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With last week marking the 30th anniversary of the tragic accident that claimed the life of former Kentucky Governor Bert T. Combs, the Independent...
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SALYERSVILLE – A local man is working to have a fallen Magoffin County Sheriff deputy honored on the national memorial in Washington, D.C. Tommy...
PIKEVILLE – A Michigan man was federally indicted last week in a drug case stemming from a Magoffin County arrest. On Thursday, February 27,...
Magoffin County High School Athletic Director Neil West was honored for 30 years of dedicated service during the 2024-25 57th District Basketball Tournament. Photo...
PHELPS — Magoffin County suffered a season-ending loss as host Phelps prevailed 70-59 in the 15th Region Boys’ Basketball Tournament on Saturday, March 1....
HINDMAN – A Floyd County man is behind bars for allegedly threatening a local judge and his ex-wife with a firearm after a family...
SALYERSVILLE – Five were arrested at a Salyersville home last Thursday after police reportedly found large quantities of fentanyl and other drug paraphernalia in...
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 19, 2025) — Magoffin County Judge/Executive Matt Wireman has assumed the role of the 50th chairman of the Kentucky Council of...
MAGOFFIN – Magoffin County was spared in the weekend flooding, compared to surrounding counties. Magoffin County Schools only called off school on Monday for...
With last week marking the 30th anniversary of the tragic accident that claimed the life of former Kentucky Governor Bert T. Combs, the Independent...
PRESTONSBURG – Governor Andy Beshear was in Eastern Kentucky on Monday, announcing more than $2.5 million for water and sewer infrastructure improvements in Floyd,...
SALYERSVILLE – Magoffin County is headed to Pike County Central for its opener in the 2021-22 boys’ high school basketball season. The Hornets are...
