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Liggett mines close with a loss 75 jobs reported
Staff Report Southern Coal Group-Justice Corporation’s Liggett area operations were idled at two Harlan County mines on Wednesday, with miners learning they no longer had jobs when reporting for work. Calls for comment to the company’s headquarters in Roanoke, Va., and to local offices had not been returned late Wednesday evening. According to General Mine Foreman Darrell Shepherd, over the Wise and Lee County, Va. mines, the Liggett Mi...
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Spring into summer bash at Jim Brown Supply
Reina P. Cunningham Staff Writer Jim Brown Supply (JBS) celebrated the second year of their garden center on Saturday. The “spring into summer bash” was organized by employee Angie Cody and ran from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. During the event, JBS had specials on certain items —10 percent off hanging baskets and 20 percent off on Bradford pear trees as well as specials on potting soil and decorative rock. JBS also gave away several items through...
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Music in the mountains
Reina P. Cunningham Staff Writer The Second Saturday in the Gap brought more than 100 people to the small town. People came out not only to see area artwork displayed, but to listen to free entertainment provided by local musicians. This month’s event was packed with back-to-back performances as local entertainers took the stage. Jimmy and Chris Rose are brothers from Bell County. The brothers have been performing together for quite...
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Brock: Bell Co. doesn’t rely on coal severance
Anthony Cloud Staff Writer Bell County Fiscal Court approved the first reading of the proposed fiscal year 2013-14 budget during its regular meeting. “We have a good budget,” said Bell County Judge-Executive Albey Brock. “We are blessed.” Brock recognized the magistrates for assisting the court in keeping the budget in line and making sure Bell citizens don’t face the same issues as people in surrounding counties. “When you read nei...
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Property conditions a concern in Wallsend
Anthony Cloud Staff Writer Pineville Councilman Billy Robbins addressed some complaints he received from residents at Wallsend during the regular Pineville City Council meeting on Monday. Robbins said he received several phone calls from residents in Wallsend and looked at some of the houses in the area. “It’s a shame the way the houses are getting down there,” said Robbins. “Wallsend is starting to get like Newtown did years and years ...
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Local March of Dimes working, walking to raise funds
Shane Pippin Staff Writer Sheila Durham, chair of the local chapter of the March of Dimes, is pleased with recent fundraisers and focused on the upcoming ones. “We have had several fundraisers for March of Dimes going on within the community lately,” said Durham. There have been yard sales, bake sales, hot dog sales and the Fun4Kidz Fest. As for the Fun4Kidz Fest, Durham was in agreement with Rita Hansard, founder and organizer of the...
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Raid at Martin’s Station revisited
Staff Report The Wilderness Road State Park in Virginia held the reenactment known as the “Raid at Martin’s Station last weekend. More than 450 reenactors, merchants, artists and artisan were scheduled to be at the three day event. The frontier battles occurred at 1 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on Saturday. A Cherokee Mother’s Day program was added to the event. It marked the first time a program based on the Cherokee women and their duties of ra...
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48th SKCTC commencement held
The 48th commencement and awarding of credentials was held May 10 on the Cumberland campus of Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College with over 350 students receiving degrees, certificates and diplomas. The event was held beneath a 200-foot by 120-foot tent as hundreds of spectators paid tribute to the graduates who represented each of the SKCTC five campuses. The ceremony featured key remarks made by Dr. Michael B. McCall, head of...
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Art event draws big crowd
Reina P. Cunningham Staff Writer The Second Saturday in the Gap event this weekend was more successful than the first, organizers said. More than 100 people participated, despite the threat of bad weather. Last week, windows of local businesses came alive with artwork from local students. On Saturday, winners were displayed on easels at Festival Park on Colywn Avenue. Riley Bain, from the Alpha School in Tazewell, Tenn., won first p...
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Report raises new concerns about black lung with miners
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A new scientific paper details the growing evidence that black lung is on the rise among Appalachian miners. “The sum of the evidence really shows this is a worsening problem, instead of a problem that’s getting better,” said co-author Dr. Robert Cohen, a medical professor at John Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County in Chicago. “When you put it all together, it underscores the need to do something — better regulatio...
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Tim Short Nissan coming to Middlesboro
Anthony Cloud Staff Writer It has been announced that a new car dealership is coming to Middlesboro. Tim Short Nissan will be located in the area known as Epps Nissan, according to Tim Short Nissan General Manager Brian Redmond. It is projected that the new business will be opening around the end of June. Redmond said they plan on having a wide variety of cars on the lot. He said there should be around 100 new cars and 150 used cars. ...
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Bluegrass festival set for Saturday
Anthony Cloud Staff Writer The Wilderness Trail Off-Road Park will play host to the Bluegrass on the Mountain Festival on Saturday. 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, Crosspoint, Crossroads...
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More coal woes for region, report says
Dylan Lovan Associated Press LOUISVILLE (AP) — Hard times are expected to continue in the Appalachian region that was once the heart of the nation’s coal production, according to a new report. Coal business in the mountains of eastern Kentucky and southern West Virginia is facing declining reserves, higher production costs and competition from other coal basins and natural gas. The region is home to a long-simmering battle between the...
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Newly formed Civitas Media names CFO
DAVIDSON, N.C. — Jeff D. Sherman has been appointed as the first Chief Financial Officer of the newly formed Civitas Media, it was announced May 1 by CEO and President Michael C. Bush. The appointment was effective April 22. Bush said Sherman is a detail-oriented, results driven professional who understands how important it is to provide great customer service. “We are pleased to have someone with Jeff’s financial acumen join our team. He w...
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Three States Printing
Reina P. Cunningham Staff Writer For over a century of service to Bell County and surrounding areas, Three States Printing has been chosen as this week’s edition of Surviving the Hard Times . The business began in 1912 when H.C. Chappel of Hazard decided he wanted to run a newspaper. Three States Printing was originally “Thousand Sticks.” The company later became what it is today — a printing press company. Chappel’s sons, Henry an...
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