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Bennett pleased with clean audit trail
Shane Pippin Staff Writer The Bell County Sheriff’s Office has another positive audit in the books. The office, with its latest report, has now recorded 11 consecutive audits with no more than one recommendation from the state auditor. And, that, according to Stephenie Steitzer, communications director for State Auditor of Public Accounts Adam Edelen, is the standard for sheriff’s offices. This, she said, is where the sheriff’s office...
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Sharp’s Cleaners
Reina P. Cunningham Staff Writer Thanks to their four generations of service in Middlesboro and surrounding counties, Sharp’s Cleaners has been selected for this week’s installment of Surviving the Hard Times . Sharp’s is located at119 Amesbury Avenue in Middlesboro. Bill Johnson is the current owner. Johnson’s great-grandfather, Will Sharp, opened the dry cleaning business in 1947. Sharp remained owner for several years until he bec...
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Commonwealth opens case in murder trial
Anthony Cloud Staff Writer After three days of jury selection, the prosecution began presenting its case on Friday against defendants in the William Taylor murder case. Commonwealth’s Attorney Karen Greene Blondell began the presentation after opening arguments concluded. Kentucky State Police Det. Tyson Lawson was one of the first testifying for the commonwealth. Lawson testified he was dispatched to the home of Rachael and Jeff Da...
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Jason Clark
Police charge 2 with robbery, assault
Staff Report Two Middlesboro men were arrested on robbery and assault charges earlier this week. Jason Christopher Clark, 23, and Matthew Dewayne Griffith, 22, were both arrested on the charge of first-degree robbery and second-degree assault. According to the criminal complaint, the two were traveling in a vehicle with Thomas Dillman and a juvenile passenger. The group was allegedly traveling to Beans Fork. Dillman was told to get ou...
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Wreck halts traffic through one side of tunnel
Marisa Anders | Claiborne Progress A two-vehicle wreck had traffic at a standstill at the Cumberland Gap Tunnel for some time Friday evening. The wreck occurred around 8 p.m. in the southbound lane of traffic on U.S. Hwy. 25E, right outside the tunnel near the Virginia on-ramp. According to witnesses at the scene, a gold Chevrolet sedan and a burgundy SUV collided when one attempted to cross the median from the northbound lane into the sout...
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Wreck on ‘River Hill’
Jay Compton|Daily News What appears to be a single-vehicle wreck occurred along U.S 25E on Friday in an area known to many as “River Hill.” The crash report was not complete before press time.
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Pentagon: NKorea could launch nuclear missile
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. intelligence report concludes that North Korea has advanced its nuclear knowhow to the point that it could arm a ballistic missile with a nuclear warhead, a jarring revelation in the midst of bellicose threats from the unpredictable communist regime. President Barack Obama urged calm, calling on Pyongyang to end its saber-rattling while sternly warning that he would “take all necessary steps” to protect American cit...
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Jury for murder trial to be revealed today
Anthony Cloud Staff Writer Thursday marked the third day of jury selection in the William Taylor murder trial. After over nine hours, the 38 potential jurors, which the attorneys will chose from for the trial, were selected. The jury that will sit through the length of the trial will be revealed today. The evening started off with the attorneys rehashing the question they asked the previous day because there were some new jurors in the ...
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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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