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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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