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Kentucky utility regulators move to protect Kentucky Power customers from footing bill for cryptomining company
EARTHJUSTICE The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued a decision Friday that aims to help prevent Kentucky Power customers from footing the bill for discounted power rates granted for a 7 MW cryptomining facility in Pike County (Hatfield), known as the Rockhouse facility. The PSC approved a special contract for the facility with over $2.5 million…
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Sandy Valley Transportation gets $2 million to construct new facility
Federal funding to help 10 rural transit agencies FRANKFORT — Sandy Valley Transportation Services is among 10 rural Kentucky transit agencies receiving federal funding for upgrades. Gov. Andy Beshear announced Thursday that the transit agencies had been approved for more than $11.5 million in Federal Transit Administration funding. The agencies serving 46 Kentucky counties spanning…
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Police seize 2 pounds of suspected fentanyl
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN HARDY — Two women face charges after police seized 2 pounds of suspected fentanyl from their residence in the Hardy community of Pike County. Kentucky State Police arrested Leatrice Hunt, 41, and Destiny Hunt, 19, following a search of the Hunt home Thursday. In addition to the suspected fentanyl, officers say…
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Two fatal single-vehicle collisions rock Pike County
PIKEVILLE — Tragedy struck the Meta and Greasy Creek communities of Pike County as two separate single-vehicle collisions claimed the lives of Jerrod Stanley and Clifford Belcher. Kentucky State Police responded to both incidents and initiated investigations into the accidents. The first incident occurred at approximately 6:16 a.m. on State Highway 194 in Meta. The…
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State police investigating murder in Pike County
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PHELPS — A murder Friday morning is believed to have been between two cousins. Police say the shooting in Phelps in southern Pike County left one man dead and another in jail. Sterlin Justice, 19 years old, of Stopover, was arrested for murder and lodged in the Pike County Detention Center with…
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Accused Allen cop killer Lance Storz found dead in Pike County jail
BY PHILL BARNETT MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE, Ky. — Lance Storz was found hanged to death in the Pike County Detention Center, the Pike County coroner reported Tuesday morning. Last June, Storz reportedly shot and killed three police officers and a K-9 officer in Allen, Kentucky, as officers attempted to serve an emergency protective order after receiving a…
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PMC welcomes ‘Baby New Year’
PIKEVILLE — As the tradition has been for many years at the Pikeville Medical Center, staff waited patiently to see what expectant parents would give birth to the first baby of the new year, which is a special honor for a tiny bundle of love. However, the first baby of 2023 at Pikeville Medical Center…
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Man arrested for murder of brother
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT ELKHORN CITY — A Pike County man is in jail for the alleged murder of his brother. Kentucky State Police investigators responded May 23 to a residence on Elkhorn Creek and discovered two males had been shot. Police say an altercation between Cody Cantrell, 36, of Elkhorn City, and his father resulted in…
