Floyd County News

Brandon Kinzer and the Kinzer Motorsports raceteam had a three-race weekend planned for May 9-11 in the states of Tennessee, Georgia and Kentucky.

A two-day review by state officials of a long-running school construction controversy in Floyd County was delivered Tuesday in a report to the state Board for Elementary and secondary education meeting at Barren River State Park.

Items reported stolen from at least three different counties were recovered last week, after an extensive investigation by Johnson County Sheriff's Office.

Tiersa Davis Web Producer: Heath Harrison Reported: May. 9, 2013 2:24 PM EDT Updated: May.

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.

The matter of a Floyd County doctor accused of being in possession of child pornography is now in the hands of a grand jury, following a preliminary hearing in Floyd District Court on Monday.

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.

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.

Visiting Betsy Layne held its own versus 14th Region frontrunner Jenkins on Thursday.

A judge has been appointed to Kentucky's longest-running death row case after an Associated Press inquiry into why it had been pending 16 months without one.

Kentucky State Police officials say that detectives from Post executed a search warrant Tuesday at the residence of Dr.

On Tuesday April 30, 2013 Kentucky State Police Post 9 Detectives executed a search warrant at a residence in the Dana community of Floyd County.

Mamie Buoy Web Producer: Jeff Morris Reported: Apr. 30, 2013 4:14 PM EDT Updated: Apr.

A few local residents were keeping an eye on the hillsides this past weekend, after a forest fire erupted in Prestonsburg.

Visiting Prestonsburg scored two runs in four separate innings and never trailed Wednesday, defeating 58th District/Floyd County Conference foe Betsy Layne 11-1 at Stumbo Park.

The Floyd County Times was presented the Outstanding Media Award for 1992-93, during the 6th annual East Kentucky Leadership Conference, held in Morehead on April 23 and 24.

Webb confirmed to Times staff Tuesday that he is in fact retiring as of April 30, and will leave the responsibility of running the jail to Cheyenne McKinney, who Judge-Executive R.D. "Doc" Marshall is expected to appoint to the position next week.

Floyd County Sheriff John K. Blackburn received the minimum jail sentence for an aggravated drunk-driving charge, following his guilty plea Tuesday in Powell County to charges of driving under the influence.

Small-scale farming could lead to big payoffs for Floyd County, and not just by putting a few extra dollars in the pockets of local farmers.