PRESS RELEASE – MARSHALL ATHLETICS NEW ORLEANS – Marshall Softball’s Diamond Leslie has been named to the 2026 Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference Team, as announced by the league Wednesday.  The Herd’s sophomore outfielder earned SBC First Team All-Conference in 2025 following a memorable freshman season. Leslie finished the season leading Marshall with a .381 average and three triples – both Top-10 marks in the SBC. Leslie had a team-leading 17 multi-hit games with a four-hit performance coming against South Alabama (Apr. 13). The freshman had seven home runs including a grand slam against Texas State (Mar. 28). With the ability to […]

The post MARSHALL: Diamond Leslie Selected to Softball Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference Team appeared first on Mountain Top Media.

CINCINNATI, Ohio — A federal appeals court has overturned a lower court order that blocked enforcement of a Kentucky law regulating social media use by certain offenders, sending the case back to a district judge for further review. In a decision issued Monday, the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a preliminary injunction that had prevented county attorneys across Kentucky from enforcing the law. The statute restricts the creation or control of social media accounts by individuals required to register as sex offenders. The lawsuit was filed by a plaintiff identified as John Doe, who argued the law violated […]

The post Appeals court reinstates Ky. law requiring sex offenders to use full names on social media appeared first on Mountain Top Media.

PRESS RELEASE – UK ATHLETICS LEXINGTON, Ky. – The dates and matchups for the 2026 American Volleyball Coaches’ Association First Serve event to kickoff the 2026 volleyball season have been announced, with Kentucky playing fellow 2025 NCAA Final Four competitors Wisconsin and Pittsburgh in the event to start the season.  Kentucky’s first match will be Friday, August 21 as the Wildcats will play the Wisconsin Badgers in a rematch of the NCAA Final Four match from earlier this fall. All matches will take place at Fiserv Forum, about 80 miles from the Badgers campus.  UK will take Saturday off and […]

The post UK VB: Kentucky Faces Wisconsin and Pittsburgh in 2026 AVCA First Serve appeared first on Mountain Top Media.

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky Power is asking state regulators for permission to raise electric rates on an interim basis if a final decision in its rate case is delayed past March 1. In a motion filed with the Kentucky Public Service Commission, the utility says it may need to put temporary rates in place while the commission completes its review. Any increase would be subject to refund, meaning customers could get money back if the final approved rates are lower. Kentucky Power says it prefers to use lower rates included in a proposed settlement filed earlier this month. Those rates […]

The post Kentucky Power asks to begin charging higher rates while waiting for PSC decision appeared first on Mountain Top Media.

PIKE COUNTY, Ky. – The snow and ice will not be melting any time soon, according to Nee Jackson, Emergency Management Director for Pike County. The high for this week is 31 on Thursday, but windchills are keeping surface temps in the low 20s and even single digits in some parts of the county, making salt treatment nearly impossible. “That spins around to being pretty nasty,” Jackson said, referencing the windchill factor. “That wind moves across the surface and brings the temperature down and makes the treatment not work.” Road crews are out regardless, doing what they can to make […]

The post Pike emergency management says recovery from winter storm will take time appeared first on Mountain Top Media.