PRESS RELEASE: MARSHALL ATHLETICS HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall Track & Field student-athlete Ethan Bowens was named as a 2026 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipient for the Spring 2026 sports cycle, the NCAA released recently. Bowens was one of only 42 nationally to receive the prestigious honor for the spring cycle, which carries with it a $10,000 scholarship that goes toward graduate studies. “We are incredibly proud of Ethan for receiving this prestigious honor and thankful to the NCAA for recognizing his efforts,” said Gerald J. Harrison, Marshall’s Vice President and Director of Athletics. “Ethan embodies everything that the Herd Mentality represents, showing […]

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PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A Floyd County murder case that has already taken more than seven years to go to trial will now take more than eight, after the trial was delayed once again on Friday. Wesley Glenn Martin, 51, is charged with murder for the February 2019 shooting death of Jordan Christopher Tackett, whose body was found buried in the front yard of Martin’s Wayland home. Martin was expected to go on trial Monday, but that has now been postponed until May 10. The issue was the prosecution’s notice on July 20 that it intended to call two witnesses who […]

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by ROD [email protected] CLINTWOOD, Va. — For five long years, families across Southwest Virginia watched the toll of the region’s addiction crisis deepen while waiting for help to arrive closer to home. On Friday, that wait finally gained a clear end date. Wildwood Recovery Center, a new 112-bed residential substance use disorder treatment facility tucked along Chip Mill Road near Clintwood, will officially open its doors to patients on Sept. 28. The center, operated by Momentum Management Solutions, represents a pivotal milestone for Dickenson County—a community hit hard by the Commonwealth’s overdose epidemic, but one that has spent years fighting […]

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PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — The former chief safety officer for Floyd County Schools has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit, saying the board violated whistleblower protections by punishing him for reporting a child exploitation case, then kept him in the dark about another case. Thomas Gearheart filed his complaint Thursday in Floyd Circuit Court against the Floyd County Board of Education, Supt. Tonya Horne-Williams and all five members of the school board. Gearheart alleges that on March 24, 2025, he became aware of allegations that a minor student had exposed herself by telephone to an adult male while on a school bus. […]

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LONDON, Ky. — Trial dates have been set for three Floyd County men who were arrested this week on child exploitation charges. Former school bus driver Andrew Lewis, 40, of Prestonsburg, is charged with online enticement. He is accused of attempting to persuade a student to engage in sexual activity back in March. The charge carries a potential sentence of anywhere between 10 years and life in prison. During his initial appearance in London federal court on Wednesday, a trial date was set for Sept. 29. He will also be back in court Monday for a detention hearing to determine […]

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