ORLANDO, Fla. – Prestonsburg student, eight-year-old Blakelynn Crider, competed this past weekend in dance competitions in Orlando, bringing home a national award and other honors. The Prestonsburg Elementary third-grader represented Dance Etc. in the Stage 8 Dance Nationals in the jazz solo division. When all was said and done, she emerged the national champion. But that wasn’t the only accomplishment; this one also came with a major honor. Crider was named Mini-Rising Talent Performer of the Year. Mountain Top Sports wants to congratulate Crider and all the rest who competed and represented the region with such success!

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ROBINSON CREEK, Ky. — A Pike County man has been arrested after police say he was caught in the act trying to steal a refrigerator from a home. Kentucky State Police was called Sunday afternoon to Collins Highway over a report of a burglary in progress. The property owner told police he saw a man and child entering the house on his security camera, so he went to the location and blocked the driveway to keep them from leaving. When police spoke to the suspect, identified as Marion Rogers, 52, of Pikeville, he said he and the child were just […]

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META, Ky. — A Letcher County woman who pleaded guilty a federal meth distribution conspiracy charge last month has been arrested for meth trafficking again. Just before 1 a.m., Saturday, a state trooper pulled over a truck traveling 35 miles an hour along U.S. 119 near the Zebulon exit. The driver, 39-year-old Britia Noel Johnson, of McRoberts, turned over her license and registration, and the officer soon learned she had a lengthy criminal history and was wanted by the U.S. Marshals Service in Virginia. On March 13, Johnson pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute more than 500 grams of meth […]

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by ROD MULLINS BRISTOL, Tenn. – Connor Zilisch rediscovered his winning form Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway, parlaying a bold pit strategy into a victory in the Suburban Propane 300. While Zilisch celebrated in Victory Lane, veteran Justin Allgaier walked away with a $100,000 O’Reilly Auto Parts Dash 4 Cash bonus, finishing fourth as the highest-placing eligible driver. The race turned on a gamble with 28 laps remaining. Crew chief Rodney Childers opted to keep Zilisch on the track on older tires while the dominant car of the evening, Kyle Larson, pitted for fresh rubber. The gamble paid off […]

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by ROD MULLINS BRISTOL Tenn. – Ty Gibbs secured his first career NASCAR Cup Series victory Sunday, holding off Ryan Blaney in an overtime thriller at Bristol Motor Speedway to win the Food City 500. The 23-year-old driver of the No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota took the lead on Lap 486 and weathered two late restarts to win by a mere 0.055 seconds. The finish marked the closest margin of victory at the 0.533-mile short track since 1991. “I’d love for my father to have seen this,” said an emotional Gibbs, referring to his father, Coy Gibbs, who died […]

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