BEAVER, Ky. — An arrest has been made in connection with the shooting death of a woman whose body was found Friday in Floyd County. Kentucky State Police responded to a report on an unresponsive woman along Route 979 at Beaver. When they arrived, they found Sarah Slone, 35, of Beaver, dead of a gunshot wound. Also at the scene was 35-year-old Joshua Gayheart, of Beaver, who admitted to tampering with evidence at the scene. He was arrested on a charge of evidence tampering at that time. On Monday, he was also charged with murder for Slone’s death. No details […]

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Press Release: UK Athletics SAVANNAH, Ga. – The top-seeded Kentucky Volleyball team beat eighth-seeded Auburn 3-0 (25-15, 25-20, 25-22) in three sets Sunday afternoon in the 2025 SEC Volleyball Tournament quarterfinals behind 15 kills from Brooklyn DeLeye and a 13-kill, no-error performance by Eva Hudson.  The sweep marked Kentucky’s return to the SEC Tournament for the first time since 2005, when the event was last held in Craig Skinner’s first year as Kentucky’s head coach. With the win, UK advances into Monday night’s semifinals, where it will play the winner of (4) Tennessee and (5) Florida at 6 p.m. ET […]

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Editor’s note: Mountain Top News invites all candidates in our coverage area to submit press releases announcing their entry into the 2026 election. Submissions can be up to one typewritten page, along with a photo that contains no text. These announcements will be posted for free on our website. Please submit your announcements to [email protected]. by BRENDA KAYE JOHNSON Living in Eastern Ky. the majority of life and proud to say I am a coal miner’s daughter and a coal miners wife. Working many years with the public ranging in job positions where I have seen many needs in Eastern […]

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