Pike County, Ky – A Pike County man will spend four years in federal prison for methamphetamine trafficking. A 2021 search of his Pike County home turned up more than seven pounds of meth, nearly 23-thousand dollars in cash, and a firearm. Pike County, Ky – A lawsuit between Appalachian Regional Healthcare and Pike County over three-point-two million dollars in alleged unpaid medical bills remains unresolved. ARH filed the lawsuit in April, claiming the Pike County Detention Center failed to pay for psychiatric services provided to people ARH says were inmates. Pike County Jailer Brian Morris disputes that, saying the individuals had already been released when they received treatment.