Regional News for Eastern Kentucky from PikevilleHospital.org

Community, officers bid deputy final farewell

Feb 3, 2012 6:28 pm

A HERO: Hundreds of local residents, law enforcement officers and rescue workers from Kentucky and West Virginia attended the funeral service for Pike County Sheriff's Deputy James I. Thacker o...

Schools in national spotlight

Feb 3, 2012 6:26 pm

SEATTLE, Wa. - Pike County School District officials traveled to Seattle, Wash., Jan. 21-24 to represent two schools that earned honors in the National Title 1 Conference awards pr...

UPIKE announces Dean's List

Feb 3, 2012 6:23 pm

PIKEVILLE - University of Pikeville Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs Thomas R. Hess released the names of the top students for the fall 2011 semester. To qualify for the...

Be mindful of night drivers

Feb 3, 2012 6:19 pm

Winter is the season in which motorists drive more in the dark - and encountering others who are driving without headlights.The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and Kentucky State Po...

PIKE-TV's 'Adopt-A-Pet' program premieres

Feb 3, 2012 6:17 pm

NEW PROGRAM: The first pet ever featured on PIKE-TV's 'Adopt-A-Pet' program was a female lab mix named Molly. Those interested in adopting a pet from the shelter can call 606-432-6293 or ...

Make a difference in the life of a child

Feb 3, 2012 5:03 pm

Andreana, 16She wants to be a cosmetologist Andreana is a little bit camera shy, but she is not at all shy about working hard and being helpful.She enjoys rooting for her high sch...

Pike Central junior scores perfect on ACT

Feb 3, 2012 4:59 pm

PIKEVILLE - When Pike Central High School junior Drew Burke learned that he earned a perfect score on the ACT college aptitude test, he thought he was dreaming."I didn't believ...

Music students to perform in All-State Chorus

Feb 3, 2012 4:57 pm

Local students will perform in the 2012 Kentucky Music Educators Association All-State Chorus. The concert will take place at the Kentucky Center for the Arts in Louisville, Friday,...

Fleming-Neon is the place to be!

Feb 3, 2012 4:55 pm

CAREER DAY: Fleming Neon students learned about the medical field. Below, a student shows her excitement about a project in which students used boxes to decorate floats dedicated to state...

The Flute Maker: Floyd man makes music with wood

Feb 3, 2012 4:49 pm

FLUTE DISPLAY: These are just a few of many Native American flutes that Rodney Hall has on display in his home in Harold. MAKING MUSIC: Floyd County artisan Rodney Hall pra...

News from Kentucky.com

Grand jury charges Breathitt sheriff's daughter with forgery

Feb 3, 2012 10:24 pm

A former employee of Breathitt County Sheriff Ray Clemons forged his name on checks submitted to the office, a grand jury has charged.

Court Square Building downtown being sold

Feb 3, 2012 9:59 pm

The Court Square Building at Main Street near Cheapside formerly home to Kelco and now housing companies including Skybar is being sold. Commercial realtor Chris Mitchell or Rector-Hayden Realtors...

Thoroughbred's skeleton to be used as teaching tool at Locust Trace

Feb 3, 2012 9:57 pm

Equine specialist Walter Varcoe assembled a horse skeleton Friday at Lexington's new Locust Trace AgriScience Farm.

Kentucky's Planned Parenthood reaps donations in wake of Komen decision, repeal

Feb 3, 2012 9:35 pm

What a difference a day makes. On Thursday, Kentucky anti-abortion and pro-choice advocates alike were all atwitter, many on Twitter, proclaiming joy or dismay over the news that the giant breast-canc...

Investigators find body in Herbie trash container off Fortune Drive

Feb 3, 2012 8:30 pm

Lexington police investigating a missing persons case found a decomposed body in a trash container Wednesday on a short, dead-end street in the Fortune Drive industrial park.

Kentucky News Review: Starting lineup at Puppy Bowl includes Kentucky pups

Feb 3, 2012 7:57 pm

Feb. 3, 2012

Count the hearts in today's Herald-Leader for a chance to win a Coach purse

Feb 3, 2012 7:46 pm

Count the hearts in today's Herald-Leader and enter for a chance to win this Coach handbag from Macy's on our Facebook page.

Search 2011 Fayette County public schools salaries

Feb 3, 2012 7:03 pm

The new Fayette County Public Schools salary database is updated as of Sept. 1, 2010. Use this form to search the database.

2 eastern Ky. counties shut schools because of flu

Feb 3, 2012 5:28 pm

Students in two eastern Kentucky counties have given students flu days - calling off classes in hopes of stopping the spread of the illness.

Georgetown workers featured in Toyota's Super Bowl ad

Feb 3, 2012 4:11 pm

Aiming to promote the newest Camry, Toyota will return to Super Bowl Sunday advertising this weekend for the first time in three years, and the automaker has turned to its workers in Georgetown to hel...