KENTUCKY STATE POLICE POST 9 IN PIKEVILLE RELEASE OCTOBER TRAFFIC SAFETY CHECKPOINTS

KENTUCKY STATE POLICE POST 9 IN PIKEVILLE RELEASE TRAFFIC SAFETY CHECKPOINTS ANNOUNCEMENT FOR OCTOBER

SEPARATELY: KENTUCKY STATE POLICE POST 9 IN PIKEVILLE WELCOMES NEWS TELECOMMUNICATOR

OCTOBER 9, 2023 – written BY WADE QUEEN

THE KENTUCKY STATE POLICE POST 9 BARRACKS BUILDING IN PIKEVILLE; THEIR 5 COUNTY COVERAGE MAP; KSP POST 9 TROOPER FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS: MICHAEL J. COLEMAN.

The Kentucky State Police Post 9 in Pikeville, Kentucky, which is in Pike County, released a press statement on Monday, October 9, in regards to their upcoming traffic safety checkpoints that they will be manning this month on the roadways that they patrol in their post area coverage.

In the KSP Post 9 statement, they stressed that the Kentucky State Police would like to offer periodic reminders to drivers who travel our roadways. Our agency strives daily to ensure the safety of the motoring public. Some of these proactive measures include various roadside safety checkpoints and saturating known problematic areas in the district through general patrol tactics.

The Kentucky State Police utilizes traffic safety checkpoints to promote safety for motorists using the public roadways and to provide a deterrent for those who violate laws contained in the Kentucky Revised Statutes.

The intent of a traffic safety checkpoint is to provide high visibility, public safety service, focusing on operator impairment, vehicular equipment deficiencies (confirming appropriate registration and insurance of vehicles) and the valid licensing of drivers. Other violations of law and/or other public safety issues that arise will be addressed.

These checkpoints will allow the Kentucky State Police the opportunity to periodically concentrate its efforts in checking for violations of Kentucky traffic and regulatory laws that will ultimately increase the safety of the citizens within the Commonwealth.

KSP Post 9 serves the following counties: Pike, Floyd, Martin, Magoffin, and Johnson.

Kentucky State Police Post Nine will be conducting safety traffic checkpoints in the Post Nine area. Troopers will be checking for impaired drivers, children that are not properly restrained in child safety seats, and to inform the public about the use of seatbelts. These safety checkpoints will be conducted in various locations throughout the Post Nine area that are experiencing a high ratio of vehicular crashes resulting in injury and/or death compared to relatively low safety restraint usage ratio.

Traffic Safety checkpoint locations in the KSP Post 9 District may be located at these following locations for the month October:

