PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County high school is seeking to reassure parents and the community, after rumors began circulating about school violence. Pike County Central High School Principal Dr. Timothy Cline sent a message to parents Monday, saying there is “no credible threat” of violence. The message goes on to say that the rumor began when a freshman student overheard two other freshman students talking about a video game. “As the story was repeated, details were added, and it grew more exaggerated with each telling,” the message says. Cline advised parents to tell their children to report any genuine […]

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HAZARD, Ky. — Through its EKY STEM Ecosystem Initiative, Rural Up recently hosted two free STEM professional development opportunities designed to help K–5 educators bring engaging, standards-aligned STEM learning experiences into their classrooms. STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and math. The hands-on STEM Toolkit Training sessions equipped teachers with strategies for using children’s literature as a launching point for STEM lessons aligned with the Kentucky Academic Standards, giving students opportunities to design, test, problem-solve, and explore science, technology, engineering, and math while reinforcing literacy, creativity, collaboration, and communication. Held on July 28 at the Challenger Learning Center in Hazard […]

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PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pikeville man accused of possessing child pornography is asking a federal judge to throw out the evidence against him, arguing that police violated his constitutional rights when they seized and searched his cellphone. Terry Weston Rogers, 30, is charged in U.S. District Court with knowingly possessing material depicting a prepubescent minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct. The federal indictment stems from evidence investigators say was discovered on Rogers’ cellphone. Rogers’ attorney, Paul K. Croley II, filed a motion Friday asking the court to suppress all evidence obtained from the phone, as well as any evidence investigators […]

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PAINTSVILLE, Ky. — Paintsville Police arrested a man early Friday morning who they say was holding a woman at knifepoint when they arrived.; Police were called to Elite Apartments just after midnight Friday over a report of a man assaulting a woman. When police arrived, they ere greeted by children who said the man, later identified as 26-year-old Carmehino Gonzalez, had their mother locked in a bedroom and was refusing to let her out. Police went to the bedroom, but the police report says Gonzalez refused to let them in. When they forced their way inside, they said Gonzalez had […]

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PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Mingo County man has been arrested two years after he was indicted on charges related to an altercation with police. Trellis Ray Cisco, 48, of Matewan, was originally arrested in June of 2024, following an incident that occurred during a traffic stop. Cisco was pulled over for operating an ATV on U.S. 119. During the stop, he was unable to provide police with a license, insurance or registration and allegedly gave them a false name.  He was placed under arrest, at which time police say he fell on the ground and complained of back pain. He […]

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