Pikeville News

Dr. Chuck Johnson was sworn in to the BOE by District Six Magistrate Chris Harris before Tuesday evening in Pikeville.

More than one thousand people have visited the regional flu center in Pike County in less than two weeks.

Construction on Rocky Road, which was one of the most flood-damaged stretches of road in Pike County after the May and June floods, is nearing completion.

Just 12 days after its opening, the Regional Flu Center, operated by Pikeville Medical Center and its Family Practice Clinic, has treated more than 1,000 patients.

This bridge on US 119 spanning Scott Fork has been named for former Pike County Board of Education Superintendent James Dotson.

Thousands of acres in eastern Kentucky are destroyed because of forest fires. Most of the fires started over the weekend, but dozens of blazes are still burning and many appear to be intentionally set.

Kentucky State Police Lieutenant Todd Kidd was among 38 graduates who completed the twelve week Administrative Officers Course at the University of Louisville's Southern Police Institute .

Lagging undergraduate enrollment and a huge stock market-driven hit to the school's endowment have taken a toll on Pikeville College's finances, requiring cost-cutting and a layoff last fall.

" The opening of the Regional Flu Center by Pikeville Medical Center and its Family Practice Clinic is the first of its kind in Kentucky.

It's a tale of two cities in eastern Kentucky, where one Pike County community has approved alcoholic beverage sales in restaurants while another town says no to liquor sales.

It's a tale of 2 cities in eastern Kentucky, where one Pike County community has approved alcoholic beverage sales in restaurants while another town says no to liquor sales.

It's a first for the state, with the Pikeville Medical Center opening a 24/7 clinic dedidated to flu patients.

Elections on Tuesday will determine whether two cities in Pike County will allow the sale of alcohol.

PIKEVILLE, Ky. - The four traffic signal poles and related structural items will be replaced on each signal along Ky.

" Pikeville Medical Center announced Wednesday the opening of a 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week flu center along North Mayo Trail in Pikeville.

The governor and first lady will spend three days this week hop-scotching the state for a series of press conferences and town hall meetings on education.

I recently read in The Journal that Middfest attendance was down due to the economy and the bad weather.

By CHARLOTTE SANDERS Senior Writer PIKEVILLE, Ky. - " A 23-year-old man of Erlanger, Ky., has been indicted by the Pike County grand jury on a charge of second degree burglary and three counts of custodial interference involving three minor children.

The overflow from the packed 740-seat Charleston Civic Center theatre were not able to voice their opinions inside the public hearing held by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, but their message was loud and clear via signs, chants and the number of coal supporters which outnumbered those inside two to one.

PIKEVILLE, Ky. - Thousands of coal miners fearing the loss of jobs if mountaintop removal mining is curtailed or outlawed shouted down a handful of environmentalists at crowded public hearings Tuesday on the much-debated practice.