There may a few less statistics that come to mind when considering achievements on the mound – strikeouts being the first to come to mind for most. Then you have wins, of course. Surely, too, there are walks and batters hit by pitch, the less dignified of pitching records. For now, we’re going to focus on the positives. But aside from wins and strikeouts, there are the rare moments for pitchers, the games worthy of tracking down the gameday ball to put on the mantle for all the years to come – the no-hitter and the prize of all prizes, […]

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PIKEVILLE, Ky. — Two Floyd County women have been arrested for drug trafficking, after police raided their hotel room in Pikeville. Early Wednesday morning, Pikeville Police served a search warrant for room 321 at Comfort Suites as part of a drug investigation. They reported finding fentanyl, meth, cocaine and a variety of pills, along with cash, packaging materials and cutting agents. The occupants of the room, Gretchen Bevins, 46, of David, and Monica Hall, 49, of Teaberry, were arrested. They are charged with aggravated fentanyl trafficking, meth and cocaine trafficking, possession of a variety of drugs and other charges. They […]

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WHITESBURG, Ky. — A former Letcher County sheriff accused of murder is not giving up on his efforts to have the judge presiding over his case disqualified. Former Sheriff Shawn Mickey Stines is charged with murder for the Sept. 19, 2024, shooting death of Letcher District Judge Kevin Mullins in the judge’s chambers. Back in December, a hearing in the case was abruptly canceled after the parties arrived at the courthouse, due to a matter Special Judge Christopher Cohron said needed to be resolved. Days later, the defense filed a motion asking Cohron to recuse himself from the case. As […]

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SALYERSVILLE, Ky. — One man has been arrested, but deputies are on the hunt for another, following a drug raid at a Magoffin County home. Magoffin County sheriff’s deputies served a search warrant at a Lakeville home of Eddie McFarland, 34, on Sunday. Sheriff Bill Meade tells Mountain Top News the raid was the culmination of a long drug investigation that resulted in several undercover buys. Meade said McFarland and another man, Anthony Darrell Saylor, 38, of Salyersville, fled when they saw police coming. During their search of the home, officers reported seizing a substantial amount of meth, fentanyl and […]

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FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky Public Service Commission has granted Mountain Water District’s request to decide its request for a rate increase without a public hearing, but is not ready to rule on the matter yet. In its application filed in November, Mountain Water asked for permission to raise rates across the board. Their proposal would raise residential rates by 22 percent, jumping from about $45 to nearly $55. Commercial and other accounts would also see raises, ranging from 24 to 35 percent, and the wholesale rate charged to Elkhorn City, Jenkins, Martin County and Mingo County would jump 13.5 […]

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