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Pikeville Rotary installs officers, gives awards
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — The Pikeville Rotary Club celebrated the conclusion of the successful 2025-26 Unite for Good-themed Rotary year during its annual Installation Banquet held Tuesday evening, June 30, in the Ballrooms at the Appalachian Wireless Arena. The evening marked the official transition of leadership as outgoing President Karen Roberts Prater passed the gavel to incoming President Shelly Justice Fouts, who began her term with the start of the new Rotary year on July 1.
The banquet served as both a celebration of the club’s accomplishments during the past year and an opportunity to recognize the outstanding individuals and organizations whose dedication helped strengthen the club’s mission of “Service Above Self.”
During the evening, President Karen Roberts Prater reflected on a year filled with meaningful service, fellowship, and community engagement before presenting several special awards recognizing exceptional contributions.
Two organizations were honored as Community Partners for their unwavering support of the Pikeville Rotary Club throughout the year:
- Southeast Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
- Appalachian News-Express
Both organizations were recognized for their continued partnership and commitment to helping promote Rotary’s service initiatives and community impact.
The Quiet Rotarian – Unsung Hero Award was presented to Lynette Schindler in appreciation of her many years of faithfully preparing the club’s annual tax returns. While much of her work takes place behind the scenes, her dedication, professionalism, and willingness to quietly serve have been invaluable to the club’s continued success.
The Rookie of the Year Award was presented to J.J. Walker, who quickly distinguished himself as a new Rotarian by enthusiastically embracing opportunities to serve. From his first days as a member, Walker consistently volunteered, stepped forward to help wherever needed, and exemplified Rotary’s spirit of service without ever waiting to be asked.
The evening’s highest individual honor, Rotarian of the Year, was presented to incoming President Shelly Justice Fouts. Throughout the past Rotary year, Fouts worked side-by-side with President Karen Roberts Prater to ensure the club operated efficiently while successfully carrying out its many service projects, meetings, and community initiatives. Her exceptional leadership, dedication, dependability, and unwavering commitment to the club made her an outstanding choice for this prestigious recognition.
Some awards will be presented at regular club meetings due to recipients being unable to attend the annual banquet; including the Heart of Rotary Award, the Individual
Community Partner award, and the Distinguished Treasurer award. Attendees were able to view a presentation highlighting the year during the evening.
As President Karen Roberts Prater concluded her term, she expressed her appreciation to the club’s members, officers, board of directors, committee chairs, community partners, and countless volunteers whose collective efforts made the year a success. She also offered her confidence in Shelly Justice Fouts as she assumes the presidency and leads the Pikeville Rotary Club into another year of service to the community.
With the new Rotary year officially beginning on July 1, President Shelly Justice Fouts looks forward to building upon the club’s strong foundation of fellowship, leadership, and service while continuing the Pikeville Rotary Club’s longstanding commitment to making a positive difference throughout the region.
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Five arrested after KSP seizes pounds of drugs
BELFRY, Ky. — A Kentucky State Police drug investigation has resulted in five arrests and the seizure of a large amount of drugs.
KSP detectives had developed information that two cars would be transporting drugs through Belfry last week. When the cars were spotted last Thursday, they were pulled over.
Inside one of the cars were three Ohio men — Howard Burris, 20; Carnell Archey, 24; and Zavion McCallister, 23, all of Akron. Isaac Chapman, 28, of Pikeville, and Caitlin Griffith, 27, of Greasy Creek, were in the other.
Following a search, police found 2 lbs., 7 oz. of meth and 2.5 ounces of fentanyl were found hidden in the door frames of Chapman and Griffith’s vehicle.
All five were arrested for meth trafficking, aggravated fentanyl trafficking and other charges They are all being held in the Pike County Detention Center on $50,000 cash bonds.
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