CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia students in kindergarten through fifth grade will have an opportunity to celebrate reading and Dolly Parton’s commitment to childhood literacy through a new statewide reading challenge. Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced the launch of the Dolly Days Read-a-Thon, which begins Oct. 1 and runs through Dec. 31. The challenge encourages students to read 25 books during the three-month period, an average of about two books per week. Students also are encouraged to visit their local public libraries to find new books and participate in storytime programs. “Fostering a lifelong love of reading is one of the […]

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PIKEVILLE, Ky. – The University of Pikeville – Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine welcomed 171 first-year medical students into the medical profession on Sept. 26 during its annual White Coat Ceremony at the Mountain Arts Center in Prestonsburg. The ceremony marked an important milestone in the students’ medical education as they received their white coats, which serve as a symbol of professionalism, compassion and the trust patients place in physicians. White coat ceremonies are rites of passage for beginning medical students. The ritual encourages a psychological contract that emphasizes professionalism and empathy in the practice of medicine and focuses on […]

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STANVILLE, Ky. — Two men were arrested after a Floyd County deputy sheriff’s nose led him to find two men with a stash of meth. Sheriff’s Deputy David Pennington had stopped Saturday afternoon at the Cardinal Country Store on U.S. 23 at Stanville. While walking into the store, he passed a white SUV and smelled marijuana coming from it. Looking closer, he spotted Logan Ross, 21, of Blackey, in the back of the vehicle. Pennington knew that Ross was wanted on multiple warrants, so he placed him under arrest. The deputy also noticed that the front seat passenger, Christopher Saylor, […]

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