Residents are encouraged to practice drills and prepare.

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House Bill 500 includes makes changes to how schools receive state funding.

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ABINGDON, Va. — A former Grundy mail carrier is expected to plead guilty this week to stealing mail. Norman Vincent Arrington is expected to plead guilty to theft of mail by a postal employee and opening, destroying and detaining mail without authority. According to a factual basis signed by Arrington and filed in the case, he delivered mail along Rural Route 2, when he opened two pieces of mail on April 15, 2024, and stole two Walmart gift cards that they contained. He also admitted to using one of the cards to make a purchase at the Grundy Walmart. Arrington […]

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WARFIELD, Ky. — Four people were arrested and an elementary school was placed on a “soft lockdown” Monday, following a fight among adults outside of the school. It happened outside of Warfield Elementary, in Martin County, where the Martin County School Police Department was called to a report of a fight in the parking lot. Gage Reed, 25, of Debord, and Ronald Reed, 29, of Sitka, told police told police that the incident began with an altercation with 21-year-old Caleb Costa, of Warfield, at McDonald’s in Inez. The Reeds said they followed Costa home in order to find out his […]

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PRESTONSBURG, Ky. – Prestonsburg High School announced Tuesday that Dylan Moore will be the school’s new boys’ soccer coach. “A former Prestonsburg High School standout, Coach Moore knows exactly what it means to wear the Blackcat crest,” the school’s post said. After his high school career, Moore continued his success at the collegiate level, earning NCAA Midwest Region First-Team honors, a testament to his elite play and committment to excellence. “His dedication, work ethic, and competitive spirit made him a leader on the field,” the post continued, “and now he is bringing that same passion back home.”

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