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...

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House panel calls for registration of agents who lobby state pension systems

Feb 9, 2012 9:54 pm

FRANKFORT Middlemen known as "placement agents" who do business with the Kentucky Retirement Systems would have to register as lobbyists and follow state ethics laws under a bill a House p...

Beshear names 22, including Todd and Silberman, to tax reform commission

Feb 9, 2012 9:49 pm

FRANKFORT Gov. Steve Beshear named 22 people, including former University of Kentucky President Lee Todd and Fayette County School superintendent Stu Silberman, to a commission that will draft a pro...

State trade group taking trip to Cuba

Feb 9, 2012 8:58 pm

World Trade Center Kentucky, an organization promoting trade missions and education, announced this week that it will take its first trip to Cuba from April 16-22.

Merlene Davis: Journey from addiction to recovery displayed in art exhibit

Feb 9, 2012 6:02 pm

When the pressure builds to the point your mind can't contain it, art sometimes serves as a release valve.

Wayne boy died of gunshot wound to the chest

Feb 9, 2012 4:03 pm

The 9-year-old Wayne County boy accidentally shot by his brother died of a small-caliber gunshot wound to the upper chest, according to the coroner.

House panel reverses itself, approves 'Cooper's Law'

Feb 9, 2012 3:17 pm

FRANKFORT A House committee reversed itself Wednesday and approved "Cooper's Law," which would nullify deed restrictions on small outdoor structures deemed medically necessary for children...

Chris Bailey's forecast: More snow on the way

Feb 9, 2012 3:10 pm

Good Thursday to one and all. We are coming off a snowy Wednesday for much of the region and it appears Old Man Winter wants to throw a little more our way to begin the upcoming weekend.

Fayette commonwealth's attorney's office argues against new trial for Southworth

Feb 9, 2012 3:06 pm

The Fayette County Commonwealth's Attorney's office has asked Fayette Circuit Judge Kimberly Bunnell to deny a new trial for Donald Southworth, who was convicted last month of murdering his wife.

House Democrats will appeal ruling that tossed redrawn legislative districts

Feb 9, 2012 3:06 pm

FRANKFORT House Democrats plan to appeal a judge's ruling that declared Kentucky's newly-drawn General Assembly districts unconstitutional.

Health care providers say Medicaid managed care riddled with problems

Feb 9, 2012 2:49 pm

FRANKFORT The baby was coming, no matter what a managed care company had to say.