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Colors of Courage 5K proceeds assist cancer patients with transportation costs
PIKEVILLE — Pikeville Medical Center will host the eighth Colors of Courage 5K Run/Walk Sept. 9 in downtown Pikeville. Proceeds from the event remain local and will assist patients of the Lawson Cancer Center at PMC. One of the most popular 5K races held each year in Pikeville, the Colors of Courage 5K is undergoing…
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Federal prison lieutenant convicted of covering up assaults of inmates
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — A federal jury convicted a former Kentucky Federal Bureau of Prisons lieutenant on two counts of obstruction for covering up assaults of two inmates by corrections officers under his command. Kevin Pearce, 38, of Inez, Kentucky, a former supervisor at the U.S. Penitentiary Big Sandy in Debord, was…
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Betty Alice (Stepp) Helms Obituary
Betty Alice (Stepp) Helms 1936—2022 Betty Alice (Stepp) Helms of Inez, formerly of Pikeville, departed this life July 18, 2022, to be with the Lord. A native of Martin County, she was the daughter of the late Bill and Ila (Ward) Stepp of Inez. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by…