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KSP Post 9 welcomes back two retired troopers
PIKEVILLE — The Kentucky State Police Pikeville Post welcomed back two retired troopers last week. The Kentucky State Police Trooper R program has enabled retired troopers to return and serve their communities again. Trooper Ronald Peppi retired with the rank of sergeant in 2019 from KSP’s DESI branch. Peppi is a Floyd County native and
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Police arrest suspect wanted for multiple thefts
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT GRAYSON — A man wanted for a large number of thefts in the Grayson area was arrested last week after an off-duty state trooper saw him enter a residence on Midland Trail in Grayson. Kentucky State Police Post 14 reported that Troopers Tyler Daniels and Wes Music responded to the report Aug.
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Voter registration deadline is Oct. 11
Abortion Amendment on ballot BY NADIA RAMLAGAN KENTUCKY NEWS CONNECTION With only four weeks left before the state’s voter-registration deadline, advocacy groups say they are sounding the alarm on a ballot initiative which would ensure abortion is not considered a constitutional right. Michael Muller, campaign manager for Protect Kentucky Access, said Amendment 2 would create
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CDC says 108 counties have elevated COVID-19 risk
Beshear urges use of new booster vaccine BY MELISSA PATRICKKENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS The pandemic in Kentucky remains on a rough plateau, but it’s a high plateau. Seventy of Kentucky’s 120 counties have a high level of COVID-19 risk and 38 have a medium level, with very little change in the last two weeks, according to
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Private Christian school receives $500,000 grant
TMC will partner with Addiction Recovery Care LOUISA — The Millard College has been awarded a $500,000 grant by the Appalachian Regional Commission to provide job training, in partnership with Addiction Recovery Care, to Kentuckians in recovery from substance use disorders. The award is part of a recently announced $12 million package through the Appalachian
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Five physicians plead guilty to federal drug crimes in connection with HOPE Clinic
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Five physicians pleaded guilty in connection with prescription practices at HOPE Clinic, a purported pain management clinic in Beckley, Beaver and Charleston, W.Va., and Wytheville, Va. Four of the physicians each pleaded guilty to a felony count of aiding and abetting obtaining a controlled substance by fraud: William Earley, D.O, 66, of
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Federal inmate pleads guilty to possessing weapon
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — A federal prisoner in Welch, W.Va., pleaded guilty Monday to possession of a weapon. Alex Barrera, 26, an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution McDowell, is scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 5 and faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison, three years of supervised release and a
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Police identify Paintsville shooting victims
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT PAINTSVILLE — Kentucky State Police identified the three deceased victims of a shooting Friday in Paintsville as 56-year-old Paula Wells, 56-year-old Richard Morman and 36-year-old Myrtle Pack, all of Paintsville. The shooter, Ronnie Pack, 21 years old of Paintsville, is charged with three counts of murder and one count of first-degree wanton
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Three dead in Paintsville shooting
Assailant shot in arm by KSP trooper BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE — Panic struck Friday morning in Paintsville as a shooter took three lives and fled the scene. Police responded to a reported shooting at 10:40 a.m. on Depot Street, near Broadway, where three people were pronounced dead by the Johnson County coroner. About an
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Tyler Childers announces upcoming triple-album ‘Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven?’
“I suspect it will win a Grammy. No fooling. It’s groundbreaking.” –Laid Back Country Picker BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOUISA — Lawrence County native Tyler Childers announced on social media that he will be releasing a triple-album featuring new songs and arrangements. The album is set to be released on September 30 via Hickman Holler
