PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Knott County man will spend more than a decade in prison, after pleading guilty to a federal drug charge. Danny Slone, 53, of Pippa Passes, pleaded guilty in August to distributing more than 50 grams of meth. According to his plea agreement, Slone sold meth to an undercover informant on four occasions, from July to September of 2024. In Lexington federal court on Monday, a judge sentenced him to serve 150 months in prison. Slone is currently being held in the Pike County Detention Center, awaiting transfer to the federal prison system.

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Police inform shoppers on how to best protect their valuables while in stores holiday shopping.

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Pike Sheriff reminds drivers to mind the law and watch other drivers this holiday season.

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Police say a teen boy shot two others along Ray’s Branch Tuesday evening.

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PIKEVILLE and PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — While candidates still have more than a month to file to run in next year’s election, the Pike County race for property valuation administrator has already been decided, and the same race in Floyd County will be over as soon as the incumbent files. Pike County PVA Kevin Auton and Floyd County PVA David Layne will each be unopposed in their bids for re-election. That’s because candidates must pass a test with a score of 70 percent before being allowed to run for PVA, and no one has qualified to run against the incumbents. Auton […]

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