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Discovery Channel’s “Moonshiners” to visit Harlan
Nola Sizemore Staff Writer Discovery Channel’s hit TV show “Moonshiners” will be the featured event at the eighth annual Southern Shine Crawl on Friday and Saturday at the Verda Field, on KY 38. The event is hosted by the Kentucky Mountain Crawlers. Appearing Saturday from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m., special guest Tim Smith, a descendant from three generations of moonshiners and bootleggers, is a leading character on the series. His earliest m...
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Jonathon Stansberry
Trial dates set in high profile cases
Anthony Cloud Staff Writer New trial dates were set in Bell Circuit Court on Monday for two high profile cases. Jonathon Brock Stansberry, 27, of Middlesboro, and Jason Griffey, 30, of Middlesboro had their dates reset. Stansberry will go to trial on July 9. He is facing attempted murder and first-degree arson charges. Stansberry was arrested nearly a year ago by the Middlesboro Police Department (MPD) after allegedly being involved i...
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MPD initiates meth bust
Staff Report Middlesboro Police Department initiated a methamphetamine bust Tuesday in Hinks Heights. Clifford C. Williams, 44, of Middlesboro, was arrested by Officer Jordan Hurd on the charge of manufacturing methamphetamine. According to Hurd, he and MPD officers responded to a call in the area. Upon arrival at the house, he spoke with a female, whose name was not released at the time of the event, who was “talking out of her head.” ...
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Mike Evans II
Man pleads Guilty to theft charge
Anthony Cloud Staff Writer A Tazewell, Tenn. man pleaded guilty to a theft charge in Bell Circuit Court on Monday. Mike R. Evans II, 32, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of receiving stolen property under $10,000. Assistant Common-wealth Attorney Tara Pope recommended a three-year sentence in the penitentiary. She also recommended Evans pay restitution in the amount of $2,250 to the victim. Evans was originally indicted in February...
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Ealy collects food for charity
Shane Pippin Staff Writer Bell County youth Bryan Ealy just turned 12 years old. To celebrate, his parents planned to let him have a birthday party at Veterans Memorial Park in Pineville. Bryan invited his friends and told them not to buy him gifts. Instead, he requested they bring non-perishable food items to be donated to a homeless shelter. “I was just trying to think of a way to give back to my community in a way that would inspir...
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Bell tourism rates hold steady
Shane Pippin Staff Writer Kentucky’s Tourism, Arts & Heritage Cabinet released statistics showing the economic impact of Kentucky’s travel and tourism industry for 2011-2012. “We are holding steady in Bell County,” said Judy Barton, director of the Bell County Tourism Commission. “Yes, the numbers confirm that we are holding our own.” The travel and tourism industry contributed over $12.2 billion to Kentucky’s economy in 2012. Direct ...
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Festival dampened, but show goes on
Marisa Anders Attendance at the Bluegrass on the Mountain Festival was dampened by rain Saturday, but the show went on and another event is planned for the future. Bluegrass music legend Ricky Skaggs headlined the festival, held at the Wilderness Trail Off-Road Park in Bell County. Although the rain caused attendance to be reduced dramatically, Bell County Judge-Executive Albey Brock is determined to continue to bring events like this o...
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Linda Graster
Sentences handed down in circuit court
Anthony Cloud Staff Writer Several individuals received their final sentencing on Monday in Bell Circuit Court for various drug charges. Robert Philpot, 57, of Pineville, was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary on the charge of first-degree trafficking a controlled substance. The charge stems from a 2012 arrest by the Bell County Sheriff’s Department. Also sentenced on a trafficking charge was Linda Graster, 38, of Middlesbor...
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Stand in the Gap discusses direction on curtailing meth production
Special to the Daily News Stand in the Gap’s Coalition met Sunday at the new headquarters building, with several representatives on hand to understand the devastation methamphetamine (meth) is playing in the lives of families all over the tri-state area. Representatives from 10 Tennessee counties, Bell County, Ky., and Lee County, Va., met with Tennessee state Rep. David Hawk, Kentucky state Rep. Rick Nelson and Tenn. Eighth Judicial Dist...
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Coal operator plans to open 7 mines in Pike County
LOUISVILLE (AP) — A longtime coal operator plans to open seven mines in the heart of the eastern Kentucky coalfields in a venture expected to create more than 250 jobs in a hard-pressed region where several thousand mining jobs have disappeared in recent years. Bill Smith said most of the coal extracted by his High Ridge Mining operation in Pike County will be shipped to China to help fuel its economy. “We plan on mining a million to...
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Hair Studio
Reina P. Cunningham Staff Writer For their 22 years of service in Middlesboro, Hair Studio has been chosen as this weeks installment of Surviving the Hard Times. Regena Simpson first opened the salon in 1991 in a little shop on 22nd Street that her business called home for its first six years. After a successful start, Simpson decided she needed to move her salon to a larger location to better accommodate increasing customer demand. ...
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Superintendent screening committee meets
Reina P. Cunningham Staff Writer The search for a new superintendent for Middlesboro Independent Schools is progressively moving forward. The screening committee met on Tuesday for their second meeting in as many weeks. The purpose of the meeting was for committee members to choose which applicants they wanted to have background checks. The meeting narrowed down the list of application as the group continues to move through the exte...
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Bluegrass Festival to go on, rain or shine
The Wilderness Trail Off-Road Park will play host to the Bluegrass on the Mountain Festival today, and organizers say the festival will go on, rain or shine. Music will begin at 1 p.m. and continue late into the evening. The concert and event area will be about two miles past the trailhead bridge on the right. The event is headlined by bluegrass singer Ricky Skaggs. It will also feature local talent including Common Strings, Tazewell Pike...
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Ray of Hope raising funds with influential women
Shane Pippin Staff Writer Held at the scenic Pine Mountain State Resort Park, the Ray of Hope’s first annual fundraiser was headlined by several successful women, including the wives of two U.S. congressmen. A poster board display stood in the lobby. The display’s fringes contained quotes from famous people about helping and protecting children. The middle part of the display was filled with quotes from abused children. “These quotes ...
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Bryan Bogucki
Police chase results in meth arrest
Anthony Cloud Staff Writer A police chase ended in an arrest Thursday. Bryan Scott Bogucki, 37, of Middlesboro, was arrested on several felony charges, including first-degree fleeing or evading police, two counts of first-degree possession of a controlled substance, manufacturing methamphetamine and tampering with physical evidence. According to the arrest citation, Middlesboro Police Officer Barry Cowan conducted a stop on Bogucki’s ve...
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