PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County man has been arrested after he allegedly exposed himself to a woman and her minor daughter at Goodwill on Wednesday. Pikeville Police were called to the store just before 4:30 Wednesday afternoon. The woman said a man exposed himself, then left the store in a white pickup truck a short time later. Around the same time, police were called to a report of men fighting in the parking lot of the nearby Lowe’s store. At Lowe’s, police found Chad Hopkins, 48, of Shelbiana, sitting in a white pickup truck, saying he had just been […]

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Larry French, one of the all-time winningest Kentucky high school football coaches, passed away April 8 at the age of 74. French was a household name and became so during a coaching career that lasted 48 years. Only Philip Haywood and Dudley Hinton have better records than French, who stacked up a record of 381-182, placing him third on the all-time wins list. And he did this while coaching across the board for several schools, including, Middlesboro, Southwestern, and Boyle County, where he won two state championships in 2009 and 2010. French finished his career at Middlesboro, retiring in December […]

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Alice Lloyd alumni Brandon Arnold has been named the new head basketball coach for the Lady Eagles. Arnold is a former Associate Head Coach of the Alice Lloyd women’s program, he spent five seasons under former head coach John Mills. In his tenure as an assistant, he helped coach the Lady Eagles to the NAIA Division II National Tournament in 2018 and 2019, the only appearances in program history. The Lady Eagles also advanced to the NCCAA Division I National Tournament in 2020 and 2021, and won the national championship in 2021 while he was on the staff. He also spent […]

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LONDON, Ky. — An investigation into inmate assaults at the Martin County federal prison has concluded, with the sixth and final defendant being sentenced on Wednesday. Michael Childers, 47, of Harold, who worked as a lieutenant at U.S. Penitentiary Big Sandy, was sentenced to 17 months in prison for falsifying records. In his plea agreement, he admitted that he and four other prison employees were in the lieutenants’ office in April 2021, when an inmate was brought in to request protective custody. Instead, the guards assaulted the inmate. Childers admitted to writing an incident report afterward, falsely claiming that the […]

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PAINTSVILLE, Ky. – Johnson Central officials made the announcement Tuesday afternoon that the new head coach of its volleyball program would be the seasoned Andrew Lafferty. Lafferty said his goal was to establish a “gold standard” for the program. “Stepping into the role of Head Coach for the Johnson Central volleyball program, my focus is locked squarely on the future,” Lafferty said. “Our mission is to establish a gold standard—one defined by a relentless culture of grit and positivity.” There are also what he refers to as “pillars” attached to his overall vision for the future. “We are building this […]

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