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River Drive in Beattyville closed due to condition of culvert

State inspectors discover deformation of steel barrel of Crystal Creek structure JACKSON, Ky.  – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s Division of Maintenance has directed the City of Beattyville to close River Drive (CS 1024) at milepoint 0.244 due to deterioration of the culvert over Crystal Creek. A recent inspection discovered excessive deformation of the steel culvert barrel on […]

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Kentucky State Police Investigates Fatal Collision in Magoffin County

Salyersville, KY. (November 23, 2020) –Kentucky State Police Pikeville Post received a call on November 21, 2020 at 11:09 p.m. reporting an ATV collision had occurred on Oakley Road in the Salyersville community of Magoffin County. A trooper from Post 9 responded and began the investigation. The initial investigation indicated Joel Watkins, 43 years old of […]

F.B.I. NEWS

FBI has concluded that the human remains found on Friday, July 24th near the border of Nelson and Washington Counties are not Crystal Rogers

The FBI has concluded that the human remains found on Friday, July 24th near the border of Nelson and Washington Counties are not Crystal Rogers.  Over the last few months, the FBI has utilized the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) in an attempt to identify the remains.  Unfortunately, a match was not found.  The Nelson County […]

KSP Press Release NEWS

Kentucky State Police Arrest Fleming County Man For Child Abuse

Flemingsburg, KY. (November 19, 2020) – Kentucky State Police, Post 8, Morehead received a complaint from Division of Family and Children Services’ Centralized Intake on November 12, 2020 of a possible child abuse in Fleming County.  The resulting investigation led to the arrest of 34-year-old Brad Crawford of Flemingsburg.  Brad Crawford was charged with Strangulation in the […]

Drug Related Eastern District of Kentucky NEWS U.S. Department of Justice

Former Big Sandy Prison Employee and Inmate Indicted for Methamphetamine Trafficking and Other Charges

LEXINGTON, Ky.- A former Cook Supervisor at United States Penitentiary Big Sandy, Hank Williams, 56, of Weeksbury, Kentucky, was indicted on Thursday in federal court for one count of conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, one count of money laundering, two counts of attempting to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or […]

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HCTC offers winter session

  For only the second time ever, Hazard Community and Technical College is offering a Winter Session from Dec. 15 to Jan. 11, 2021.             The six online classes offered are: Introduction to Computers, Introduction to Interpersonal Communications, Introduction to Literature, Achieving Academic Success, Regional Geography of the World, and History of the U.S. Since 1865. […]

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COVID-Related Closure of 3 Driver Licensing Offices Extended

Offices at Lexington, Columbia, Florence were among 7 closed last week, pending sanitization FRANKFORT, Ky. (Nov. 17, 2020) – Three Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) driver license offices that were closed last week due to cases of the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) will remain closed longer than had been expected. The offices are KYTC Regional Driver Licensing offices […]