Today we’re featuring Prestonsburg Fire Chief Celina Thomas.

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Senate candidate Amy McGrath meets with voters at El Azul in Prestonsburg.

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Now that the high school baseball season is fully underway across the commonwealth, it might be helpful to give players some numbers to keep in mind as they pull on their cleats and hit the diamond. The Kentucky High School Athletic Association has statistics in total only as current as of March of 2023, so some of these individual records and placements may have changed, but let’s have a look at the two primary aspects of America’s favorite pasttime. Batting Average Let’s start with career batting average. Some say hitting a fastball is the most difficult thing to do in […]

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LEXINGTON, Ky. – UK Athletics will host the UK5K presented by Kroger Simple Truth the morning of Saturday, April 25. The race will begin and end at Kroger Field and guide participants through various athletic facilities on south campus. “This is one of our favorite events of the year and we are excited to have Big Blue Nation on campus for a fun and exciting community event that highlights some of the nation’s best collegiate athletic facilities,” said Nathan Schwake, associate athletics director for marketing and licensing. “We could not put something like this together without the amazing support from […]

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LONDON, Ky. — A Pike County man with a history of sex crimes against children has been indicted on federal child porn charges. A federal grand jury indicted Gary Don Hampton, 49, of Virgie, on charges of receiving and possessing child pornography. Hampton was first arrested and charged in Pike Circuit Court with 20 counts of possession of child porn back in September 2023. That case was dismissed when Hampton was not indicted, due to being extradited to South Carolina, where he faced a charge of criminal solicitation of a minor. He ultimately pleaded guilty in that case, receiving a […]

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