PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A man who drowned Friday evening at Jenny Wiley State Resort Park has been identified. Floyd County Coroner Greg Nelson identified the man as Damon Adams, 22, of Prestonsburg. At 7:22 p.m., Friday, a caller to 911 reported seeing Adams swimming at Dewey Lake, then go under and not resurface.That prompted a massive response from Prestonsburg Fire Department, Prestonsburg Police, the Floyd County Rescue Squad, Floyd County Emergency Management, the Deparment of Fish and Wildlife Resources and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. At 8:48 p.m., first responders located Adams’ body at the bottom of the lake’s […]

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LONDON, Ky. — A Floyd County woman is facing a potential life sentence, after once again being indicted on federal drug charges. Gretchen Bevins, 46, of David, also known as Gretchen Woodruff, now faces charges of distributing meth and possession of meth and fentanyl with the intent to distribute. The charges result from her arrest in Pikeville back in April, when police raided her hotel room as part of an ongoing drug investigation. At that time, police reported finding meth, fentanyl, cocaine and a variety of pills, along with cash and paraphernalia. Bevins now faces the possession with intent charge […]

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LONDON, Ky. — Two Eastern Kentucky men have been indicted in federal court, after they were allegedly found with firearms, despite previous felony convictions. Stanley Duty, 54, of Phelps, and Steven Lumpkins, 45, of Oil Springs, were each indicted on single counts of felon in possession of a firearm in separate, unrelated cases. According to their indictments, Duty was found with four handguns and a rifle May 20, 2025, in Pike County, while Lumpkins was found with a handgun and a rifle May 29, 2025, in Floyd County. If convicted, each man will face a potential sentence of up to […]

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MARTIN, Ky. – Earendel Theatricals will hold its first Kentucky Emerging Playwrights Summer School, to take place July 28 to Aug. 2, at the Dwelling Place Monastery, in Martin. The Summer School will match a small cohort of eight student and early-career playwrights with professional mentors to revise a full-length play for professional submission and develop a personalized strategic plan for each writer’s next career steps. Participants will also receive master classes on the craft and business of playwriting. The 2026 Summer School faculty are two Kentucky playwrights: Steve Moulds has been a Michener Center fellow, a Jerome Fellow, a National New Play Network Playwright in Residence, a […]

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Lawrence County proved they had that dog in them last night (May 28), capturing the 15th Region Softball Championship with an 8-1 win over Johnson Central at Stonecrest. For a little bit of history surrounding game, their last meeting came May 5, when Johnson Central won 9-6. Before that, it was another Johnson Central win, 7-1, on May 1, 2025. However, Lawrence County went on to win the region that year and reach the final four of the KHSAA state tournament, and this time, the Lady Bulldogs made sure there was no repeat. For a roster built mostly around sophomores […]

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