PIKEVILLE, Ky. – The University of Pikeville – Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine welcomed 171 first-year medical students into the medical profession on Sept. 26 during its annual White Coat Ceremony at the Mountain Arts Center in Prestonsburg. The ceremony marked an important milestone in the students’ medical education as they received their white coats, which serve as a symbol of professionalism, compassion and the trust patients place in physicians. White coat ceremonies are rites of passage for beginning medical students. The ritual encourages a psychological contract that emphasizes professionalism and empathy in the practice of medicine and focuses on […]

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STANVILLE, Ky. — Two men were arrested after a Floyd County deputy sheriff’s nose led him to find two men with a stash of meth. Sheriff’s Deputy David Pennington had stopped Saturday afternoon at the Cardinal Country Store on U.S. 23 at Stanville. While walking into the store, he passed a white SUV and smelled marijuana coming from it. Looking closer, he spotted Logan Ross, 21, of Blackey, in the back of the vehicle. Pennington knew that Ross was wanted on multiple warrants, so he placed him under arrest. The deputy also noticed that the front seat passenger, Christopher Saylor, […]

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LONDON, Ky. — An Ohio man who was arrested back in August after police found a quarter-pound of meth in his car has now been indicted by a federal grand jury. Delbert Lee Chambers, 42, of Akron, was arrested Aug. 26, after he was pulled over for driving 5 mph over the speed limit. During the stop, police smelled marijuana smoke, so they searched the car. That searched turned up only a small amount of marijuana, but also quarter-pound of meth in the glove compartment. He found himself in even more trouble when he got to jail, where a search […]

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CHILHOWIE, Va. — The Pike Central Marching Hawks continued an outstanding 2026 competitive season Saturday, earning Grand Champion honors at the Chilhowie Apple Festival Marching Band Competition in Chilhowie, Virginia. The victory marks Pike Central’s second consecutive Grand Championship in just two weeks and ties school history for the most Grand Championships earned in a single competitive season. The Marching Hawks began the day by participating in the Chilhowie Apple Festival Parade before taking the field later that afternoon for competition. Pike Central earned: The Chilhowie victory follows Pike Central’s Grand Championship at the Sissonville Marching Band Invitational on September […]

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PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County man is facing a felony charge, following a shooting in downtown Pikeville. Jayden Jackson, 20, of Canada, is accused of visiting a downtown bar with a loaded gun and of firing the weapon across Caroline Avenue. According to Pikeville Police, a caller reported a man for being out in the street holding a gun. While the caller was still on the phone with a dispatcher, the man fired one or more shots across the road, then got into a car and left. Police soon found the car and pulled it over. Jackson was a […]

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