Chris Slone delivers regional news headlines each weekday as heard on 95.5 FM (Q95FM) and WDOC 1310 AM.

3 PERCENT INCREASE IN FOR FLOYD COUNTY TEACHERS?

A $69 million budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year was tentatively approved by the Floyd County Fiscal Court May 15, but Floyd Judge-Executive Robbie Williams quickly pointed out that the spending plan is more misleading than historic

John CC Mayo, most anyone in the mountains of Appalachia knows the name for the contributions the man made to Paintsville and the surrounding areas for education and spiritual purposes, and now his life will be put into a play that will be performed in the fall of this year.

AND WEEKEND WEATHER OUTLOOK!

Before we get into the weekend, check out some of what's in this episode. 

Police need your help finding a man from Illinois said to “have violent tendencies.”

Two people were arrested Wednesday afternoon in connection to the deaths of 18-year-old Anthony Stidham and 20-year-old Braxton Marlowe.

A Letcher County man appeared in court on Wednesday for an arraignment after he was charged with assaulting an officer and terroristic threatening.

A Pike County woman has been arrested for stabbing her mother.

A Mingo County man has been indicted in federal court on child exploitation charges.

There's more, plus a hot and dry weekend in the X-tended forecast!

Have a great weekend,

Chris