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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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Car Show added to Fun4Kidz Festival
Shane Pippin Staff Writer Organizers of the Fun4Kidz Festival are preparing for this year’s event to be held at the downtown Middlesboro city parking lot on May 4. The festival is adding a car show this year to an already packed offering of fun and entertainment. People who may have a car to enter are encouraged to contact Rita Hansard, event organizer, at (606) 670-2173. Organizers believe a car show will make the event even more speci...
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Coal production dropped in eastern Ky. in 2012
WHITESBURG (AP) — Kentucky statistics show that coal production in some of the state’s historically big producers dropped in 2012 to the lowest levels seen in 47 years. The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet reported that production in Letcher County fell to 2.97 million tons last year, a 36 percent drop from the year before and a fall of more than 50 percent since 2009. The Mountain Eagle reported that Pike County saw a fall in produc...
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State looking for zip line bids at Pine Mountain
Anthony Cloud Staff Writer The Commonwealth of Kentucky desires to license out to a private concern property for a zip line attraction at several state parks. Pine Mountain State Resort Park was included on that list. The other parks include Carter Caves State Resort Park in Olive Hill, Greenbo Lake State Park in Greenup, Pennyrile Forest State Park in Dawson Springs and Kenlake State Resort Park in Hardin. According to Pamela Trautne...
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Reading Foundation hosts luncheon
The Children’s Reading Foundation of Appalachia - Kentucky held a luncheon on Tuesday. Volunteers met at the newly opened Pineapple Tearoom in Cumberland Gap, Tenn. Spokesperson Candida Sullivan and Co-Director for Ready! for Kindergarten Debbie Knuckles spoke with the volunteers about the success of the foundation so far and what the near future holds for children in Bell County. Photos by Reina P. Cunningham|Daily News
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Angelo’s of the Gap receives beer license
Reina P. Cunningham Staff Writer Angelo’s in the Gap received approval for a beer permit at the Cumberland Gap Board of Mayor and Alderman meeting on Monday night. Angelo’s will be located at 527 Colwyn Avenue — formerly Webb’s Country Kitchen, and will be opening soon. Co-owners are Wilma Hansen and Bo Green. The restaurant will be an Italian and gourmet pizza restaurant similar to the Hansens’ current restaurant in Waynesville, N.C....
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PRIDE coordinators plan Spring Cleanup
Special to the Daily News Bell County’s local PRIDE Coordinators are looking for volunteers to be PRIDE champions and knock out litter during PRIDE Spring Cleanup Month in April. “If you want your community to look its best, and if you like to spend time outside with friends and family, then answer the call for volunteers when your PRIDE Coordinators announce Spring Cleanup events,” said Tammie Wilson of PRIDE, the nonprofit organization ...
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