Pikeville News

The Kentucky State Police announced the 2012 Trooper of the Year, Detective of the Year, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Officer of the Year and other awards for acts of bravery, life-saving, professionalism and dedication to duty today at the Capital Plaza Hotel in Frankfort.

Police say the Pikeville 911 Center received a call Sunday morning reporting that an inmate, Brandon K. Damron, had walked away from work detail at the Pike County Detention Center.

On Sunday May 19, 2013 at 11:54 P.M. Post 9 Pikeville received a call of a single vehicle accident on Big Creek Road in the Big Creek community of Pike County.

Jim Tackett, right, executive director of Forward in the Fifth, and Dr. Dessie Bowling, left, board chairman, present Rhonda Crigger of Pikeville with the 2013 Appalachian Leaders in Education Award in the educator early childhood category.

Aileah Bartley's next uniform will have a different color scheme, but could easily say the same thing across the chest.

In commemoration of National Police Officers Memorial Week, the Kentucky State Police Post 2 Madisonville will honor fallen troopers at a ceremony on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. CST at the cemetery at Salem Missionary Baptist Church.

Kentucky State Police in Pikeville received a call at 10:19 p.m., Saturday, reporting an armed at Velocity Market.

Scott Stokes, 20, was indicted for second-degree assault when he struck Miranda Maynard on April 21with his hands and feet or with a dangerous instrument, thereby causing serious physical injury.

Gene David Watson, 73 of Bristol, Tenn., formerly of Belfry, Ky., passed away Tuesday night, April 16, 2013, at Bristol Hospice House.

On Thursday April 25, 2013 Post 9 Pikeville received a suspicious person call from Johns Creek Elementary stating that two males had been on school property and crossed the road onto the Pike County Landfill.