PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — As the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” became law on the Fourth of July, two starkly different scenes played out simultaneously. In Washington D.C., President Donald Trump signed the bill into law on the White House lawn, complete with the fanfare of B-2 bombers flying overhead and appause from assembled administration staffers and Congressional Republicans. Meanwhile, about 325 miles away in Prestonsburg, attorney Ned Pillersdorf, speaking before several dozen supporters who turned out despite the sweltering heat, launched into a blistering attack against the bill and its chief proponent in Eastern Kentucky, U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers. And he […]

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Under new leadership, Pikeville Rotary Club begins another year of service before self

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PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County man has been arrested, more than a month after being accused of trying to kill three people by trapping them in a burning home. A man and two women reported to Kentucky State Police that Marty Hurley, 49, of Stopover, held them at gunpoint with an AR-15-style rifle on May 30, then forced them into a mobile home and began setting fires inside. As the fires grew, the victims told police Hurley told them he would kill them if they tried to escape, then left the home and barricaded the door. The victims said […]

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Viewer discretion advised. Pike residents appeal to the county fiscal court members to find humanitarian solutions to growing number of feral horses.

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A new state law restricting electronic communication between school staff and students have some figuring how to move forward.

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