ATHLETIC DIRECTOR HAS PRELIMINARY HEARING

Former Ripley High School Athletic Director Steven Lough will have a preliminary hearing on November 17th, on charges of carrying on an inappropriate relationship with a 16-year-old student. He was arrested last Friday at a Ripley High School football game. He is accused of having sexual encounters with the female victim in his office and in the training room. The most recent encounter was on Halloween. He remains in the South Central Regional Jail, awaiting arraignment. His bond was set at $250,000 with a condition of home confinement if he is released.