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HCHS principal announces his retirement
As a man with a wide range of interests, Bob Howard has spent most of his adult life looking for new challenges and served in many roles in that quest. He worked as a coal miner and an artist, excelled as a teacher and coach, winning multiple regional track championships at a school without a track. He eventually became the final principal at his alma mater, Evarts High School. Howard found the greatest challenge of his career almost six ...
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County agrees to purchase equipment for jail
Asking the court to purchase a new floor stripper for the Harlan County Detention Center at recent meeting of the Harlan Fiscal Court, Harlan County Jailer Curt Stallard said the new machine will save man hours, along with the costs of chemicals for the county. “This is a square unit,” said Stallard. “We have buffers and other pieces of equipment, but you can’t get into corners with them because they are round. The chemicals we have been us...
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Tourism panel looks at motorcycle trails
The Harlan Tourist and Convention Commission is working to publicize motorcycle trails through Harlan. “This is a project that Tracy Bailey from Cumberland tourism and I have been working on for the past six months,” said Harlan Tourism Director Brandon Pennington, during a recent meeting. Pennington said Hank Phillips, deputy commissioner for the Kentucky Department of Travel and Tourism, stated in the coming years motorcycle trails are ...
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No charge for fire departments from Cawood Water
A misunderstanding has led to rumours that the Cawood Water District is preparing to charge fire departments for the water they use when fighting fires. According to Cawood Water District Supervisor Pete Dean, this is not the case. “This thing about charging the fire departments for water has got out of proportion,” said Dean. Dean said the rumour started because of a miscommunication between one of the water district employees and the Su...
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‘Way of the Cross’ chronicles Christ’s final hours
The Good Friday observance “Way of the Cross” was held Friday in downtown Harlan. The 17th annual event, sponsored by Holy Trinity Church, commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary. The stations of the cross are a veneration of the final hours of the life of Jesus, depicting various events, persons and locations leading to his death. A large group of participants took part and sang hymns as they traveled from the c...
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Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) employees represented by the United Steelworkers (USW) voted today to ratify a new three-year collective bargaining agreement
Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) employees represented by the United Steelworkers (USW) voted today to ratify a new three-year collective bargaining agreement. ARH System Director of Employee and Labor Relations Julius Pearson said employees ratified the agreement, which was tentatively agreed upon by ARH and the USW on Tuesday, March 26, after the parties worked diligently for several weeks to reach a negotiated agreement. Approxima...
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Police: Child put in freezer, door held close
The Harlan County Sheriff’s Office has upgraded a charge against a Cumberland man previously arrested for criminal abuse of a 3-year-old child, filed criminal abuse charges against the child’s mother and released new information on the alleged abuse of placing the child in a deep freezer with the door held closed. Deputy Matt Cope said late Friday that the investigation is continuing and an attempted murder charge was filed against Randy Ha...
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Rally in support of miners’ benefits set Monday
Miners, families of miners and supporters are planning a march and rally in Charleston, W.Va. on Monday. The rally is intended to publicize Patriot Coal Company’s bankruptcy filing that could result in the loss of health care benefits for retired and active miners. Charleston is the location of Patriot Coal’s headquarters. United Mine Workers of America President Cecil Roberts said officials at Peabody Energy and Arch Coal intentionally s...
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Apparent mechanical failure results in bus mishap
A Harlan County School bus carrying students home from Harlan County High School on Friday afternoon suffered a mechanical failure that sent the driver of another vehicle to the hospital for possible injuries. The occupants of the bus were not hurt during the incident that occurred at 3 p.m. on U.S. 421 at Baxter, near the intersection of U.S. 119. Harlan County Sheriff Marvin Lipfird gave a statement at the scene. “It’s a mechanical fa...
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David Johnson retires as superintendent at HISD
After a lengthy executive session, members of the Harlan Independent Board of Education announced they had accepted Superintendent David Johnson’s letter of resignation at a special called meeting on Thursday. “I first want to thank each of you and those who have served on the school board over the past 17 years, for your support of our district, and for your personal support, as we have worked together to prepare our students for success i...
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County jobless rate near 17-year high
Harlan County’s unemployment rate continued its upward climb in February — hitting 16.3 percent but just short of a 17-year high. Although preliminary by state reporting standards, the county’s jobless rate was just .7 percentage points below the 17.0 percent for the same month in 1996. While figures for Harlan and other eastern counties are disturbing, the state’s seasonally adjusted preliminary unemployment rate stayed at 7.9 percent fr...
