We may see a few afternoon clouds and the temperatures tonight will be a bit cooler, weather talk is on the way
Pikeville police are investigating the break in of a vehicle on second street that happened a few days ago in which several things were stolen, if you have any information about the theft, or thieves that did this call 606-437-5111, you can remain anonymous, remember never leave anything in your car and always lock your doors.
The Remote Area Medical Clinic returned to East Perry Elementary for a weekend of free healthcare. Hundreds of patients come to the clinic for free dental, medical, and vision care. College students from across the state participated in the clinic including students from the University of Kentucky.
A Pike County man found himself headed to jail on drug trafficking and other charges, after police knocked on his door and asked if they could come inside to look around. Kentucky State Police suspected that drug trafficking was taking place at the home of 39-year-old Thomas Jervis, of Hardy, so they sent three state troopers to his house Tuesday morning for a “knock-and-talk.” Police use a knock-and-talk to gather information when they suspect illegal activity but do not have enough evidence for a search warrant. The troopers explained to Jervis why they were there and asked if they could come inside to look around. Once inside, they found marijuana lying in the open in his bedroom, then found a safe in his bedroom closet. They asked him to open the safe, which revealed 15 grams of meth and a set of digital scales. They next looked in a child’s bedroom, where they found another safe. The child opened the safe for them, which revealed a loaded 9mm pistol and $7,000 in cash. Jervis claimed not to know anything about the drugs, scales or gun, but did say the cash was his. He was arrested for meth trafficking, endangering the welfare of a minor, possession of handgun by a convicted felon and other charges.
A Pikeville man was arrested by Johnson County Sheriff’s deputies on June 3, according to court documents, after dispatch received a call that an intoxicated man pulled into a stranger’s yard, got his vehicle stuck and subsequently passed out behind the wheel. The citation said that Johnson County Sheriff’s Deputy David Duncan responded to the complaint from a residence in Sitka, with the caller stating that Christopher Eric Sons, 43, of Third Street, Pikeville, pulled into his yard while the caller’s eight- and nine-year-old children were playing in it and asked to use the phone while smelling heavily of alcohol. Sons was charged with first-offense DUI, endangering the welfare of a minor, second-degree disorderly conduct, menacing, third-degree terroristic threatening and traffic charges and lodged in the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center.
One grocery delivery service is set to close its doors on July 27. According to a report by the Kentucky Career Center, Yelloh, also known as Schwan’s Home Service, will close in five locations across the Commonwealth, including Prestonsburg. The report said 51 employees will lose their job due to the closing. London Mayor Randall Weddle said he does not want to see folks go without a job. Other locations in Kentucky include London, Bowling Green, Burlington, and Winchester.
