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Federal and state money is coming back to Eastern Kentucky. While these funds will not solve all the problems, it’s a start. Gov. Beshear announced last week that he was able to declare parts of the state as a federal disaster and President Biden agreed and released money through various agencies for those who were affected by the massive flooding in February. On Thursday, Gov. Beshear visited the Mountain Arts Center in Prestonsburg and announced that there were good things about to happe...

Local country music icons Sundy Best are set to reunite this weekend as the City of Prestonsburg, the Mountain Arts Center and Prestonsburg Tourism have collaborated together to host the first-ever Kinfolk Reunion. Recently, Prestonsburg Mayor Les Stapleton sat down to discuss the upcoming Kinfolk Reunion which will take place at Archer Park beginging this Friday, April 30, and continue on May 1 and 2. However, Stapleton said there will be events taking place over the course of the weekend in o...

Recently, the Prestonsburg City Council and Mayor Les Stapleton provided an update regarding the state of the city for the year 2019, which Stapleton said typically is done during the

According to Prestonsburg city officials, leaders in the city of Allen terminated their police presence in early January. City officials say this decision was made in the best interest of the community. After the termination of police presence, both Floyd County Sheriff’s Office and the Prestonsburg Police Department were contacted to give contract law enforcement proposals to Allen city commissioners. Upon reviewing the proposals, Allen City Commissioners voted unanimously to enter an inter-...

Prestonsburg Mayor Les Stapleton is in quarantine because of COVID-19. Stapleton posted on Facebook today that he tested positive over the weekend. He...