LOUISA, Ky. – Nearly two dozen youth wrestlers will be state bound this Friday, and Louisa plans to send them off in style. The Lawrence County Bulldogs Youth Wrestling team will send 20 participants to the 2026 Kentucky Youth Wrestling State Tournament in Louisville this weekend. Plans to send the athletes off in style. Beginning at noon the team will be escorted around town by the local fire departments as they head out to compete on February 19, with action beginning the following day at Broadbent Arena in Louisville.  On behalf of the wrestling coaching staff, Joshua Diamond posted his […]

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PAINTSVILLE, Ky. — A Johnson County man was arrested early Sunday morning, after a Paintsville resident reported seeing someone breaking into his storage building. Paintsville Police were called to an address on Pine Street reporting the break-in. The caller reported seeing a man running away with his weedeater, but said he dropped it near Broadway and continued running. Police found the suspect — later identified as 19-year-old Devin Wells — at a nearby gas station and tried to talk to him, but said he ran away instead. Wells was arrested after a short chase, but that wasn’t the end of […]

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PIKEVILLE, Ky. – The Pikeville Babe Ruth Softball League have set dates and location for its upcoming spring training. The league announced this week that training will take place each evening at 6:30 p.m. and lasting until 8:30 p.m. at Raleigh Wright Field at Bob Amos Park. Organizers posted the information at its Facebook page, where those interested can find out more, adding its excitement for the things to going again. “We try to invest in our girls as much as we can with this league. We do these days of practice before our evaluations, so that all girls have […]

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