PIKEVILLE, Ky. — The Broadway Education Alliance has announced that Pikeville teen Aria Ferguson has been cast in the Camp Broadway Ensemble. The ensemble will perform with The New York Pops at their 43rd Birthday Gala at Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall on Monday, April 27. The New York Pops acclaimed Music Director and Conductor Steven Reineke will direct The New York Pops’ world-renowned 78-member orchestra at an all-star concert event celebrating Grammy, Academy and Tony Award-winning composer, Stephen Schwartz. Camp Broadway Ensemble Artistic Director Theo Lencicki cast and will direct the 60-member ensemble that features talented tween and […]

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Pikeville leaned on timely hitting and aggressive base running to edge district rival Shelby Valley 6-5, and Cat Walters was right in the middle of it all. Walters delivered a strong performance at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and a triple to spark the Panthers’ offense. She also crossed the plate twice and wreaked havoc on the bases, tallying three stolen bases to keep constant pressure on Shelby Valley’s defense. In a game that stayed tight throughout, those extra bases made the difference. Pikeville capitalized on key opportunities, and Walters’ ability to turn hits into scoring chances helped […]

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PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A man who went on a prolonged profanity-filled outburst in the middle of a court hearing last September has now been indicted for the tirade. Jonathan Joseph Howell, 44, of Auxier, was arrested back in August for sending threats to a postal worker, then charged with witness intimidation for trying to get the postal worker to change his testimony. During a preliminary hearing for the witness intimidation charge on Sept. 3, he was removed from the courtroom for an outburst, then continued to disrupt court by banging on the walls in his courthouse holding cell. Howell appeared […]

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