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Miss Kentucky Jessica Casebolt and Mayor Jerry Fannin posed at Lulu's Boutique in downtown Prestonsburg Monday.
Miss Kentucky makes stop in Prestonsburg
PRESTONSBURG — A local Prestonsburg business was treated to an impromptu visit this week, when a Miss America finalist stopped in for a visit. Miss Kentucky Jessica Casebolt signed autographs and visited with store owners and community members during her brief visit to Lulu’s Boutique in downtown Prestonsburg Monday. Casebolt, who is a Pikeville native, is an official spokesperson for Trollbeads, an assorted line of beaded bracelets and n...
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Hazard ambulance driver arrested for on-the-job DUI
McCARR — An ambulance driver was arrested last weekend after Kentucky State Police officers say he was driving under the influence. According to officials with Post 9 in Pikeville, troopers received a 911 call Saturday stating that an ambulance had struck the guardrail and was weaving on the roadway while traveling South on Route 319. Trooper First Class Shannon Jones was dispatched to the area and located the ambulance and its operator, ...
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Hazeltine pays government $50K to settle claims
PRESTONSBURG — A Floyd County doctor has agreed to pay $50,000 and surrender her license to prescribe controlled substances, after an audit found she could not account for nearly 5,000 pills. Dr. Laura Hazeltine agreed to the sanctions Friday, which will settle any potential civil claims brought by the federal government. According to the settlement agreement, an audit of Hazeltine’s practice, covering the period between June 5, 2009, and...
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For the Record
MARRIAGE LICENSES Rosie Mae Slusher to Steven Lowell Crum, both of Martin. Jeanna Breanne Burchett of Prestonsburg to Edmond Leon Lee of Beaver. Evetta Emmaline Smallwood of Wheelwright to Stephen Baldridge of Blountville, Ind. CHARGES FILED David Medina, 21, Prestonsburg – fugitive from another state. Joshua Yates, 22, Printer – flagrant non-support (2 counts). Cindy Lou Bryant, 29, Dana – flagrant non-support. Kevin Ousley...
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Joslyn Isaac: South Floyd High School
County schools send two to Governors Scholars
PRESTONSBURG — Two Floyd County students have been selected for the prestigious Kentucky Governor’s Scholars program. Floyd County Supt. Henry Webb made the announcement earlier this week that two Floyd County students have been selected for the Kentucky Governor’s Scholars Program, an enhanced summer learning program for students going into their senior year of high school. “The board team and I are very proud of these exceptional studen...
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Pike man pleads guilty to attempted tax evasion
PIKEVILLE — A Pike County man attempting to evade over $150,000 in federal taxes. Darrell Keith Williams entered a guilty plea April 9 in U.S. District Court, as part of a deal with prosecutors. According to an information filed by U.S. Attorney Kerry B. Harvey, Williams attempted to evade taxes on $328,000 in 2009 income he received as a coal industry contractor by directing another person to keep $250,000 of the money and deposit it int...
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‘This is only a test’: Mock disaster next week
If you see yellow and blue decontamination tents dotting your local landscape on or around April 24, the Region 10 Healthcare Planning Coalition says that there is no cause for alarm. A planned exercise next week will train health care providers to contend with a chemical weapons disaster by testing their preparedness through a mock event. According to officials with the HPC, they will be conducting a regional full-scale exercise dealing ...
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<p>Berea farmer Mike Lewis said Floyd County is doing a good job of promoting local agriculture, which he says could transform the community.</p>
Small farming could pay big dividends, experts say
PRESTONSBURG — 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. That was the message sounded during the “Farm to Fork” community forum on the subject last week at Big Sandy Community and Technical College. Speakers at the forum included Floyd County Health Department Director Thursa Sloan, local farmer Todd Howard, Grow Appalachia Director Kathy Cu...
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Betty Hicks home is getting some major upgrades from Hand in Hand ministries.
Hand in Hand rebuilds home with heart
PRESTONSBURG — A local mission group is transforming one Prestonsburg woman’s house in a big way this week, with help from a Louisville church. Prestonsburg native Betty Hicks said she approached Hand in Hand Ministries after hearing about the organization from a friend. She filled out the application, and with in a few short weeks, her home was scheduled for a major upgrade. Hicks’ story is not an uncommon one in Eastern Kentucky — a sin...
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KACo to release activity booklet aimed at educating youth about county government
PRESTONSBURG – Educating youth about the importance and functionality of county government is a goal of the K.E.Y. program and activity guide to be released at 9 a.m., Tuesday, April 23, at Prestonsburg Elementary School. Third- and fourth-grade students have been invited to join Floyd County officials at this presentation of the “Kentucky Association of Counties County Government Booklet: An activity guide for kids.” The booklet is the f...
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<p>HOME helped Kenny Fleming retrain for a career in telecommunications, after he was laid off from the coal mines.</p>
HOME helps laidoff miner find work in telecommunications
Some people move away from Eastern Kentucky to find work. Others make the best of the job situation where they are. “I always said I was a victim of geography, meaning I was taking advantage of what we had in the area, and coal has always sustained a lot of people here,” said Pike Countian Kenny Fleming. Coal sustained Kenny for more than three decades. There had been some hard times before, but in 2011 and 2012, things took a turn for th...
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Heroin case goes to grand jury
PRESTONSBURG — The case against an alleged heroin dealer was sent to a grand jury Tuesday, following a preliminary hearing in Floyd County District Court. The charges against James Edward DeRossett, 50, of Allen, will be sent to a grand jury following testimony Tuesday given by Kentucky State Police Sgt. Ronald Peppi. During the hearing, Peppi testified that on April 1, KSP had received an anonymous tip that DeRossett would be bringing dr...
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Times unleashing the power of mobile for advertisers, customers
The Floyd County Times is opening new doors to its advertisers, their current customers and a whole world of new ones, all with the stroke of a fingertip. And it’s being done through MyOwn Apps, a new high-tech advertising venue that offers advertisers a way to reach on-the-go consumers looking for information fast and in the palm of their hand. “It’s an affordable avenue that advertisers can utilize to get their word out,” said Times Pub...
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Murder defendant’s bond cut in half
PRESTONSBURG — The bond for a man accused of murder remains substantial, following a bond hearing in Floyd District Court Tuesday. Ronald Wright’s attorney, Jerry Patton, asked the court during Tuesday’s bond hearing to reduce Wright’s bond from $1 million to a more manageable amount that the accused might have some ability to post. Patton cited Wright’s status as being financially indigent, having limited criminal history, and cooperation ...
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The forest fire which covered over 30 acres last weekend, appeared to have rekindled Tuesday afternoon.
Prestonsburg hillside blaze claims 30 acres
PRESTONSBURG — A few local residents were keeping an eye on the hillsides this past weekend, after a forest fire erupted in Prestonsburg. According to officials with the Prestonsburg Fire Department, forestry officials were on scene Saturday afternoon after a fire spread into the nearby hills. While forestry officials tried to contain the blaze, Prestonsburg Fire Department set up in different points throughout the city where homes were b...
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