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Scouts ready for curbside recycling event
Shane Pippin Daily News Boy Scout Troop 544 will facilitate a one-day curbside recycling event for Middlesboro residents on April 20 — the Saturday just before Earth Day. Scouts are encouraging recycling by having all Middlesboro residents “Kick it to the Curb,” placing their paper, glass, aluminum and plastic in a single bag provided to them. The bag should then be placed at the curb for scouts to come by and pick up and transport to t...
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Rogers: Budget is overdue, overstuffed
WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers commented on the President’s fiscal year 2014 budget request, which was released today – more than nine weeks past the Feb. 4 deadline. “The President’s budget request released today is months overdue and is overstuffed with spending and tax increases that will continue to hinder economic growth. Unfortunately, it is simply an anticlimactic political exercise, containing “par for...
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Police investigating damage to historical marker
Reina P. Cunningham Staff Writer The Harrow School Historical Marker in Cumberland Gap, Tenn., was almost history in what officials believe was a theft attempt. Cumberland Gap resident Betty Howard noticed the marker laying in the grass on her way to the post office. She contacted proper authorities and the marker has spent the past several weeks in Town Hall. “This (sign) has been here for as long as I can remember,” said Howard. C...
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Jury selection continues in murder case
Anthony Cloud Staff Writer Jury selection in the William Taylor murder trial continued on Wednesday. The number of potential jury members continued to dwindle as the day progressed. At least 17 potential jurors were excused for various reasons by the end of the day. Only six potential jurors remained outside the jury box at the end of the proceedings. At the beginning of the day, Bell County Commonwealth Attorney Karen Greene Blonde...
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Brock: Vehicle theft not a threat on him
Anthony Cloud Staff Writer Bell County Judge-Executive Albey Brock addressed the recent theft of his county vehicle. His remarks, which came during the regular fiscal court meeting on Tuesday, concerned the county-owned green Jeep Patriot which was stolen from the courthouse square, taken to Bradford Town and set on fire on April 4. Brock assured people that he was OK after being questioned several times about his well-being. Brock ...
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Revitalization expert to visit region
Shane Pippin Staff Writer Downtown Middlesboro will host internationally recognized revitalization expert Storm Cunningham on April 19 and 20. Cunningham is author of the Restoration Economy and ReWealth, and CEO of ReCitizen, L3C. His website — ReCitizen.org — is transforming the way people revitalize communities by utilizing “crowd” technologies. Cunningham is thought of as a community revitalization expert. On April 19 at 6 p.m...
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Post office retreats on eliminating Saturday mail
Pauline Jelinek Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The financially beleaguered Postal Service backpedaled on its plan to end Saturday mail delivery, conceding Wednesday that its gamble to compel congressional approval had failed. With limited options for saving money, the governing board said the agency should reopen negotiations with unions to lower labor costs and consider raising mail prices. Yet the board also said it’s not possib...
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Jury selected in Taylor murder trial
Anthony Cloud Staff Writer After five years, the William Taylor murder trial began on Tuesday. The three individuals standing trial for the death of Taylor are Candy Nicole Maiden, 29, of Frakes, Brian W. Hatfield, 35, of Frakes, and Deborah Lynn Partin, 57, of Pineville. Jeremiah (Jeremy) Evans pleaded guilty to his dealings with the murder four months ago. According to his plea agreement, his charge was downgraded to criminal facilita...
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Cumberland Gap fights water loss
Reina P. Cunningham Staff Writer For the past several months, Cumberland Gap Mayor Bill McGaffee has been working diligently with city employees to decrease water loss. Water leaks throughout the small community are believed to be the likely culprit for the previously unexplained losses of thousands of gallons of water every month. The mannerism in which water is billed in Cumberland Gap is Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) bills the ...
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Smithfield cleans up canal
Photos submitted Johnny Mason, a Smithfield employee, picks up a piece of metal from the canal on Thursday. Smithfield filled up an entire truck including a shopping cart, trash can and tire while cleaning the canal. Employees from Smithfield get a trash can out of the canal.
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Dwight King
Bell Day Treatment teacher arrested on drug charges
Anthony Cloud Staff Writer A Bell County Day Treatment teacher was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly distributing drugs to a student. Dwight O. King, 45, of Pineville, was arrested by Bell County Sheriff’s Department Deputy B.J. Brock on the charge of second-degree trafficking a controlled substance and trafficking a controlled substance within 1,000 yards of a school. According to Assistant Bell County Attorney Chris Douglas and Broc...
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Replacement blood drive a success
Reina P. Cunningham|Daily News Middlesboro ARH Hospital hosted a Medic Replacement Blood Drive for Pastor Bill Poore on Monday. Hannah Bingham, of Middlesboro, had never donated blood but after hearing Poore’s story decided it was time. There will be a second Medic Replacement Blood Drive on April 16 in the parking lot of Big Lots in Middlesboro. The drive will be held from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. All blood types can donate.
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FBI investigating recording of McConnell talks
Roger Alford Associated Press FRANKFORT (AP) — Campaign aides to Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell proposed using actress Ashley Judd’s past bouts with depression against her if she had decided to challenge him in his re-election bid next year, according to a secret recording posted by a magazine. Mother Jones released a recording Tuesday along with an article about a private meeting in which the aides discussed opposition re...
