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Jim Calhoun: The Carr Creek Indian’s basketball journey

Jim Calhoun was a sophomore starter on the great 1956 State champion Carr Creek Indians team. They finished with a 33-3 mark and the big trophy. For the next two years Jim Calhoun remained a Carr Creek Indian as they would finish 25-8 in 1957 and 26-4 in 1958. In 1957 Calhoun was selected as an All State 3rd Team member.. He also was selected to the All State 3rd Team as a senior at Carr Creek in 1958. In the fall of 1958 he entered the University of Cincinnati to play on some of the great basketball teams of […]

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Former guard who revealed ‘unofficial policy’ of abuse at prison sentenced to four years

LONDON, Ky. — A former guard at the Martin County federal prison has been sentenced for his role in a conspiracy to abuse inmates. Terry Melvin, 60, pleaded guilty in January 2025 to conspiracy against rights and deprivation of civil rights.On Thursday, he was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment. The charges stemmed from Melvin’s time as a lieutenant at U.S. Penitentiary Big Sandy. In his plea agreement, he described an “unofficial” policy of abuse at the prison. Under Bureau of Prisons rules, inmates who request protective custody due to threats are placed in a special housing unit, or SHU, while […]

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Geri Grigsby: Kentucky basketball’s first female superstar

MCDOWELL, Ky. – Some may remember Kobe Bryant’s retirement game in 2016. The late legend scored a smooth 81 points to finish a career already flush with accomplishments. It may be odd to imagine, but a high school player from right here in Eastern Kentucky matched that, dropping exactly 81 points in a single game. That phenom was McDowell Daredevil great Geri Grigsby, who did it during her junior year for the Floyd County school. And it’s only one of a host of jaw-dropping stats Grigsby racked up in mid- to late-70s. In the 1976-77 season, her Miss Basketball season, […]

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