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Mountain Music Showcase in planning stages
A showcase for mountain musicians is in the planning stages. The National Hall of Fame for Mountain Artisans and the Harlan County Writer’s Guild are making arrangements to present four nights of music in the Harlan area to help raise funds for the organization. Dubbed the Mountain Music Showcase (MMS), the plan is to hold four separate nights of music, with the fourth night being a culmination of some of the best performers of the series...
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Study conducted on KY 38
Help is on the horizon for residents in the Clover Fork area. After a study was completed of the entire length of KY 38 in Harlan County, Sherri Chappell, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Acting Chief District 11 Engineer, said the report has been submitted to the transportation cabinet’s central office. Chappell said after the study is approved, the report will be available for public inspection on the transportation cabinet’s website. “C...
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Truck overturns on US 421
Jeff Phillips | Daily Enterprise Kentucky State Police Sgt. Jeremy Lee inspects a tractor-trailer that overturned on U.S. 421 at the foot of Pine Mountain about 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The driver of the truck, Edward Longstreath, of Hallie, appeared to have escaped serious injury, but was being treated at the scene by emergency workers for head lacerations. The truck came to rest near a home located by the highway. The truck’s full load of co...
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Man charged with sodomy of child
A 36-year-old Dayhoit man has been indicted by a Harlan County Grand Jury on a charge of first-degree sodomy, a class A felony. According to the indictment, Terry Jenkins, of Possum Hollow Road, was indicted on the charge. The indictment states that on or about April 1, 2008 to on or about April 1, 2009, Jenkins “engaged in deviate sexual intercourse with a minor” who was less than 12-years-old. Jenkins was arrested by Loyall Police Chief...
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Students fight Muscular Dystrophy
Photos by Joe P. Asher|Daily Enterprise Harlan elementary students in kindergarten through the fourth grade took time out of their busy schedule recently to form a human shamrock in support of their classmate Brady Lawson, who suffers from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Harlan Elementary School Principal Mary Lou McCarthy said the students spent the month of March raising money to combat the disease and wanted to do something special on the l...
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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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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
Less time-consuming to buy produce
Loretta and I had decided that we didn’t need to grow any cabbage in the garden this year. She has discovered some kind of brought-on kraut that you can find in most grocery stores for about a dol...
May 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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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 ...
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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,...
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Religion
Memorial Day a learning experience
In the seasons of my youth Memorial Day was a learning experience, eagerly anticipated yearly for our extended family that walked over hill and dale to the local cemetery. While we were laying fre...
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Never forget the war Christ fought
During and after the American Civil War, the citizens of the United States of America in the 1860s were honoring the returning deceased soldiers of both the Union forces and the Confederate soldie...
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What does it mean to worship God?
In the words of Erwin Lutzer, “If we haven’t learned to be worshipers, it doesn’t really matter how well we do anything else.” As far as we can look back into eternity past, we can see the importa...
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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...
May 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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