentenced May 21. Hunter is now […]

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PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Perry County has been arrested more than four months after being indicted for drug trafficking in Pike County. Tyler Scott Darnell, 28, of Jeff, was arrested in Russell County on Tuesday. He was indicted Oct. 29 along with Henry Cleaver, 28, of Elkhorn City, on charges of meth and fentanyl trafficking. Cleaver was arrested about two weeks after the indictment, but Darnell remained free until Tuesday. The meth trafficking charge is punishable by 1-to-5 years in prison, while the fentanyl trafficking charge carries a 5-to-10 year potential sentence. Both men are being held in the Pike […]

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Not only was Pikeville Panther sophomore Lucas Gayheart’s triple jump of 41 feet, 6.5 inches enough to take the gold at this year’s Class 1A Boys’ Indoor Track and Field State Championships, it was also a personal record. To tack on a little extra, he also finished seventh in the boys’ long jump. Take a moment and actually visualize that distance. That’s four basketball goals stacked end-on-end and another foot and a half. And as impressive, the world record stands at 60 feet even. It’s truly fair to say that Gayheart’s beginning to close in, considering he’s […]

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