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Council questions employee leave policy
Employees taking sick days and not providing a doctor’s excuse was questioned by a councilman during a recent Lynch City Council meeting. Lynch Councilman Winston Yeary raised the questioned, saying he would like to see the issue added to the employee handbook that a doctor’s excuse for that type of leave be required. As an example, Years asked what type leave an employee took recently when the city’s garbage wasn’t picked up. Mayor Joh...
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Coal operator plans to open 7 mines in Pike County
LOUISVILLE (AP) — A longtime coal operator plans to open seven mines in the heart of the eastern Kentucky coalfields in a venture expected to create more than 250 jobs in a hard-pressed region where several thousand mining jobs have disappeared in recent years. Bill Smith said most of the coal extracted by his High Ridge Mining operation in Pike County will be shipped to China to help fuel its economy. “We plan on mining a million to...
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Terry Turner performs at Harlan Center
Photos by Joe P. Asher|Daily Enterprise Harlan native Terry Turner performs as Elvis Presley during his show at the Harlan Center on Saturday. Turner is a native of Harlan County, and has been on tour in the region doing his “Man of Many Voices” show. Turner performs as several different iconic artists, including Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tom Jones, Elton John and Neil Diamond. The Harlan Center hosted a performance Saturday by Terry ...
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Opening Ceremonies
John Middleton|Daily Enterprise Harlan High School football coach J.B. Donahue threw out the first pitch of the Kentucky State Police Trooper Island tournament at Huff Park on Friday. Donahue was the recipient of the Lena Bianchi/Trooper Island Lifetime Achievement Award. John Middleton|Daily Enterprise Kentucky State Police Post 10 Commander Leslie Smith spoke to the crowd during the opening ceremonies.
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Bluegrass Festival to go on, rain or shine
The Wilderness Trail Off-Road Park will play host to the Bluegrass on the Mountain Festival today, and organizers say the festival will go on, rain or shine. 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...
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Magistrates question budget appropriations
Cuts and questions concerning the county’s 2013-2014 were presented during a special called meeting of the Harlan Fiscal Court. The court approved first reading of the budget during the meeting on Wednesday. The proposed budget is approximately $18.6 million, with the general fund being approximately $6.3 million, road fund approximately $2.4 million, jail fund approximately $2.5 million, coal severance approximately $1.2 million, federal g...
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Lynch water loss cut to 55 percent
Working to repair leaks throughout the city, water plant operator Kenny Widner told Lynch City Council Tuesday that water loss has been reduced to approximately 55 percent. “The two water leaks we fixed saved approximately 72,000 gallons in a 24-hour period,” said Mayor Johnny Adams. “These two leaks were a lot of our trouble. The service line between the main and meter on Church Street broke and you could hear the water running under the r...
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Jury finds Saylor guilty for attempted murder
After an early morning verdict of guilty that saw the Harlan Circuit Court jury deliberating until after 1 a.m. on Thursday, the attempted murder trial of Boss Saylor moved to the penalty phase later Thursday morning. Thursday marked the third day of the trial, with two full days of testimony before the jury began deliberating on a verdict at around 9:20 p.m. Wednesday. Before deliberations commenced, both sides summed up their case in cl...
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Shell pleads not guilty to murder
A man accused of murder was arraigned in Harlan Circuit Court on Thursday. Shelby Shell, 29, of Berea, was arraigned in front of Judge Robert Costanza from Bell County. Shell, who will be represented by Laura Karem of the Public Defenders Office, entered a plea of not guilty on charges of murder, first-degree robbery, tampering with physical evidence, first-degree burglary, kidnapping, possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, persisten...
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Local fugitive captured by US Marshals in Kingsport
A man who escaped from a medium to minimum security correctional facility in Kentucky more than two years ago has been apprehended in Kingsport, Tenn., with federal authorities saying he now faces burglary charges in Washington County, Tenn. The Kinsport Times News reported that a press release from the U.S. Marshals Service stated Brandon Saylor, 29, was located Wednesday evening at 1768 Whispering Hills Drive in Kingsport. As law enforc...
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Moore selected as president for SKCTC
VERSAILLES — Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) President Michael B. McCall announced Thursday the appointment of Dr. F. Lynn Moore as president of Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College (SKCTC). After consideration of three candidates the SKCTC Board of Directors unanimously recommended Moore for the position. Board Chair Reecie Stagnolia commented, “Dr. Moore is the best candidate for the job. She has a ...
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Rescue squad finds body of missing man
Harlan County Rescue Squad Capt. Chris Allen found the body of Forester Bowling Jr. on Thursday. Kentucky State Police Sgt. Jeremy Lee said he requested the assistance of the Harlan County Rescue Squad on Thursday to help in the search of Bowling, 41, of Baxter, who was recently reported missing. Bowling’s family told police that he had been missing since May 9. Bowling’s vehicle was located off of KY 2009 at Bledsoe on Wednesday. Accor...
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Boat dock changes to save county money
Changes were discussed and implemented for the Stone Mountain Boat Dock at Cranks during a special called meeting of the Harlan Fiscal Court on Wednesday. Slip fees were increased and hours of operation were cut to help with the county’s bleak financial outlook. Harlan County Judge-Executive Joe Grieshop suggested the boat dock be leased to a private company or individuals willing to keep the dock open, saving the county $170,000 to $200,...
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Jury finds Saylor quilty at 1:20 a.m.
UPDATE: Jury finds Boss Saylor guilty on all three charges in the attempted murder case. The jury returned the verdict at 1:20 a.m. The sentencing phase will be held today at 10 a.m. The trial of Boss Saylor continued Wednesday in Harlan Circuit Court. As of press time the jury had been out for about two hours, but no verdict had been returned. Testimony picked up Wednesday morning at 8:30 a.m. where it left of Tuesday with Kentucky State...
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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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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...
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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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