VICCO, Ky. — A Perry County man has been charged with murder in connection with a fatal side-by-side crash last month.  Noah Back, 26, of Vicco, was arrested on a charge of murder Saturday, according to Sheriff Joe Engle.  “After conferring with Commonwealth Attorney John Hansen, we have established that probable cause exists that the actions Noah Back took on Feb. 28, exhibited extreme indifference to human life which resulted in the death of 16 year old Miss Emilynn Clark,” Engle said in a statement released on his office’s Facebook page.  The crash happened Feb. 28 near Oakwood Ave. in […]

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John M. Stumbo eighth-grader Easton Akers, ranked 10th in the state, readies for national competition.

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Pikeville High School students brought home the hardware from the Kentucky Technology Student Association conference this week. Students brought home a number of awards across several categories, including: The conference was held March 16-18 at the Louisville Marriott Downtown.

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HATFIELD, Ky. — A Belfry man has been arrested after he was accused of filming himself molesting three boys. A Social Services special investigator requested a state trooper accompany her to a complaint at a home on Elkins Fork Thursday afternoon. When they arrived, they found Robert Blankenship, 27, of Belfry, standing outside the home. After determining that he was not a parent or related to anyone in the home, they spoke to a 15-year-old, who said his parents had gone to pick up his brothers from school. The teen then told the investigator and trooper that Blankenship had touched […]

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Jonah Hicks is the definition of a two-sport star.   The baseball and football standout for the Pike Central Hawks is looking to build off an incredible freshman year heading into baseball season. Jonah has been playing baseball at an elite level for the Hawks since his eighth-grade year. Now a sophomore, Hicks is known as one of the best two-way players in the 15th region.   The Pitcher/Shortstop can really do it all on the diamond; his numbers with the Hawks in his first two seasons are impressive to say the least. As an 8th grader he hit .357 with 18 RBI and 16 stolen bases while also pitching 43.2 innings, striking out 56 batters.  The jump he made to […]

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