Dorton News

Butcher succeeds Jean Dorton of Paintsville who had served since 2003. A Merchant, also appointed in 2003, will be serving his second term.

Areas of eastern Kentucky still recovering from severe flooding earlier this year are at risk of more damage due to recent heavy rains.

Roads are washed out and homes are damaged again in parts of Pike County. The water was so powerful, it tore one road to pieces, and destroyed water lines in the Dorton area.

The mother of a woman who died a week ago at the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center says her daughter died because she didn't get adequate medical care.

Forest fires continue to burn thousands of acres across our region, and foresters say at least a dozen appear to be arson.

The Pike County grand jury returned nine indictments last week. Those indicted were: a Danielle Ray, 21, of Belfry, Ky., was indicted for theft by unlawful taking of more than $300 of money orders which ...

PIKEVILLE, Ky. a ' Indictments returned by the November 2008 Pike County Circuit Court Grand Jury in addition to those published in Sundaya TMs edition of the Williamson Daily News include the following: a ' ...

Kentucky State Police Det. Michael Cornett and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement officer Mark Scott discussed information gathered at the site of a gas tanker crash in Cumberland on Saturday.

" Police are saying that alcohol could have been a factor in the death of a Jenkins man following a car accident on New Year's Eve.

A man is killed after he lost control of his truck and slammed into a guardrail.

Daily News Staff Report A Jenkins man was killed in a single-vehicle accident in Pike County yesterday.

A Letcher County man died in a single vehicle accident in Pike County at about midnight Wednesday, Kentucky State Police said.