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Big Sandy Jail Blotter
AN APPALACHIAN NEWSPAPERSSTAFF REPORT PAINTSVILLE — Several people were arrested recently and lodged in the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center. Those arrested, according to the booking log at the jail, included: Tuesday, Sept. 13 Jacob Rain Crockett, 21, of Apollo Lane, Hurricane, W.Va., theft, theft of contents from a vehicle and a traffic charge. John…
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COVID-19 map shows 41 counties with less risk than last week, but Eastern Coal Field remains almost fully high-risk
BY AL CROSSKENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS The weekly COVID-19 risk map for Kentucky took a solid turn for the better Thursday, as more than a third of the state’s counties had a lower risk level than a week earlier. Only two counties, Barren and Trigg, showed a higher level of risk on the three-level scale of…
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Doctors back booster shots for recent COVID-19 variants
BY AL CROSS KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS Kentucky experts largely dismissed concerns about speedy approval of the new coronavirus vaccines on “Kentucky Tonight,” a Kentucky Educational Television program, Monday night. Ilhem Messaoudi, chair of microbiology at the University of Kentucky, said she has been surprised at people who she said are “up in arms” about the…
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Man arrested for murder in Pikeville shooting
PIKEVILLE — A Pikeville man was arrested for murder Monday evening following a shooting on Caney Drive in Pikeville. The Kentucky State Police Pikeville Post received a 911 at 6:42 p.m. regarding the shooting. Investigators responded to the residence and discovered a male had been shot. The initial investigation indicates an altercation between Monroe Jackson, 56, of…
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Tracey Marjorie Kuhn Obituary
Tracey Marjorie Kuhn 1984—2022 Tracey Marjorie Kuhn, 38, of Bellevue, Ohio, passed away Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at her home. Born Jan. 23, 1984, in Louisa, she was the daughter of the late Larry Ray Kuhn and Kathy June Meggitt of Bellevue, Ohio. In addition to her mother, Tracey is survived by her sons Tyler…
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Breanna Denise Baisden Obituary
Breanna Denise Baisden 1995—2022 Breanna Denise Baisden, 27, of Dingess, W.Va., passed away Sept. 15, 2022, at Logan Regional Medical Center in Logan, W.Va. Born June 7, 1995, in Columbus, Ohio, she was the daughter of Robert Baisden of Kermit, W.Va., and Jamie McCoy and her companion Jess Browning Jr. of Dingess, W.Va. She is preceded…
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Aurora Anne Vest Obituary
Aurora Anne Vest 2022—2022 Aurora Anne Vest, the 5-1/2-month-old baby of Regina Marcum and David Vest of Crum, W.Va., went back to her heavenly Father Monday, Sept. 5, 2022, at the WVU Medicine Summersville Regional Medical Center in Summersville, W.Va. She was born March 19, 2022, at CAMC Women and Children’s Medical Center in Charleston, W.Va.…
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James ‘Jamie’ Edwin Moore Obituary
James ‘Jamie’ Edwin Moore 1971—2022 James “Jamie” Edwin Moore, age 50, of Harlan, passed away Sept. 17, 2022. He was born Dec. 1, 1971, in Westerville, Ohio, to Henrietta Moore. In addition to his mother, he is survived by one son, James Tyler Moore of Franklin, W.Va., and two grandchildren. There will be a memorial…
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Winfield McGinnis Obituary
Winfield McGinnis 1965— 2022 Winfield McGinnis, 57, of Debord, passed away Sept. 16, 2022, at Highlands Appalachian Regional Medical Center. He was born June 6, 1965, to the late Bazil and Beulah Delong McGinnis. Survivors include his wife, Jenny Risner McGinnis; three sons, Brent Risner of Debord, Brandon (Cassidy) Butcher of Mount Sterling and Blake…
