by RODERICK [email protected] CLINTWOOD, Va. — The Dickenson County School Board convened for its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, marking the division’s first official board session following the opening of the 2026–27 school year earlier in the month. Supt. Haydee Robinson presented an operational update following the return of students to classrooms on Aug. 6. Robinson commended division staff, bus drivers, cafeteria personnel, and school administrators for executing a successful launch to the new academic year. Robinson also introduced Chloe Bird as the new student school board representative for the 2026-27 school year. School officials reported strong student participation […]

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LONDON, Ky, — The Pike County Fiscal Court are facing a federal lawsuit from two companies that claim the county illegally rescinded an agreement allowing for the development of a privately owned landfill. USA Waste and Recycling, Inc. and American Land Reserve, LLC filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in London. The companies are challenging the Pike County Fiscal Court’s decision to rescind a host community agreement connected to a landfill project. According to the lawsuit, the Fiscal Court unanimously awarded a solid waste franchise to USA Waste in October 2025. The franchise called for the construction and operation […]

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PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pikeville man was sentenced to five years in prison, following his conviction on charges related to sending inappropriate messages to a teen. Curby Tackett, 35, pleaded guilty to using a computer to procure a minor for sexual activity and tampering with physical evidence back in May.  He was arrested in April of 2025, after a woman reported him to police for sending a nude photo to her 15-year-old cousin.The picture had been sent through Facebook Messenger as part of a conversation between the two. The picture had laughing emojis positioned over the genitals, and Tackett allegedly […]

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WHITESBURG, Ky. — The prosecution and defense have proposed sharply different locations for the trial of former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn Mickey Stines, after a judge ruled the case must be moved from Letcher County. Stines is charged in the shooting death of Letcher County District Judge Kevin Mullins inside the Letcher County Courthouse in September 2024. The court recently granted the Commonwealth’s request for a change of venue after finding that a fair trial could not be held in Letcher County or an adjacent county. In a filing submitted Tuesday, prosecutors proposed moving the trial to Christian, Daviess or […]

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Parton’s generosity changed the lives of many in central appalachia

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