Barbourville News

Click here to see the Dec. 26, 2009, Neighbors section in its entirety By Brenna Wallhauser for the Times-Tribune As area residents busy themselves with finding the perfect Christmas gift, Union College is preparing a gift of its own.

By Samantha Swindler / Managing Editor Strike negotiations won't pick up until next year between Union steelworkers and officials with TruSeal Technologies in Barbourville.

Times-Tribune Staff Report Although the two parties won't return to the table until January, TruSeal Technologies released a statement this week to clarify "misinformation" concerning negotiations with striking union steelworkers.

By Carl Keith Greene / Staff Writer A Knox grand jury has indicted Gregory Moore, 51, of Gray, on a charge of attempted murder and first-degree assault.

Knox County police are looking for a shooter they say took aim at the Tobacco Stop Outlet in Bimble, which is just outside Barbourville.

Times-Tribune Staff Report A fire, currently of undetermined origin, broke out just before noon Friday at the Knoxwood Apartments off the original route of U.S. 25E south of Barbourville.

Union workers at one Eastern Kentucky plant say they are walking out. United Steel Workers say they will strike at Truseal Technologies in Knox County.

By Carl Keith Greene / Staff Writer Corbin, Barbourville, Williamsburg and Whitley County high schools are among 33 Kentucky schools recognized by U.S. News and World Report as among America's Best High Schools.

Nearly 150 workers went on strike Wednesday at a Barbourville plant that produces insulated glass.

By Becky Manley / Staff Writer Three men were arrested Friday after police allegedly discovered hundreds of pills in a vehicle during a routine traffic stop, according to the Corbin Police Department.

Officers from the Knox County Sheriff's Department hit the streets looking for more than a dozen suspected drug dealers.

Organizer Randy Napier, Main Street Manager Sharae Myers, and volunteers Lonnie Mills and William Goley helped with the hundreds of pieces of electronic waste collected during a recycling drive on Saturday.

HAZARD, Ky. - The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration hired an inspector last year who had been accused by Kentucky officials of failing to perform his duties while he was a coal-company supervisor, leading to an electrical accident that injured a fellow employee.

By now you've seen the stories listing candidates who have filed for office. You've read about the high-profile U.S. Senate seat up for grabs.

By Carl Keith Greene / Staff Writer A Knox County grand jury returned an indictment Monday charging Crystal Garland and Jeremy Strunk with the murder of a two-year-old child and first-degree assault and criminal abuse of an 8-month-old child.

Grief counselors were on hand at Barbourville Elementary School as students returned from the holiday break without one of their beloved classmates.

By Samantha Swindler / Managing Editor If it weren't for their children, Brendia Moses and Connie Sue Barnes might have never gotten involved with KCEOC Community Action Agency.

Click here to see the Nov. 28, 2009, Neighbors section in its entirety This tour of Barbourville-area homes and churches is from 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Dec.

By Samantha Swindler / Managing Editor A 12-year-old Knox County boy who was cleaning a shotgun accidentally fired the gun, killing his younger sister.

A 13 year old Knox County boy accidentally shot his 9 year old sister to death in the front yard of their home.