PAINTSVILLE, Ky. — A Johnson County man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, following his guilty plea to a federal drug charge. Edward Carl Ramey, 46, of Paintsville, pleaded guilty back in January to a single count of possession of more than 500 grams of meth with the intent to distribute. According to court records, the Kentucky State Police Drug Enforcement Special Investigations unit received information last June that Ramey had a large quantity of meth in his possession, so they sent and undercover witness to his home to buy more than an ounce of the drug for […]

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FRANKFORT, Ky. — The federal government will not be authorizing additional public or individual assistance in eight counties, including one in Eastern Kentucky, for damages due to February flooding. Kentucky plans to file an appeal, after the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Wednesday it would not approve individual assistance for six additional counties and local government assistance for two more counties for damages from the Valentine’s weekend flood. Gov. Andy Beshear said the state learned the information from FEMA on Wednesday. The news means that flood survivors in Lawrence, Butler, Franklin, Knox, Laurel and Whitley counties will not be receiving […]

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PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County man has pleaded guilty to a federal fentanyl charge. Randy Keathley, 57, of Pikeville, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Pikeville to a single count of possession of more than 40 grams of fentanyl with the intent to distribute. In his plea agreement, he admitted to having more than 73 grams of fentanyl and that he intended to distribute it to others. Keathley was arrested last August, when police responded to a panic alarm at his home. When police arrived, Keathley said he just had a new security system installed and he had […]

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