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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Pike county - The Untold Story

Hope and concern swirl for Ohioans around ‘world’s largest datacenter’

Piketon datacenter promises to generate thousands of jobs, but environmental groups voice concern over project

The Guardian - US · Aug 26

Pikeville prepares for multi-day Hillbilly Days festival

Eastern Kentucky’s Hillbilly Days festival is expected to bring around 150,000 people to Pike County later this week.

WEKU · Apr 16, 2024

Pike County officials dealing with what they call a "mental health crisis."

In Pike County, over the last 30 days at least 8 people have committed suicide.

WEKU · Apr 15, 2024

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Pike County battling firefighter fatigue, smoke from wildfires

The battle against wildfires in southeastern Kentucky continues. Pike County Emergency Management Director Nee Jackson said they’ve been battling blazes since November 5th, with as many as five fires at one time. He said more than 1-thousand acres have burned, and while crews from the state Division of Forestry have…

WEKU · Nov 15, 2023

Pike county distillery plans to repurpose underground coal mine to age Kentucky bourbon

It’s part of a larger plan to create a 20-acre complex along Kentucky Highway 292. That will include a distillery, rickhouse, welcome center, museum and restaurant. Lodging and tours of the rehabilitated mine are planned for the future.

WEKU · Oct 30, 2023

Louisville couple recalls helping Jimmy Carter build homes in Pike County

With former President Jimmy Carter at home in hospice care, many of the people he touched over his 98 years are remembering his service to others.

WEKU · Mar 14, 2023

Nearly $4 million announced for clean water projects in Pike County

A State funded program will provide more people in eastern Kentucky better access to clean drinking water.

WEKU · Jan 24, 2023

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‘Cold, cold blood’: why were eight Ohio relatives killed the same night?

A vast criminal case alleging that one family plotted the massacre of a rival family has torn apart a rural county

The Guardian - US · Aug 14, 2022

David McCormick and Mehmet Oz made their pitch to Northeast Pennsylvania — at an ice fishing party

Pete Helms holds his annual ice fishing party at a hunting club that’s so deep in Pike County, its address doesn’t even register on Google Maps. To get there, you just have to know it’s a half-mile down a wooded, windy road from the Hammered Steel Tavern.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Apr 29, 2022

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