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Mini grants available for Bell Co.
Special to the Daily News The Center for Rural Development and Brushy Fork Institute are accepting grant proposals from Bell County through April 22 for Appalachian Rural Development Philanthropy Initiative (ARDPI) mini-grants to fund philanthropic capacity-building activities. Government and non-profit organizations in 43 southern and eastern Kentucky counties are eligible to apply for up to $8,000 in federal grant funding through the Ap...
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Epps Nissan reportedly closed
The Epps Nissan car lot was completely empty on Monday. According to an employee at the company who wished to remain anonymous, the Epps Nissan’s final day of business was Friday. No information was given as to the reason behind the closing. Attempts to reach the company owners were not successful. Anthony Cloud|Daily News
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Fonde Mountain forest fire rages on
Staff Report A forest fire continued to burn on Fonde Mountain on Monday. The call for the fire came in to the Kentucky Division of Forestry at 5:57 p.m. on Sunday, according to Regional Ranger Jeffery Smith. The cause for the fire has yet to be determined. Smith said the fire grew to 78 acres before the firefighters placed a burn line. Eventually the fire jumped the burn line Monday and grew approximately 50 more acres, according to Sm...
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Hundreds show up to support Pastor Poore
Reina P. Cunningham Staff Writer Several hundred people showed up for the charity auction held by Bennett’s Fork Baptist Church at the Middlesboro Community Center on Saturday. The auction was held to raise money for Pastor Bill Poore’s mounting medical expenses as he battles MDS. Upon arrival, auction goers could enter numerous raffles at the registration table. For a $1 donation, one had choice at being entered to win a variety of p...
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Jonathon Smith
Third person arrested in M’boro robbery
Anthony Cloud Staff Writer A third person has been arrested involving a robbery at a residence on Wilderness Road. Jonathon Douglas Smith, 19, of Middlesboro, was arrested by Jordan Hurd of the Middlesboro Police Department and charged with first-degree robbery. According to the arrest citation, Smith, along with Josh Smith and Rachel Farr, used physical force to accomplish a theft at the residence. Witnesses state Jonathon Smith brag...
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Essay takes local railroad engineer to Capitol Hill
Shane Pippin Staff Writer An essay on concerns of the decline of the coal industry and the effect it is having on the rail freight industry was written by Norfolk Southern Railroad engineer Matt Tolliver, earning him top honors in the company’s essay contest for employees. For his winning essay, Tolliver and company leaders were taken to Washington, D.C., for the annual Railroad Day on Capitol Hill. Railroad Day is an opportunity for ...
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Spider and Sons Glass & Radiator
Reina P. Cunningham Staff Writer For their approximately 50 years of service, Spider and Sons Glass and Radiator (Spiders) has been chosen as this week’s installment of Surviving the Hard Times . Spiders was opened by Otto Gambrel. Gambrels’ nickname was spider because as a kid he loved to play with the eight-legged creatures. The name stuck around into adulthood and Gambrel decided it was a fitting name for his store. In 1964, Gam...
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Adam Hunter
Grand jury indicts substitute teacher
Anthony Cloud Staff Writer A substitute teacher has been indicted for allegedly sending inappropriate photos to a female student. Adam Scott Hunter, 25, of Pineville, was indicted on the charge of the use of a minor in a sex performance and for distributing obscene material to minors. The female was under the age of 16. According to Bell County Assistant Attorney Chris Douglas, the sheriff’s department executed a search warrant and ar...
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Taylor murder trial set for Tuesday
Photos by Anthony Cloud|Daily News The individuals allegedly involved in the 2008 William Taylor murder appeared in court Friday for a pretrial conference. Candy Maiden, right, appears here with her attorney. The trial is set to begin Tuesday. Deborah Partin, left, sits with her lawyer during a pretrial conference on Friday.
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Audit for sheriff’s department released
Anthony Cloud Staff Writer State Auditor Adam Edelen has released the audit for the Bell County Sheriff’s Department. Edelen, releasing audits for the sheriff’s tax settlement and unmined tax settlement, the audit found sheriff Bruce Bennett’s financial statement fairly presents the taxes charged, credited and paid for the period of April 16, 2011 through April 16, 2012. “We pride ourselves on keeping a clean audit,” said Bennett. T...
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Audit lists need for segregation of duties
Reina P. Cunningham Staff Writer Town of Cumberland Gap Mayor and Alderman meeting began this week with a thorough review of the audit report for fiscal year ending June 30, 2012. Richard Hill, of Mitchell Emert and Hill P.C., explained the audit report to the board during Monday night’s meeting. Hill reported there were no unusual findings in the report. According to Hill, the only finding that needed to be brought to their attenti...
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Judge-executive’s vehicle stolen
Anthony Cloud Staff Writer Bell County Judge-Executive Albey Brock had his county vehicle, a green Jeep Patriot, stolen from the courthouse square and set on fire Thursday afternoon. “This just goes to show that nothing is safe when a vehicle can be stolen at 12 p.m. in broad daylight with the bumpers and doors emblazoned with ‘Bell County Fiscal Court’ sitting outside the courthouse,” said Brock. “ Brock said he was in Middlesboro wh...
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