LOUISA, Ky. — A Lawrence County man was arrested after he admitted hitting a woman with a tire iron. The woman reported to police that Lonnie Maynard, 50, of Louisa, had been in her yard screaming profanity at her 6-year-old grandson, when she got in her car and told him to leave. She said he started to walk away, but then grabbed a tire iron and began hitting her car with it. When she got out of the car, she said he began hitting her as well. Maynard reportedly admitted to police that he hit her and said he would […]

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Johnson Central (27-9) vs. Highlands (27-8) Thursday, June 1, John Cropp Field, Lexington REGULAR SEASON Johnson Central 9, Shelby Valley 3 Raceland 15, Johnson Central 5 Johnson Central 7, Letcher Central 4 Johnson Central 3, Ashland Blazer 2 Johnson Central 8, Lawrence County 7 Perry Central 4, Johnson Central 3 Pike Central 4, Johnson Central […]

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BELFRY, Ky. — A man was arrested after he was found passed out in Belfry High School. Cleaning staff went into the school just after 4 a.m. Tuesday, when they found 31-year-old Bobby Cantrell passed out in the gymnasium. They told police they woke him up and asked him to leave, but he refused, saying he was homeless and needed somewhere to sleep. When police arrived, they determined that Cantrell appeared to be under the influence, and he reportedly told them he had taken Suboxone earlier in the day. Cantrell was arrested for first-degree trespassing, menacing and public intoxication.

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MARROWBONE, Ky. — A Pike County woman thought something was suspicious when she was pulled over by a black Crown Victoria with flashing blue lights, and then the car sped past her after she got on the side of the road. She also noticed it had Ohio tags as it passed. She called police, who caught up with the driver at a Marrowbone gas station. James Walter Holbrooks, 28, of Elkhorn City, was arrested and charged with impersonating a peace officer. The charge is a felony, punishable by up to five years in prison.

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PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A federal grand jury has indicted two men for distributing fentanyl in Johnson County. Kevin Clay, 47, of Staffordsville, and William Hylton, 38, of Salyersville, were charged Thursday evening. Both men are charged with conspiracy to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl, possession with the intent to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl, and two counts of aiding and abetting the distribution of fentanyl. Clay is additionally charged with distributing fentanyl and possession of a firearm in connection with a drug trafficking crime. Both men could potentially face life sentences — Clay for the gun […]

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