Salyersville News

The Lawrence County Fiscal Court Monday authorized the extension of permits through February and to advertise for proposals from garbage haulers for issuance of new franchises for the remainder of the year.

At the time, there was a growing Confederate presence in the area. Colonel James Garfield led Union troops to the area to try and take the Confederates out of Kentucky.

Ashland Police say they've arrested four men who they say are resposible for the theft of attorney Michael Curtis' briefcase from his car.

An employee of the Kentucky Department of Highways Magoffin County maintenance garage is being credited with saving the life of a motorist involved in a traffic crash Saturday night.

Marriage Licenses Terri Ann Mullins, 23, of Martin, to Randall Thomas Conn, 36, of Martin.

A Magoffin County woman is arrested after an anonymous tip about an intoxicated driver on James S. Trimble Boulevard in Johnson County.

Britthaven of Somerset has garnered national attention recently, although it's not the kind of attention a nursing home would desire.

A national report ranks a Magoffin County nursing home as one of the worst in the country.

The Governmental Accountability office compiled the list of nursing homes and rehabilitation facilities it deemed as poor performers.

The recession apparently isn't having an effect on Kentucky Lottery players in Floyd, Johnson, Lawrence, Magoffin and Martin counties.

A misdemeanor charge against a Salyersville city councilman is dismissed. The Lexington Herald reports Jeff Ross was accused of threatening a city employee.

Police say a teacher at North Magoffin Elementary School has been arrested on drug trafficking charges.

A Magoffin County teacher's home is raided in a drug trafficking investigation. Operation UNITE officials say North Magoffin Elementary teacher Darrell Patrick is under investigation on allegations he sold OxyCodone.

A woman was injured after she attempted to avoid a gravel truck Wednesday morning on KY 519, according to police.

Charges against a state lawmaker, allegedly involved in a dispute with a neighbor, are dropped.

Two women died in a crash with a semi truck in Madison County late Friday. Martha A. Collins, 28, of Salyersville was driving a Chevrolet S-10 pickup north on Ky.

Kentucky State Police a pick up truck trying to pass in a no passing zone caused a double fatal accident Friday night in Madison County.

PNC Wealth Management: John L. Gohmann has been appointed vice president and will be based in the Lexington office.

A city council member has been criminally charged with threatening a city employee in an argument over whether city resources were being used in construction of the mayor's cabin outside city limits.

Magoffin County Sheriff's Department employees say a drug bust led them to thousands of dollars worth of stolen property.