PIKE COUNTY

Sector A
1. Ky. 292 at Bevins’ Citgo, South Williamson, Mile Post 5.701
2. US 119 across from Samoyed Energy at Sidney, approximately 3/10 mile north of Mile Post 18.029
3. Ky. 1056 across from old Fish Pond at Ransom 4/10 mile east of 4.521
4. Ky. 194 Spur Intersection at Stopover, Mile Post 67.698
5. Ky. 194 and Ky. 2062 Intersection at Stopover, Mile Post 67.698
6. Ky. 194 at the Argo Church of God, one mile west of Mile Post 71.659
7. Ky. 194 and Ky. 632 Intersection at Phelps at Mile Post 55.665
8. Ky. 194 at Canada Coal, 3/10 west of Mile Post 26.604
9. Ky. 194 at Coleman’s Restaurant at Phyllis, 5/10 mile west Mile Post 33.600
10. Ky. 199 Stone Community from US 119 travel south on Ky 199
11. Ky. 199 Runyon Grade School (Pinson Fork Community)
12. Ky. Intersection of Ky. 1056 and Ky 319 in the McCarr Community
13. Aflex Missionary Baptist Church (Aflex, Ky.)
Sector B
1. US 460, directly adjacent to the Flea Market, approximately 250 feet north of Trooper Crum – Unit 309’s residence near Shelbiana
2. Approximately 275 feet south of the intersection/junction of Town Mountain Road and US 119
3. Junction of Ky. 1426 and Ky. 3417 Cedar Creek
4. A point on Ky 194, directly adjacent to the Meta Baptist Church, approximately 1.7miles east of Meta.
5. The Junction of Ky. 610 and Ky 805 at Dorton. The GPS is 37.24.39 North; 82, 26, 59 West.The mile marker is 6.580. This is a high traffic area and high traffic accident area.
6. Ky. 1469 at Long Fork next to the George F. Johnson Walking Track. The GPS is 37, 31, 57 North; 82, 28, 06. The mile marker is 9.129. This is a high traffic and high accident area.
7. Ky 3414 Left Fork of Island Creek at the Church near Road Fork. The GPS is 37, 39, 49 North; 82, 22, 12. The mile marker is 1.670. This is a high DUI arrest area.
Sector C
1. US 460 at the Shelbiana Flea Market
2. Ky. 1460, Chloe at Thacker Monument co., near the intersection US 460
3. Ky. 3226 Greasy Creek Road at the intersection of the Dry Fork of Greasy, 0.293 mp.
4. Fishtrap Dam at the Intersection of Ky. 1441, and Ky. 1789, at the old Millard Bridge.
5. US 460 at the Mouth of Biggs Branch Road
6. US 460 ½ mile east of Road Creek near Draffin
7. US 460 Ferrells Creek at the mouth of Abner Fork Road
8. US 460 Mouthcard at the mouth of Big Hackneys Creek at the church
9. Ky. 1499 Feds Creek Road, ¼ mile south of the Junction of Ky. 366
10. Ky. 460, approximately 4/10 miles from the KY/VA line as you traveled west
11. Ky. 1499 Biggs at the Intersection of Ky. 194.
12. Ky. 195 Marrowbone Creek Road at the fire department in Wolfpit.
13. Ky. 195 Hellier at the mouth of Bowling Fork Road
14. Ky. 80 Elkhorn City in front of the City Hall Building
15. Ky. 80, 1 mile east of Elkhorn City near the entrance of Breaks Interstate Park
16. Ky. 195 Ashcamp at the intersection of Ky. 197
17. Ky. 610 at the mouth of Beefhide
18. Ky. 610 Virgie at the intersection of Ky. 1469
19. Ky. 122 Robinson Creek at the Peters Branch Car Wash
20. Ky. 197 Elkhorn City between Sycamore and Shelby Gap at Hylton Church
21. Ky. 122 Indian Creek, 100 yards east of Osborne Fork Road
22. Ky. 3415 Little Robinson Creek Road at the mouth of Little Branch Road
23. US 23 at the Caney Creek Church of God

