PIKEVILLE and PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — While candidates still have more than a month to file to run in next year’s election, the Pike County race for property valuation administrator has already been decided, and the same race in Floyd County will be over as soon as the incumbent files. Pike County PVA Kevin Auton and Floyd County PVA David Layne will each be unopposed in their bids for re-election. That’s because candidates must pass a test with a score of 70 percent before being allowed to run for PVA, and no one has qualified to run against the incumbents. Auton […]

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LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Floyd County man has been sentenced after pleading guilty to federal drug and gun charges. Bradford Hunt, 51, of Hi Hat, pleaded guilty back in August to possession of controlled substances with the intent to distribute and using a firearm in a drug trafficking crime. Hunt was arrested in October of 2022, when Floyd County deputies went to serve a warrant at home on Toler Creek and he was found outside with more than a quarter-pound of meth, along with bags of fentanyl, heroin, Suboxone and oxycodone and two guns. He appeared in Lexington federal court […]

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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The 2026 schedule is set for Marshall Softball, with the Herd scheduled to host 18 games at Dot Hicks Field this spring. Head Coach Morgan Zerkle announced the team’s complete slate Tuesday with opening day coming from Tallahassee, Florida on Feb. 6. “I am excited to see Marshall Softball compete against some of the best teams in the country and feel prepared for another season of competitive Sun Belt play,” said Coach Zerkle. The challenging 2026 calendar begins with a showdown against Florida State on Feb. 6 and extends to early season trips to the University of Florida […]

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