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As the Pike County Health Department nears a “breaking point” with contact tracing, local officials share why it is crucial for the public to take precautions against the virus and why the virus could hit the county even harder in the near future, due to the Thanksgiving holiday.
Food City Pharmacy is partnering with the Department of Health & Human Services to offer free COVID-19 vaccinations once the vaccine is approved and available to the general public, Food City announced in a statement Nov. 30.
During a special meeting of the Pike County Fiscal Court on Nov. 24, bids were awarded to clean up several illegal dumps.
A U.S. District judge ruled recently that the Pike County Fiscal Court’s case against a company and the two men behind it accused of taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from the county while not repaying or living up to their end of the deal may continue.
Merle Haggard, 1973: “If we make it through December, Everything’s gonna be alright I know. Got laid off down at the factory, And there time is not the greatest in the world.” Themes of unemployment and loneliness to describe the sad state of affairs for many within this country at the time.…
The headline on Nov. 20 screamed from the pages of the Standard and Poor Global Market Intelligence website: “US coal jobs down 24 percent from the start of Trump administration to latest quarter.”
Any and all local community members around the City of Pikeville are being invited to join a virtual open meeting with city planners on Dec. 3 to discuss ideas for how to revitalize downtown through the arts.
A Pike County man was arrested this week on a charge that he was found to be in possession of and trafficking in, heroin.
A public hearing regarding Suddenlink’s cable television service which was set by the Pike County Fiscal Court for Dec. 1 has now been pushed to Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021 at 4 p.m. in the fiscal courtroom in the Pike County Courthouse.
A Pikeville man was arrested this week on charges including impersonating an officer after he allegedly threatened a detective at the Pikeville Police Department after telling police he was a Michigan State Police trooper.
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The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) has decided to abruptly end extended unemployment insurance payments for Kentuckians. Extended benefit payments for 4,723 claimants will cease this weekend due to federal rules.
Mary Westfall-Holbrook, Chief District Engineer, Highway District 12, announced Nov. 23 that Allen Maintenance in Floyd County is closed due to an employee testing positive for COVID-19. This brings the total number of D12 facilities affected by COVID-19 to six.
Gov. Andy Beshear on Nov. 18 announced several new steps the state is taking to stem the rampant spread of the COVID-19 virus across the commonwealth, including the closure of schools and in-person service for bars and restaurants.
Pikeville Independent Schools reported one positive student case of COVID-19 on Nov. 9 in Pikeville Elementary School.
The Supreme Court issued new guidelines to the state court system Oct. 29 as COVID-19 cases continue to surge in Kentucky and across the country.
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