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Tuesday Nov 3 | Moved Permanently

Man is nearly electrocuted

An eastern Kentucky man, working on the roof of a home, is nearly electrocuted after falling on a power line.

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Sun Nov 01, 2009

Richmond Register

Prosecutor opposes Rousey probation

A response filed by prosecutors in Brandon Clay Rousey's attempt to gain shock probation asks Madison Circuit Judge William G. Clouse to deny probation outright.

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Related Topix: Madison County, KY

Wed Oct 21, 2009

Kentucky.com

One-lane path cleared through Leslie rock slide on Ky. 2009

Work crews have cleared a one-lane path through a massive rock slide across Ky. 2009 in southern Leslie County, the Transportation Cabinet announced Wednesday morning.

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Related Topix: Landslide, Hoskinston, KY, Hyden, KY

Tue Oct 20, 2009

WKYT

Huge rockslide causing many headaches

A portion of Highway 2009 in Hoskinston, Leslie County is still closed after a massive rockslide came down on the road Saturday.

4 comments

Related Topix: Hoskinston, KY, Hyden, KY, Stinnett, KY

Sun Oct 18, 2009

WKYT-TV Lexington

Rock slide closes part of Highway 2009 in Leslie County

A rock slide has closed part of an Eastern Kentucky highway. The slide is blocking Highway 2009, in Hoskinston, in Leslie County.

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Related Topix: Eastern, KY, Hoskinston, KY

Tue Oct 06, 2009

Lexington Herald-Leader

Youth, 17, charged with Eastern Ky. killing

Kentucky State Police have charged an eastern Kentucky teenager with murder in the shooting death of a Leslie County man.

3 comments

Related Topix: Violent Crime, Eastern, KY, Thousandsticks, KY, Hazard, KY

Wed Sep 09, 2009

Moved Permanently

Leslie County teen is remembered

Family and friends remember a high school student killed in an ATV accident. Fifteen-year-old Austin Carmack died last night in the Cutshin Community of Leslie County.

26 comments

Related Topix: Cutshin, KY, Hyden, KY, Education Etc.

Tue Sep 08, 2009

Charleston Gazette

Former Appalachian surface mines become bee habitat

On a recent muggy morning, Tammy Horn used a smoker to puff aromatic drafts into wooden beehives beneath a locust tree, then carefully removed the top of a hive.

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Related Topix: Eastern Kentucky University, Apiculture, Science, Eastern, KY, Agriculture, Entomology

Sun Sep 06, 2009

R & D

Project turns former mines into habitat for bees

On a recent muggy morning, Tammy Horn used a smoker to puff aromatic drafts into wooden beehives beneath a locust tree, then carefully removed the top of a hive.

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Related Topix: Apiculture, Science, Eastern Kentucky University, Agriculture, Entomology

Fri Sep 04, 2009

WYMT

Obama to talk to students

President Obama will address students across the nation next week, but some parents are concerned the speech could be too politically charged.

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Related Topix: Eastern, KY

Mon Aug 31, 2009

Moved Permanently

Family and Friends Mourn the loss of Eastern Kentucky Fire Chief

Friends and family are mourning the passing of 91-year-old L.B. Stacy, who died Friday.

1 comment

Related Topix: Eastern, KY, Hyden, KY, Fire, Thousandsticks, KY

Sun Aug 30, 2009

Lexington Herald-Leader

Story: Building a base for honeybees

On a recent muggy morning, Tammy Horn used a smoker to puff aromatic drafts into wooden beehives beneath a locust tree, then carefully removed the top of a hive.

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Related Topix: Apiculture, Science, Eastern, KY, Agriculture, Entomology

Fri Aug 28, 2009

Moved Permanently

Mudslides threaten school, fire department, and homes

Mudslides in Leslie County threaten a school, a fire department, and several homes.

1 comment

Related Topix: Weather, Stinnett, KY

Thu Aug 27, 2009

WLKY

Mudslides 'Worrisome' Near School In Eastern Ky. 1hr

POSTED: 10:57 am EDT August 27, 2009 HAZARD, Ky. -- A school superintendent in eastern Kentucky calls recent mudslides near an elementary school 'worrisome.' Leslie County superintendent Larry Sparks said mudslides caused by runoff from heavy rain earlier in August could threaten Stinnett Elementary School the next time it rains hard.

1 comment

Related Topix: Eastern, KY, Hazard, KY, Weather, Stinnett, KY

Thu Aug 20, 2009

WKYT-TV Lexington

Volunteers assess homes damaged by storms

This weekend volunteers are assessing storm damage to homes in Leslie County. Heavy rains triggered mudslides and flooding in the Stinnett community earlier this week.

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Related Topix: Stinnett, KY

Tue Aug 18, 2009

Moved Permanently

Leslie County Students Head Back to School

Last week's flooding forced classes to be cancelled for three days. But this morning, it was back to the books.

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Moved Permanently

Flooding sweeps at least two vehicles off a bridge prompting water rescue

A rain storm leaves a bridge in ruins and carries two SUVS down stream, leaving the drivers clinging to trees and another looking for his vehicle after flood waters sweep it away.

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Related Topix: Weather, Stinnett, KY

Sun Aug 16, 2009

Campbell County Recorder

Heavy rains cause eastern Ky. floods

Heavy rain that caused flooding in areas of eastern Kentucky washed out part of a highway causing school officials to cancel classes in Leslie County for the rest of the week.

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Related Topix: Weather, Kentucky, Hyden, KY, Big-Creek, KY

Sat Aug 15, 2009

The Sentinel-Echo

Authorities drain pond, looking for body of woman missing since 2004

Kentucky State Police began working with other authorities Monday to drain Beaver Pond off New Salem Road, acting on information they might find the body of a Leslie County woman reported missing in 2004.

2 comments

Related Topix: London, KY, Laurel County, KY

Fri Aug 14, 2009

Harlan Daily Enterprise

U.S. 421 in Leslie shut down due to flash flooding

Overnight flash flooding washed out a portion of U.S. 421 in Leslie County, near the Harlan County line, causing that section of the road to be closed Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Weather, Harlan County, KY, Natural Disasters, Flood

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