Prestonsburg News

Located in the foothills of the Appalachians, this 121-bed skilled nursing facility for senior and elderly health care is in the city of Prestonsburg, Kentucky.

Watching the Route 80 land grab unfold between Prestonsburg and Martin recently, as well as the fiscal court's recent struggles to craft a balanced budget, we were struck by a thought.

House Speaker Greg Stumbo said Monday he would ask Gov. Steve Beshear to call an immediate special legislative session on redistricting if the Senate offered a valid plan.

House Speaker Greg Stumbo has offered a Senate redistricting plan in hopes of speeding up what has become a drawn-out process.

Rain didn't stop the ever-growing Arm Drop Nation from rising late last week. The 2013 Pop's Chevrolet Hillbilly Arm Drop Drags attracted 235 drag cars to Paintsville-Prestonsburg Combs Field Airport on Friday and Saturday.

The Prestonsburg City Council drew a line in the sand - or at least on the map - Monday night, as members heard the first reading of an ordinance to annex properties along Route 80 between Prestonsburg and Martin.

The state medical board has in an emergency order suspended the license of a Prestonsburg osteopath who was charged last month on possession of child pornography, according to the order released Tuesday.

Special sessions may be unpopular - legislators understand that well enough to avoid them if at all possible - but two lawsuits over drawing legislative districts may precipitate one soon.

The 2013 Pop's Chevrolet Hillbilly Arm Drop Drags attracted 235 drag cars to Paintsville-Prestonsburg Combs Field Airport on Friday and Saturday.

Former U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler accepted the post of executive director of the Kentucky Humanities Council on Friday, saying he will "take a break from politics for a while." Chandler, a Woodford County Democrat who lost his 6th Congressional District seat last year to Republican Andy Barr of Lexington, will start his new job July 1. He succeeds ... (more)

It's showtime for Pop's Chevrolet Hillbilly Arm Drop Drags Event Coordinator Kent Rose and all of "Arm Drop Nation." Months of building up what has become one of the top new drag racing events in the country will come to a head on Friday, when the 2013 Pop's Chevrolet Hillbilly Arm Drop Drags opens its gates at Paintsville-Prestonsburg Combs Field ... (more)

Several students from around the county had projects which placed in the top three of this year's Regional Coal Fair, held in Pikeville last month.

Three Floyd County men have been arrested and another is at large, after Kentucky State Police busted an auto theft ring last month at Caney Fork.

Following a four-week unit of study at Prestonsburg Elementary, parents and community members were treated to a performance by local artists and students last Friday at the Mountain Arts Center.

Eli Harrington believes the historic coal-mining community of Van Lear has more to offer than just a visit to Loretta Lynn's cabin on the hill in Butcher Holler.

An arrest warrant has been issued for a man who plead guilty to drunk driving last week after crashing his truck into a Prestonsburg home.

Among the speakers will be House Speaker Greg Stumbo, D-Prestonsburg, who will address Big Sandy Community and Technical College on Saturday, and Paducah Mayor Gayle Kaler, who will speak May 14 at West Kentucky Community and Technical College.

Eli Harrington believes the historic coal-mining community of Van Lear has more to offer than just a visit to Loretta Lynn's cabin on the hill in Butcher Holler.

Kent Rose has become an ambassador for not only Prestonsburg and Paintsville, but also Pikeville and all of Eastern Kentucky.

Gov. Steve Beshear indicated Tuesday that he is likely to call a special legislative session this year to redraw the boundaries of state legislative districts.