We’re starting off the summer months with some showers and later in the week a thunderstorm may show up, but the weekend is looking good, we’ll have some details coming up.
Former Williamson Mayor Charles Hatfield was expected to enter a guilty plea last week to federal charges related to embezzlement. He is accused of taking nearly $35,000 from the Williamson Memorial hospital when he was CEO and using the money for his own use and that of his company, Mid Mountain Properties. The charge carries a potential sentence of up to 10 years in prison. Hatfield resigned as mayor earlier last month.
Martin County officials are moving forward with plans to designate 21 county roads as routes for all-terrain vehicles and utility task vehicles, joining the region’s growing enthusiasm for recreational trail development. The fiscal court started the process recently but experienced a issue when a resident petitioned to remove Cumbo Road from the county road plan. After adding Newsome Road to the list, the county started fresh with a new reading of its “ATV County Road Ordinance” in the May 16 meeting. The second reading will take place at the regularly scheduled fiscal court meeting June 20 at 5 p.m. in the government center. Residents can inspect the full ordinance in the county judge’s office during regular business hours.
A man is behind bars after a reported burglary at a Salyersville business on Memorial Day. According to the police report, on May 27 around 6:30 p.m., Salyersville Police Department Officer D. Salyers received a dispatch from 911 to a place called Poor Boys Produce, off of Parkway Drive in Salyersville. Upon his arrival, Officer Salyers reportedly observed 44-year-old Roy Logan Hollon, of Paducah, walking around the store. Hollon told the officer that the business owner was behind the door inside the business and that he had permission to be on the property, turns out that wasn’t true. Officer Salyers tried to make contact with the business owner at the store and couldn’t, so Salyers called him on the phone, confirming he was not at the business and Hollon did not have permission to be on the property. While Officer Salyers was on the phone, Hollow allegedly used a tool to pry and break into the store’s feed room door, leaving pry marks on the door and making entry into the building directly in front of officer Salyers. After being arrested, Hollon reportedly was unable to explain why he said the business owner was in the store when he was not, while also stating he was trying to get the owner out of the store, according to the police report. Hollon was taken to the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center, facing charges: third-degree criminal trespassing, burglary, criminal mischief, possession of burglary tools, and public intoxication – controlled substance (excluding alcohol). Hollon has a preliminary hearing in the felony case set for Monday morning 06/03/2024 at 9:15 a.m. at the Magoffin County Justice Center.
A man from Salyersville was picked up on an arrest warrant, alleging that he reportedly tried to run two women with a car after they tried to block him from leaving a home on Johnson Fork. The arrest warrant says that on April 30 at 3:06 p.m., Magoffin County Sheriff Department Deputy William T. Lafferty had got a call regarding a dispute on Centerville Road on Johnson Fork. When he got there, Deputy Lafferty made contact with the two victims, with both said that 32-year-old Alex Fletcher, of Combs Street, in Salyersville, tried to run them over after they tried to stop him from leaving. The two women told police they tried to block Fletcher when he showed up at the residence to sell some drugs to another man inside. One woman stated she was standing next to the driver’s door when she dropped her phone inside the car after saying she was going to call police. When she reached into the car to get her phone, Fletcher allegedly took off, dragging her through the yard. Deputy Lafferty noted in the warrant complaint that the woman had scratches and bruises to her right arm. The other woman told police she was standing in front of Fletcher’s car when he hit the throttle, knocking her over. Fletcher left the scene before Deputy Lafferty got there, leading to the warrant, which was executed on Saturday, May 25, on KY Rt. 30. Fletcher is currently being held at the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center, and charged with one count of second-degree assault, which is a felony. He has a preliminary hearing set for Monday morning, at 9:15 a.m. at the Magoffin County Justice Center.
In the news, we all hear about the bad every day, so it is good to hear about those unsung heroes that are out there, and most people never get to hear too much about them. Here’s another example, Nine-year-old Noah Gibson of Jenkins was traveling with his family on vacation in North Carolina when they stopped at a Comfort Inn in Mayberry to spend the night. Noah wanted to jump in the pool. Now of course the property has the signs telling people there’s no lifeguard on duty, and most of the time people pay little or no attention to those signs. However, while this family was there, another came to do the same thing. The other family’s child dove in the water but didn’t come back up for air. Noah saw what was going on and within a couple of seconds he dived into action, rescuing the younger child from drowning. Nine-year-old Noah Gibson saved that young kid’s life, then stayed around to make sure he was ok. Not all heroes wear capes.
