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Bluegrass concert to be hosted by SKCTC/Rotary Club
Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College ( SKCTC ) and Harlan Rotary Club will jointly sponsor a bluegrass concert at the SKCTC Harlan campus on Nov. 21. The featured act will be Cumbe...
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Pageant expected to be highlight at Mountain Masters
In celebration of the silver anniversary of the Festival of the Mountain Masters, event coordinators are incorporating the Miss Mountain Masters’ Beauty Pageant into the festivities this year.
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Miners selected for Harlan Countian of the Year award
All Harlan County coal miners, active and retired, will be recognized by the Harlan County Chamber of Commerce as the recipients of its most prestigious award, Harlan Countian of the Year, at the ...
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Shelter Rock Ministries makes annual stop in Harlan
In an effort to fight poverty in Harlan County, Shelter Rock Ministries, of Boone, N.C., distributed food, clothing, toiletries and toys to approximately 200 people on Saturday at the Harlan Center.
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Several awards presented at Tri-Cities Chamber Banquet
The Tri-Cities Tourism Commission and Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce celebrated several well deserving citizens, businesses and organization with a night of awards at the Benham School House Inn.
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Band seeks money for competition
Members of the Harlan Independent School Board discussed several options concerning a funding request from the district’s band boosters Tuesday during a special called meeting.
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COURTHOUSE NEWS
Courthouse News — Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009
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Civil lawsuits The following civil lawsuits were filed recently in the office of Harlan Circuit Court Clerk Paul F. Williams. Karen C. Crusenberry vs. Tom D. Crusenberry — child support and medic...
Courthouse News — Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009
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Marriage licenses The following applications for marriage licenses have been filed in the office of Harlan County Clerk Wanda Clem. Stephanie Nicole Rose, 21, Hulen, to Roy James Johnson Jr., 18,...
SOCIAL NEWS
Protecting children from sexual abuse
by Judith Victoria Hensley
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I recently attended a professional development at Holy Trinity that was required of all staff affiliated with the Learning Center. Even though it pushed me to a 13- hour day, it was well worth atte...
Doughboy statues are a national treasure
by Charlotte Nolan
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“The Spirit of the American Doughboy” may well be one of the most seen outdoor statues commemorating the American foot soldier of World War I.
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Agency receives grant to aid with housing needs
by NOLA SIZEMORE
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Harlan Countians for a Healthy Community (HCHC) recently received a $127,000 grant from Kentucky’s Housing and Emergency Assistance Reaching The Homeless (KY HEARTH) program.
Churches, agencies working to fight poverty in county
by NOLA SIZEMORE
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Child poverty rates in Harlan County have now reached higher than 40 percent, according to information released by the Census Bureau recently. Data was collected for counties with a population of 2...
Woman lodged in jail for starting fires
by DEBBIE CALDWELL
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The Kentucky State Police responded to a complaint Tuesday morning in the Watts Creek area where a woman was allegedly setting the woods on fire.
Harlan council discusses delays in burying city utilities
by JASON EDWARDS
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Red tape and rubber stamps are still causing delays for one of the Harlan City Council’s downtown projects.
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