Pineville News

Countless wrecks, injuries, and fatalities have occurred on Highway 119 from Bell County to Harlan, KY over the years and many have voiced concerns of the road's safety.

At the Pineville Utility Commission meeting on Tuesday, the board discussed an unpleasant additive present in the city's water supply.

PINEVILLE a ' After weeks of lengthy debate on the subject, the Bell County 109 Board on Solid Waste voted to extend existing contracts for garbage haul and disposal with Waste Connections and Mills Garbage Service, which will ultimately increase garbage pickup rates.

PINEVILLE a ' A former Bell County dentist indicted for Medicaid fraud, drug trafficking, and jury tampering pleaded guilty in Bell County Circuit Court on Monday.

The state Commissioner of Education Terry Holliday made a special trip to schools in Bell County on Friday.

PINEVILLE a ' Bell Circuit Court recently handed down several sentencings. David Joseph Poppiti, 19, of New Castle, Deleware, was found guilty of murder, a Capital Offense, and first degree fleeing or evading police, a Class D felony.

The Bell-Whitley Community Action Agency will begin the "Subsidy" portion of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program today, to assist low-income households in Bell County with monthly home heating costs.

PINEVILLE a ' The Bell County Circuit Court recently handed down several sentencings.

Phil Osborne, director of the FACES of Coal organization, made a stop in Bell County on Thursday evening to meet with local officials and members of the media to discuss the future of the coal industry in Kentucky.

Kentucky Community and Technical College System President Dr. Michael B. McCall visited Bell County on Wednesday morning as part of a recently instituted Public Advocacy Campaign.

The internet is an information superhighway that has completely changed the way schools teach.

H1N1 vaccines are coming to Kentucky health departments weekly now, and are spreading further across the state.

Please join Lee Sexton and many more talented musicians for the kick off of the Gatewood Riley Back Roads Tour Friday Oct.

The defense attorneys for two high-profile murder suspects in Bell County made their case Thursday morning in a pretrial hearing to have the trial moved to another venue.

Pictured above is Judge Robert Costanzo administering the oath of office to Robert Terry Yoakum, who was appointed Bell County District Judge by the governor.

A discussion between a Bell County man and Bell County Judge-Executive Albey Brock concerning a roadway became heated as the man persisted with questioning during the court's regular meeting on Tuesday.

Jason Henry Partin, 35, of Pineville was recently indicted by a Bell County Grand Jury for assault in the first degree.

Two eastern Kentucky teens are behind bars in Tennessee for their alleged roles in a rash of Bell County, Ky., church burglaries.

The Bell County Sheriff's Department has recovered numerous items stolen from four area churches and caught several of the suspected thieves they believe responsible.

Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College President Dr. Bruce Ayers was the guest speaker at this month's Bell County Chamber of Commerce Soup and Sandwich luncheon, which was held at J. Milton's restaurant on Thursday afternoon.