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ASHLAND A Westwood man pleaded guilty Monday to two federal drug charges, in connection with a September 2020 traffic stop by the Boyd County Sheriff’s Department. Steven Halley, Jr., 27, entered a guilty plea to possession with the intent to distribute more than 5 grams of meth and possession of a firearm in the furtherance of a drug crime. Halley was stopped Sept. 20, 2020, by the Boyd County Sheriff’s Department and the Tri-State Narcotics Team, wherein authorities seized 25 grams of meth, Xanax and a defaced .38 Derringer, according to a press release at the time. Halley’s ...

CEREDO A suspected heroin peddler in Ceredo is behind bars following a multi-jurisdiction drug investigation. Authorities in Kentucky and West Virginia took 44-year-old Brian Walker into custody late Tuesday, after a weeks-long investigation into a source of a heroin/fentanyl batch that was “recently plaguing Boyd County and surrounding areas,” according to a news release. Sonja L. King, 40, of Ceredo, was also taken into custody for heroin possession. According to the news release, King is Walker’s girlfriend. Officers with the Tri-State Narcotics Team, the FADE Drug Task Forc...

Kentucky Power has awarded its AEP Teacher Vision Grants, according to the company. The AEP Teacher Vision Grant program provides aid ranging from $100 to $500 to classroom teachers. “These grants are designed to reward the talents and creativity of Pre-K through grade 12 educators devoted to motivating youth to think creatively, to step into leadership roles and to address the challenges of the future,” said Bob Shurtleff, external affairs manager. The following people received awards: • Amber Cantrell, Elkhorn City Elementary School; Nearpod/Tech program • Jenny Kni...

ASHLAND With two guilty pleas and a sentencing in federal court Monday, the Tri-State Narcotics Team’s work is paying off, according to the top dog of the West Virginia DEA. Agent Jack Sparks said the court action is a “a big win” for the TNT, which has seen booming business in Boyd, Greenup and Carter counties on this side of the river, as well as in Kenova and Huntington.   “They’re out here working every day,” Sparks said. “We have federal drug agents and federally deputized agents working hard on the streets here in a four-, five-county area.” Wh...