Pine Knot News

The man accused of robbing and killing a Pine Knot woman last month could face death penalty if convicted of the crime.

The phrase "going across the mountain" may become absent from the vernacular of travelers moving between Pine Knot and Williamsburg.

A 16 month investigation into a partially completed residential construction fire has resulted in the indictments of 3 family members.

A cooperative investigation by Operation UNITE and the McCreary County SheriffA1s Office has resulted in 19 people being indicted for drug trafficking.

Could Rocky King be considering an appeal to his conviction relating to the December 2005 murder of Morris King? Last week, Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway issued an Open Records Decision denying Rocky King's request that his former attorney, George Sornberger, provide with him records pertaining to his case.

Clark~Sexton Wedding Ronnie Clark and Rebecca Sexton were united in marriage by Reverend Doug Sexton on August 8, 2009 at Upper Hickory Grove United Baptist Church.

Maries's Dad & Brothers: Floyd Stephens, center, of the Cal Hill Rd in Pine Knot, is pictured with his sons: Ledord, Richard, Donald and Herman.

Ten young men from the Pine Knot Job Center, a program for low-income students in McCreary County, will be at The Bennett Center cutting down dead trees and limbs for the next month or two.

Meadows~Slaven Wedding Gidget Meadows and Coleman Slaven were united in Holy Matrimony by Reverend Rufus Hughes, on July 31, 2009, at the McCreary County Heritage Center in Stearns.

The man accused of brutally slaying a Pine Knot grandmother not only knew his victim, he was her next-door neighbor.

Kentucky State Police Detective Billy Correll arrested Ronnie D. Laxton late Monday night in connection with the brutal Saturday murder of Patricia A. Stephens of Pine Knot.

On Monday, September 08, 2009 at 11:27 PM Kentucky State Police Detective Billy Correll arrested Ronnie D. Laxton, 41, of Whitley City and charged him with Murder and Robbery 1st.

On Saturday, September 05, 2009 at 6:15 PM the Kentucky State Police, Post 11 in London, was notified of a deceased person at a residence on Miriam Ross Road in the Pine Knot Community of McCreary County, KY.

Police believe robbery was the motive in the beating death of a McCreary County woman.

While most McCreary Countians were enjoying the last long weekend of the summer, local law enforcement worked to piece together a puzzle surrounding one of the most vicious murders in recent memory.

A woman's apparent murder is under investigation in McCreary County, Kentucky, according to Kentucky State Police.

A quick decision to close every school in McCreary County came Sunday night, after a 9 year old was taken to a Somerset Hospital.

Less than a week into the new school year, McCreary County School District was forced to cancel classes yesterday as doctors work to determine what's causing one little girl's illness.

A McCreary County Grand Jury met last week returning 19 indictments against 20 different individuals.

A McCreary County grand jury returned indictments against 20 individuals for the month of August.