 Appalachian Wireless now has new forward pay pricing, where you can pay up front and get the data and features you desire. 5GB of data, just $39.99. Unlimited, just $79.99. Better service, bigger savings. That's today's Appalachian Wireless. Pikeville police officer Scotty Hamilton was fatally shot in the line of duty late Tuesday evening in Pike County. Scotty was a member, an officer, a proud officer of this police department since 2006. Please keep his family and your prayers. Officer Hamilton and Kentucky State Police Trooper Matt Martin were conducting a criminal patrol on Hurricane Creek when they encountered a suspicious vehicle in the area. They just had a presence in that area due to past known incidences of drug traffic. Officers spoke with the occupants of the vehicle and assessed the area. While searching, Officer Hamilton and Trooper Martin were separated. Gunshots were fired a short time later, close to a nearby residence. There was at least three known, thought to be three gunshots that were, there was at least one gunshot wound. Officer Scotty Hamilton was pronounced dead at the scene. Our hearts and our thoughts and prayers are with Officer Hamilton's family and with his police family with the Papua PD and the troopers that worked with him here and deputies. In Pikeville, Shelby Porter, EKB News.