Prestonsburg News Archives

There have been some precautionary measures taken by area hospitals in the past week regarding swine flu.

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PRESTONSBURG a ' A Wheelwright man and business owner will spend the next eight years in prison after being being sentenced on multiple drug trafficking charges this past week.

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Kentucky lawmakers might consider dipping into local school districts' contingency funds to help balance the 2010-12 state budget, according to House Speaker Greg Stumbo.

" A man who was one of four people injured during the rainstorm at the Jenny Wiley Pioneer Festival Friday was transported to Cabell-Huntington Hospital last week.

The Floyd County Chamber of Commerce sponsored a job fair today at the mountain arts center in Prestonsburg.

" A Floyd County coal company now operating under Chapter 11 bankruptcy laid off 85 workers Tuesday, saying a weak demand for coal and permit-related concerns were the reasons.

" Tomorrow afternoon, longtime Floyd Circuit Court Judge Danny P. Caudill will retire during a ceremony in his honor at Jenny Wiley State Resort Park's May Lodge.

PRESTONSBURG, Ky. - An eastern Kentucky coal company says it has laid off 85 employees at three mine sites.

The 31st Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission is scheduled to meet Thursday and select nominees to replace retiring Circuit Judge Danny P. City meeting heated INEZ - Tension was in the air at last Thursday's Inez City Commission meeting, with three of the members voting to go into executive session to discuss personnel and two voting against.

Nancy Webb cradled the yellow sign in her lap as she sat in her wheelchair, patiently awaiting Hillary Clinton's arrival.

The $460,000 raised thus far by Gov. Steve Beshear for re-election won't break any records, but it gives him a head start and makes him tougher to beat.

Eastern Kentucky meets the Far East - Kentucky House Speaker Greg Stumbo, D-Prestonsburg, will travel to China this November as part of national trade mission.

Post 9 Pikeville at approximately 1127 P.M. received 911 call from female in Prestonsburg Ky.

Police are searching for a woman who stole the Ronald McDonald donation box in Floyd County.

A Kentucky National Guard officer told a local VFW lunch crowd that his troops used all the tools at their disposal to defuse explosives in Afghanistan including high tech robots and eastern Kentucky ingenuity.

The Floyd County Chamber of Commerce and the Paintsville/ Johnson County Chamber of Commerce are seeking businesses or organizations interested in taking part in a job fair scheduled for October.