A mix of sun and clouds and nice temperatures continue today.
A Salyersville man was arrested after he reportedly was traveling at a dangerous rate of speed and failed a field sobriety test. On July 16, Wayne County Sheriff deputies responded to complaints about Brady Helton driving recklessly on Kentucky Highway West 90. Deputies met the vehicle Helton was driving at a bridge and noticed that the vehicle was reportedly traveling at an excessively high rate of speed. A moving radar detected that the vehicle was moving at 91 miles per hour. Helton was charged with speeding (26 MPH or greater than the speed limit), wanton endangerment in the first degree, fleeing or evading police in the first degree (motor vehicle) and operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol (aggravating circumstances). Helton was taken to the Wayne County Detention Center.
Governor Andy Beshear is calling for a reclassification of marijuana on the federal level.Beshear says he has sent a letter to the head of the DEA, Anne Milgram, expressing his support of the recommendation by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that the DEA ease restrictions on marijuana. HHS has asked the DEA to reschedule marijuana from a Schedule I narcotic to a Schedule III. Beshear says the move will provide patients an alternative to deadly opioids, and improving access to safe products will reduce crime.
A former Pikeville psychiatrist has been ordered to spend more than two years in prison, for illegally prescribing ADHD medications to patients without a legitimate medical need. Jason Noah Stamper, 52, pleaded guilty in March to a single count of distributing amphetamine. In his plea agreement, he admitted to improperly prescribing Ritalin and Adderall to an undercover DEA agent, after the agent asked for something to give him “a kick in the britches.” On Monday, U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves ordered him to serve 32 months in prison. In his sentencing order, the judge recommended that he be placed in the Lexington medical prison or another facility where he can get medical treatment.
Event plans are underway for this year’s Bluegrass Mountain Cup Sugar camp and Enduro mountain bike race that will be held Oct. 4 through Oct. 6. Bluegrass Mountain Cup Director Josh Patton said they were expecting double the number of racers this year from last, with slots available for 200 racers. This year we expect it to be up above $63,000,” said Patton. Patton said that, from the racers surveyed, more than 50 percent were staying more than one weekend in the area in order to practice on Sugar camp before race day. Patton said the Sugar camp location is the best in Kentucky mountain bike racing.
Prestonsburg will kick off the 2024 high school football season at Leslie County on Friday, Aug. 23. First-year head coach Wesley Hager is preparing to guide Prestonsburg in the 2024 high school football season. Hager was introduced as the Blackcats’ new head coach in late-February. He replaced Brandon Brewer, who resigned following the 2023 high school football season. Brewer has moved on to Bath County where he is preparing to guide the Wildcats in the 2024 high school football season.