FLOYD COUNTY

Sector A
1. Ky. 301, Watergap Road near Mountain Pipeline
2. Ky. 301, Lancer Railroad Tracks
3. Ky. 301, Jct. With Ky. 1428 (Lancer Intersections)
4. Ky. 321, Jct. With Ky. 3, at Auxier (Intersection in Front of HRMC)
5. Ky. 321, straight in front of Prestonsburg Auto Parts
6. Ky. 321, entrance to Prestonsburg Community College
7. Ky. 404, in front of David Fire Department
8. Ky. 114, at Magoffin/Floyd County Line
9. Ky. 114, straight in front of flea market near Parkway Conn.
10. Ky. 194, 4.75 miles from Ky. 1428 in front of AJ’s Market
11. Ky. 194, in front of Cow Creek Fire Department
12. Ky. 114 & Ky. 122 Jct., at the city limits of Prestonsburg 4 possible lanes to be utilized according to the amount of manpower. Plenty of distance on either end.
13. Ky. 1428 and Sally Stephens Branch, Jct. 2 lane road with adequate space and visual.
14. Ky. 1428, at Martin, off the ramp of Ky. 80, under the hill from the fire department.
15. Ky. 80 on 4 lane in front of Kinzer Drilling at Watergap
16. Ky. 1428, Almar Straight approximately 3 miles from US 23
17. Kassidy Drive and Charity Mountain Road (KY RT 3024)
Sector B
1. Ky. 122, Jct. with Ky. 466 at Melvin Intersection
2. Ky. 122, Jct. with Ky. 979 in front of Hi Hat Post Office
3. Ky. 122, Jct. With Ky. 680, at Minnie Intersection
4. Ky. 122, in front of Old Turner Elkhorn Office Building
5. Ky. 122, straight in front of Martin Engineering
6. Ky. 122, Bucks Branch, approximately 200 feet from Ky. 80 Intersection
7. Ky. 007, Jct with Ky. 1086 in Wayland
8. Ky. 007, under the Ky. 80 Underpass in Garrett
9. Ky. 007, Jct. With Ky. 2029 Saltlick
10. Ky. 306, in front of the old Wheelwright High School
11. Ky. 0777 and Ky. 2554 Intersection at the mouth of Wilson Creek in Langley
12. Ky. 550, in front of Right Beaver Food Market
13. Ky. 466 at the mouth of Caleb Fork in Weeksbury
14. Ky. 979 in the straight in front of Gary Rose’s residence
15. Ky. 1428, between Twin Bridges in Martin in front of Bank
16. KY. 122 in front of Old Wheelwright Mining located at Price, KY
17. KY. 680/1929 Frasures Creek above Left Beaver Fire Department
18. KY. 007/Martin Br at Lackey
Sector C
1. Ky. 979 in front of Hale Hardware in Harold
2. Ky. 979, Jct. Of Ky. 1426
3. Ky. 979, straight in front of John M. Stumbo Grade School
4. Ky. 979, Jct with Ky. 680
5. Ky. 979, Teaberry on straight near Toddra’s Market
6. Ky. 979, in front of the Beaver Post Office
7. Ky. 3379, 4.6 miles south of Ky. 979, near Little Rachel Church
8. Ky. 3379, 5.7 miles from 979 near the mouth of Pigeon Roost
9. Ky. 1426, on Prater Creek near the mouth of Rice Branch
10. Ky. 1426, in front of Prater Elementary School
11. Ky. 1426, in front of Boyd’s Carryout
12. Ky. 1428, in front of May Metal at Emma
13. Ky. 1428, in front of Columbia Gas at Emma
14. Ky. 1428, in front of Allen Grade School

MARTIN COUNTY

Ky. 40 in Warfield at Aranas’ Office
Ky. 292 in Warfield at garage dumps
Ky. 292 in Lovely at R & J Hardware
Ky. 40 in front of Kentucky Fried Chicken
Intersection of Ky. 40 and Ky. 645, at red lights near high school (minimum of 2 officers in 2 separate cruisers)
Ky. 3 in Inez near entrance to Quail Hollow Apts.
Ky. 40 and Ky. 1224 Intersection near Tomahawk
Ky. 292 at Pike/Martin Line
Johnson Bottom (any suitable location)
Ky. 3, approximately 8/10 mile north of Johnson/Martin line (minimum of 2 officers in 2 separate cruisers)
Ky. 1714, at Pigeon Roost near James Jude Grocery
Ky. 40 in Inez in front of Cardinal Dry Cleaners
13 Jct. of Ky. 3 and Ky. 292 (close to Lawrence County Line)
In front of Pauley’s Market on Ky. 2032
Jct. Of Ky. 1714 and Old #4 Mine
Jct. of Ky. 40 and Ky. 1884 and Calloway Road
Jct. of Ky. 40 at Nazarene Church in Beauty
Jct. Of Ky. 292 and Ky. 2031
Jct. Of Ky. 908 and Ky. 292
Jct. Of Ky. 2032 and Ky. 1439, Old Miners Inn

MAGOFFIN COUNTY

Intersection of US 460 & Ky. 114, east of Salyersville (minimum of 2 officers in 2 separate cruisers)
Intersection of Ky. 7 and US 460 in Salyersville at red light
Ky. 40 at Falcon near Magoffin/Johnson Line
Intersection of Ky. 7 & Ky. 1090 (Lakeville)
Ky. 542, near Magoffin/Breathitt Line.
Ky. 7, at Royalton near railroad tracks
Ky. 867 approximately 7/10 mile west of Ky. 7
Mountain Parkway – Old Toll Road – Mile Marker 70

JOHNSON COUNTY

Ky. 321, at Hager Hill in front of Davis Market, approximately 2 miles north of Johnson/Floyd line.
Intersection of Ky. 302 and Ky. 3, at Johnson/Floyd Line.
Ky. 172, at Staffordsville in front of state highway garage
The offramp of Ky. 1428 & Ky. 321 Intersection on Ky. 1428
Greasy Creek Road, Ky. 1596, near Martin/Johnson Line (mouth of Greasy Creek near Ky. 3)
Ky. 1107, at Thelma in front of Post Office
US 460 about 2.5 miles from the Magoffin/Johnson county line.

