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Family still seeks answers in unsolved homicide of Melissa Wolford
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PHELPS — More than two years after a hunter found 42-year-old Melissa Wolford slain near her burned pickup truck in a Pike County hollow, her family is still searching for answers. In the quiet, close-knit community of Phelps, where homes in the hills can sit a mile apart and generations…
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Pike County grand jury indicts 11
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — The Pike County grand jury returned indictments against 11 individuals March 10. Charges range from drug possession and bail jumping to theft, fleeing police and assault, with two defendants facing multiple separate indictments. Kaylee Damron, 32, of Pikeville — theft by unlawful taking (felony). Michael Damron, 35, of…
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Pike County grand jury indicts 12
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — The Pike County grand jury returned 12 true bills Feb. 25. Charges ranged from rape and sodomy to illegal drugs and burglary. Nicky Bartley, 44, of Pikeville, was indicted on charges of tampering with evidence third degree, possession of a controlled substance, DUI first, possession of marijuana, all-terrain…
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Pike County grand jury indicts 28
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — The Pike County grand jury returned 28 indictments Feb. 10, including 26 felonies, with most cases stemming from drug-related arrests. Charges range from possession and trafficking to fleeing police, assault and persistent felony offender counts. Those indicted are listed below. Erica R. Bartley, 45, of Elkhorn City: First-degree…
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Pike grand jury returns 17 indictments: Arson, kidnapping, attempted murder
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — A Pike County grand jury returned 17 indictments during its Jan. 20 session, including 15 felonies and two misdemeanors. The charges range from arson, kidnapping and attempted murder to drug trafficking, theft, fraud and traffic-related offenses. Marty Eugene Hurley, 50, of Stopover, was indicted on felony charges of…
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KSP seeks public’s help locating missing teen
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT MILLARD — The Kentucky State Police Pikeville Post is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 15-year-old girl from the Millard. Troopers said they were contacted Jan. 1 regarding the disappearance of Star Blair. She was last seen earlier that day on Daniels Branch in Millard, according to state police.…
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Bobbie Jane Swimm Obituary
Bobbie Jane Swimm 1943—2025 Bobbie Jane Swimm, 81, of Brushy, Pike County, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, surrounded by her family and friends at her home. Born Dec. 20, 1943, at Pikeville Methodist Hospital, she was the daughter of the late McKinley and Julia Sester Maynard. In addition…
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Troopers seize large quantity of drugs, 22 guns in Hardy drug raid
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT HARDY — A Pike County man is in jail after state police discovered a cache of drugs, firearms and cash during a raid in the Hardy community, authorities said. Troopers with Kentucky State Police Post 9 executed a search late Thursday night that yielded approximately 23.5 pounds of suspected marijuana, 192 grams…
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Teen killed, another injured in Pike County UTV rollover
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT MCANDREWS — A 14-year-old was killed Friday evening in an off-road vehicle crash in Pike County, according to the Kentucky State Police. Troopers at Post 9 said they were notified at about 7:11 p.m. of a single-vehicle accident on a trail near Pinsonfork Road. A 2021 Can-Am UTV carrying two juveniles had…
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Police arrest man in March murder case
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT PIKEVILLE — Police on Monday arrested a Pike County man on a murder charge in the death of Brent Wooten, whose body was found along a rural road in March. Brandon Blackburn, 44, was booked into the Pike County Detention Center on charges of murder, possession of a handgun by a convicted…