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Former judge-executive Delzinna Belcher dies
Former Harlan County Judge-Executive Delzinna Belcher passed away Thursday at her residence in Rio Vista. A preliminary report from Deputy Coroner Jim Rich indicates her death was due to natural causes. Belcher, 61, served as judge-executive for three terms and one unexpired term for a total of 14 years. She also recently served as magistrate for District 5 for a period of approximately 10 months. Belcher was also a former Harlan County Pro...
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Resolution signed with Letcher to provide drinking water
A joint resolution between Harlan and Letcher fiscal courts was recently approved providing a path for rural residents of Letcher County to obtain drinking water in their homes. Harlan County Judge-Executive Joe Grieshop said a Kentucky Local Government Economic Development Fund Project proposal/grant has been submitted up to $973,809 in local government economic development multi-county funds designing the Harlan Fiscal Court as the lead e...
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USW voting on ARH pact
A decision on whether the United Steelworkers will accept a proposed contract with Appalachian Regional Healthcare may be known late today. United Steelworkers Local Union 14491 held meetings Thursday and were continuing today, with balloting expected to be completed locally by 7:30 p.m. Details of the agreement were being kept confidential until approximately 2,200 employees in eastern Kentucky and southern West Virginia represented by t...
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PRIDE Spring Cleanup funds cut
Receiving only $200 for PRIDE Spring Cleanup this year, Mayor Eddie Manning recently told members of the Evarts City Council “not a lot can be done with that small amount of money.” In recent years the week-long cleanup has cost the city between $2,800 to $3,200. “The PRIDE program has really been cut this year,” said city clerk Kristi Lamb. “Other cities have a lot more road miles than we do and you get money based on the total amount of r...
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Courthouse News
Courthouse News - April 27, 2013
PROPERTY TRANSFERS The following property transfers have been recorded in the office of the Harlan County Clerk. Viola Rains to Eddie Wayne Creech and wife, tract or parcel of land in Harlan Coun...
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Courthouse News - April 11, 2013
MARRIAGE LICENSES The following applications for marriage licenses have been filed in the office of the Harlan County Clerk. Heather Marie Napier, 29, Kenvir, to Jerry Leon Jones, 37, Kenvir. Ch...
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Courthouse News
MARRIAGE LICENSES The following applications for marriage licenses have been filed in the office of the Harlan County Clerk. Ashley Nicole Gibson, 20, Ages, to Mitchell Nathan Vanover, 21, Parris...
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Courthouse News - Dec. 7
MARRIAGE LICENSES The following applications for marriage licenses have been filed in the office of the Harlan County Clerk. Kelsey Ann Hacker, 19, Harlan, to Cory Arnold Lowe, 21, Harlan. Debra...
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Courthouse News — Oct. 31
District court cases The following cases have been heard in Harlan District Court, Judge Jeff Brock presiding. Mary Davidson, 25, operating vehicle on suspended/revoked operator’s license — plead...
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Social News
Retirement dinner makes it official
At the end of every school year, most school years have a faculty luncheon and retirement event for the people who have retired that year. Year after year I have attended and bid good luck and fare...
May 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Crider brings drama back to HHS
Drama is alive and well at Harlan High School thanks to Kevn Crider. He and his ‘Dragon Drama’ students did themselves proud recently by presenting the well-known comedy Greater Tuna. The play was ...
May 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Don’t break the bank, stay cool
With the days finally getting warmer, many of us are looking forward to summertime and making plans for all of the activities we want to do and events we want to attend. Summer can be a lot of fun,...
May 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Hitting the track to fight diabetes
We know it’s still two weeks away, but my 4-year-old grandson, Tyler Kane Ochs, and I are still seeking sponsors for our participation in Team TKO’s Step Out Walk to Stop Diabetes event on June 1 a...
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Religion
Sunday School Lesson
Moms learning from moms — Genesis 4:1
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Saluting all that keep our country safe
In a recent interview Patrolman Quillen’s closing statement was, “I believe policemen and the military are this country’s ‘thin blue line’ (the fear) that keeps criminals from hurting honest citiz...
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A saint goes marching in
Years ago my oldest son asked me a question: “What is a saint?” When you’re driving along with a numb mind at day’s end, as I was, that’s not the type of question you are prepared to answer. S...
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Raising siblings to love each other
Joe was the older brother. His younger brother, Jeff, couldn’t do anything as good as Joe. Of course there was six years difference in their age, and Joe was fond of establishing his superiority i...
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Unlikely scribe handwrites Bible in 4 years
PHILMONT, N.Y. (AP) — In the beginning, Phillip Patterson decided to write out every word in the Bible. On empty pages, he wrote of Adam, an ark, locusts, loaves, fishes and the resurrection in ...
May 10, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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