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KY. STATE POLICE POST 9 WELCOMES NEW TELECOMMUNICATOR

THE NEWEST KSP POST 9 IN PIKEVILLE GRADUATED TELECOMMUNICATOR: SIERRA SPROLES, OF LETCHER COUNTY, KY. MS. SPROLES IS A GRADUATE OF SHELBY VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL.

Last week, on Friday, October 6, Governor Andy Beshear and the Kentucky State Police (KSP) announced that they have graduated from the KSP Telecommunications Academy, with what was the agency’s largest graduating class in its history.

The Kentucky State Police (KSP) announced 30 telecommunicators, representing 13 posts across the commonwealth, have graduated from the KSP Telecommunications Academy. This is the agency’s largest graduating class in its history.

“Our state owes these 30 Kentuckians a debt of gratitude for providing a lifeline to those in need and the officers in the field,” Governor Beshear said. “Telecommunicators are both the eyes and ears for our first responders. They are the lifeline to anyone who calls needing safety, medical care, rescue or guidance. Kentucky is safe because they have answered to the call to serve.”

KSP telecommunicators handle dispatch duties for Kentucky state troopers, commercial vehicle enforcement officers, conservation officers and other emergency service agencies as needed. In 2022, telecommunicators answered over 622,000 calls resulting in more than 396,000 requests for assistance.

The graduates of Class 22 received 160 hours of instruction over four weeks. Major training areas include legal liability, limits of telecommunicator authority, telecommunicator’s role in public safety, interpersonal communications, customer service, combating stress and PTSD, ethics and confidentiality, responder safety, basic fire dispatch, state emergency operation plans, criminal justice information systems, first aid training, emergency medical dispatch and special needs callers.

During the academy, graduates were required to successfully process scripted calls for service and demonstrate proficiency in obtaining pertinent information, dispatching first responders, providing emergency medical dispatch if needed, and correctly documenting information from the call for assistance. The training concluded with a computer simulation system that simulates their work environment in the radio room.The Post 9 graduate of the 22nd KSP Telecommunications Academy included:

Sierra Sproles, of Letcher County. Ms. Sproles is a graduate of Shelby Valley High School. She is the daughter of Joey and Teena Goodson.

After each class, the ‘Charlotte Tanner Valedictorian’ Award is presented to the graduate who earned the highest-class GPA and demonstrated extraordinary effort during the KSP Telecommunications Academy. The award is named in honor of the founder of the KSP telecommunications program, Charlotte Tanner, who served the commonwealth for more than 50 years as a telecommunicator, radio room supervisor, and instructor.

This year’s Charlotte Tanner Valedictorian Award has been awarded to Sierra Sproles with a grade point average of 96.67%.

The agency is continuing to recruit for individuals to join Team Kentucky to provide critical assistance and assurance to their neighbors and loved ones. KSP telecommunicators the ability to receive an annual $3,100 training stipend. KSP telecommunicators now receive a starting salary of more than $41,000 annually, after recently, Governor Andy Beshear raised the annual salaries for telecommunicators by more than $8,000 and gave KSP telecommunicators the ability to receive an annual $3,100 training stipend.

“We are proud to graduate the largest Telecommunications Academy in KSP history,” said KSP Commissioner Phillip Burnett, Jr. “As you step into your roles as telecommunicators, remember that you are making a profound difference in the lives of others, bringing comfort to Kentuckians during their darkest hour.”’

“Telecommunicators from the sixteen state police posts provide a link and a lifeline for the public to the vital emergency services they may need,” says KSP Telecommunications Training Instructor Jason Long. “Telecommunicators are unseen, but often heard, first responders to any incident and can provide lifesaving information at a moment’s notice.

To apply for a telecommunicator position with KSP, click here, or contact the KSP post nearest to you for more information.

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