Belfry News

Although I have a special love for Kentucky, I am a mountaineer. I think of West Virginia and Kentucky as a package deal.

Hamrick poses with four of the five Eagle Scouts attending. Pictured, from left, is Eagle Scout Seth Simon and Eagle Scout Dustin Ferrell, both from Troop 321 in Belfry, Ky.; Hamrick; Eagle Scout Jacob Potter, Troop 392 of Julian, and Eagle Scout Dakota Farley, Troop 321, of Belfry.

" A Christmas day all-terrain-vehicle accident took the life of an 18-year-old at Dix Fork.

The power restoration effort continues across eastern Kentucky in the wake of the weekend snow storm.

Four names that have been synonymous with government in Pike County will be back on the ballot in the May election.

Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College and Harlan Rotary Club will jointly sponsor a bluegrass concert at the SKCTC Harlan campus on Nov.

" Matthew Mercer has been named the new principal at Belfry Middle School, replacing James Hurley.

" The Pike County Fiscal Court has agreed to join a lawsuit aimed at making sure a local recycling center adheres to ordinances regulating the business.

A young woman from Hardy was killed Sunday afternoon in an accident that involved two other vehicles, according to the Kentucky State Police.

The Pike County Health Department's Preparedness Program is holding free drive-thru flu shot clinics at three high schools October 2, 2009, practicing for its role as first responder in the event of a public health emergency.

Authorities have identified three family members killed in a Labor Day auto accident.

Nearly four months after flooding destroyed homes, roads, and bridges, crews believe some of the repairs will prevent severe damage in the future.

A fire damages an auto repair center in Pike County. The blaze broke out early this morning at Pro-Tech in Belfry.

Attendees at a press conference at the Pike County Schools' central office offered their farewells to BOE Chairman Bobby Varney.

Hundreds of students are currently enrolled at Pikeville College, but new president Paul Patton wants more.

To the Editor: We the members of Disabled American Veterans Chapter No. 141, Belfry, Ky would like to thank everyone who gave us a donation at our last roadblock, and to tell them that we use this money to help veterans and their families.

To the Editor: We the members of Disabled American Veterans Chapter No. 141, Belfry, Ky would like to thank everyone who gave us a donation at our last roadblock, and to tell them that we use this money to help veterans and their families.

The Belfry Volunteer Fire Department hopes to open a satellite station on this property.

When Principal Carl McIntosh opened the doors to his school after flooding filled it with 52 inches of water on May 8 and 9, the damage was so great he wondered if the district would just decide to close the school permanently.

Because of delays related to bad weather earlier this year, No Child Left Behind test data for Kentucky schools won't be ready in time for the start of the new school year, the state Department of Education says.