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17 hrs ago | Floyd County Times

Pike man killed in wreck

Kentucky State Police officials said on Monday that they received a call of a single-vehicle accident at 11:54 p.m., Sunday evening.

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Related Topix: Sidney, KY

Wed May 22, 2013

Lexington Herald-Leader

Foul play suspected in man's death, Pike County coroner says

Foul play is suspected in the death of a man whose body was found Wednesday at a Pikeville city park, Pike County Coroner Russell Roberts said.

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Related Topix: Pikeville, KY

Sat May 18, 2013

Williamson Daily News Online

Forward in the Fifth recognizes Rhonda Crigger

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.

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Related Topix: Pikeville, KY, Education Etc., Eastern, KY, Harold, KY, Frenchburg, KY

Fri May 10, 2013

Kentucky State Police

KSP Post 2 Honoring Fallen Troopers

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.

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Related Topix: Madisonville, KY, Weather, Pikeville, KY

Lexington Herald-Leader

Judge: Change to law means Pike utility can keep spending records secret

A private utility company in Pike County can keep secret how it spends public money under a change the General Assembly made to the Kentucky Open Records Act in 2012, a judge has ruled.

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Related Topix: Kentucky, US Governors, Steve Beshear

Williamson Daily News Online

Auditions to be held for Hatfield-McCoy play

Area residents who have a flair for drama and an interest in history can pursue both of those passions with a part in the new outdoor drama based on the Hatfield McCoy Feud.

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Related Topix: Theater, Arts, Elkhorn City, KY

Thu May 09, 2013

Lexington Herald-Leader

Houston doctor admits role in Pike County drug ring

A Houston doctor has admitted that he helped feed a drug ring in Eastern Kentucky by writing prescriptions for unusually large amounts of pills to Pike County residents.

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Related Topix: Eastern, KY

Tue May 07, 2013

Floyd County Times

Complaint: Pike man produced child porn as far back as 1988

A federal indictment handed down April 25 and unsealed last week accuses a Pike County man of producing and distributing pornographic videos of children.

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Related Topix: US Federal Bureau of Investigation, US News

West Virginia Metro

Dark cloud over Mingo Co. law enforcement

"We've sure had our share of tragedy here in Mingo County," Rockel said. "It's like a dark cloud is over us." Rockel is bewildered at the most recent tragedy.

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Sun May 05, 2013

WKYT

Famous feud featured in The New York Times

Pike County is in the national spotlight thanks to an article published in The New York Times.

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Related Topix: Eastern, KY

Wed May 01, 2013

Williamson Daily News Online

Pike jail escapee caught

An escaped inmate was returned to custody Thursday, after two months on the lam, when a caller reported two men lurking around a Pike County school.

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The Courier-Journal

Editorial | Traveling man

Keith Hall must meet himself coming and going on his multiple trips between Frankfort and his home in Pike County.

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Related Topix: Phelps, KY

Williamson Daily News Online

Rachel Baldwin Staff Writer HARDY

An accident that occurred in Hardy, Ky., Monday evening that resulted in the arrest of a Williamson City Patrolman on charges of DUI and leaving the scene of an accident.

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Related Topix: Hardy, KY

Sun Apr 28, 2013

The Courier-Journal

Legislator reimbursed for extraordinary commuting

State Rep. Keith Hall left few miles, meals or overnight lodgings unclaimed last year in racking up $22,804 in expenses over an eight-month period while lawmakers were not in session.

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Related Topix: Phelps, KY, University of Louisville

Thu Apr 25, 2013

WCHS-TV Charleston

Pike Escaped Inmate Caught After Report Of Suspicious Persons

Tiersa Davis Web Producer: Tiersa Davis Reported: Apr. 25, 2013 1:53 PM EDT Updated: Apr.

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