Volleyball season tipped off Monday, and the Paintsville Lady Tigers started off strong with a 3-0 win over Prestonsburg. Paintsville took the match with set scores of 25-18, 25-12 and 25-11. Area standout Kylie Kinner led the way for the Lady Tigers with 20 kills, six digs, an assist and a serving ace. Another notable performance came from Chloe Reed, who finished with 10 kills, five digs and two serving aces. Individual statistics for Prestonsburg were not available at press time. The win starts Paintsville off at 1-0, while Prestonsburg begins the season 0-1. Paintsville will be back in action […]

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PIKEVILLE, KY – On Monday, August 17, Kentucky State Police received a call concerning a hit and run on U.S. 23 near Dorton. While enroute, a civilian called in to KSP Post 9 to report they had almost been hit by a white Chevrolet Silverado with a blown tire on U.S. 23 headed toward Pikeville and they had followed the truck to the Industrial Park. KSP officers intercepted the truck at the industrial park and instructed the driver – 49-year-old Timothy Bolden, of Jenkins – to pull over. Officers reported Bolden “was observed with a thousand yard stare and did […]

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PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County man has been arrested following his indictment on charges of rape, sodomy and sexual abuse. Joshua Charles, 39, of Greasy Creek, was indicted last month on charges of first-degree rape, first-degree sodomy and first-degree sexual abuse. He was arrested on Monday on Second Street in Pikeville. He is accused of subjecting a child younger than 12 to sexual contact from September of 2020 to September of 2021. The rape and sodomy charges are punishable by 20-to-50 years or life in prison, while the sex abuse charge carries a potential 5-to-10-year sentence. Charles is being […]

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