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October 3, 2026
🎃 HALLOWEEN TOWN NOW OPEN AT GARDNER FARM IN SALYERSVILLE
One of Salyersville’s Halloween traditions is back, with Halloween Town at the Gardner Farm open daily from 4 to 10 p.m. Visitors can walk through a display of Halloween inflatables and decorations leading up to the his…
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October 3, 2026
💜 TURNING POINT HIGHLIGHTS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES ACROSS BIG SANDY REGION
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and Turning Point Domestic Violence Services is reminding residents that confidential support is available across Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin and Pike counties. Anyone …
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October 3, 2026
OpEd-At Some Point, It Should Be Mine
I bought a Toyota Grand Highlander that cost around $60,000. I financed it through Toyota. Every month, I make a large payment on a vehicle that I am told I own. Toyota made money selling me the vehicle. Toyota makes mon…
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October 3, 2026
⚠️ POWER LINES REPORTED ON FIRE NEAR STATE ROAD FORK
Middle Creek Volunteer Fire Department is responding to reports of power lines smoking and on fire in the area of State Road Fork and Rice Branch. Drivers should use caution and expect possible delays while crews secure…
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October 3, 2026
🏀 PAINTSVILLE NATIVE JOHN PELPHREY RETURNS TO KENTUCKY BASKETBALL PROGRAM
Paintsville native and former Kentucky basketball standout John Pelphrey is returning to Lexington to join head coach Mark Pope’s staff as director of player development. Pelphrey starred at Paintsville High School befo…
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October 2, 2026
🎶 STATE REP. BOBBY McCOOL DONATES $500 TO JOHNSON CENTRAL CHOIR
State Rep. Bobby McCool, who represents Kentucky’s 97th House District, donated $500 to the Johnson Central Golden Eagle Choir to help support the group’s upcoming trip to Washington, D.C. The choir thanked McCool for …
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October 2, 2026
☀️ FOOTHILLS WARNS TV CUSTOMERS OF BRIEF FALL SUN OUTAGES
Foothills Communications says some TV customers may notice brief pixelation, audio issues or temporary channel loss through mid-October because of seasonal solar interference. The outages occur when the sun, satellite a…
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October 2, 2026
🍂 MAGOFFIN COUNTY SCHOOLS ANNOUNCE FALL BREAK
Magoffin County Schools will be on Fall Break Oct. 5 through Oct. 10. Students will return to school on Monday, Oct. 12. Source: Magoffin County Schools #AppalachiaInsider #MagoffinCounty #Salyersville #FallBreak #Sch…
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October 2, 2026
🚧 ROAD WORK COULD CAUSE DELAYS ACROSS DISTRICT 10 TODAY
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet crews are scheduled to work in several Eastern Kentucky counties Friday. • Estill: KY 89, MP 8-9; mowing on KY 975; pothole patching on KY 594, MP 0-11 • Lee: KY 587, MP 5-7 • Menifee: KY…
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October 2, 2026
🚨UPDATE: We have received reports that the incident has been cleared and the roadway is now open. This has not been independently confirmed by Appalachia Insider.
🚨 ROCK SLIDE BLOCKS NORTHBOUND US 23 NEAR IVEL Allen Volunteer Fire Department is responding to a large rock slide covering the northbound lane of US 23 past the Ivel BP. Drivers should expect delays and use caution i…
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October 2, 2026
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