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Yesterday | Harlan Daily Enterprise

Residents express concerns about mining plans

NOLA SIZEMORE/Harlan Daily Enterprise Residents of Harlan and Letcher counties viewed a detailed map, provided by the Department for Natural Resources, showing areas that would be mined under permit #867-5226, Amendment #3. A heated debate between citizens of Harlan and Letcher counties and representatives from the Department for Natural Resources ...

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Related Topix: Harlan County, KY, Harlan, KY, Cumberland, KY, Kentucky, Eolia, KY

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Kentucky State Police

Shooting in Letcher County

Kentucky State Police is investigating a shooting that happened on Susan Cook Drive in the Whitesburg community of Letcher County shortly after 11:00 P.M. on Tuesday night .

1 comment

Related Topix: Whitesburg, KY

Wed Nov 18, 2009

WKYT-TV Lexington

Man in critical condition after being shot in head

A man is in critical condition after being shot in the head. State Police say James Nichols shot Paul Fields at a home in Whitesburg in Letcher county.

7 comments

Related Topix: Whitesburg, KY

Sat Nov 07, 2009

WKYT-TV Lexington

Whitesburg teen battling cancer

A Letcher County teenager is fighting for his life tonight at a Cincinnati hospital.

25 comments

Related Topix: Whitesburg, KY

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Kentucky Governor's Office

Gov. Beshear takes action to enhance mine safety, expedite mine permits issuance

Gov. Steve Beshear today announced that he has approved an increase in the number of mine inspectors and the number of mining permit reviewers in the Energy and Environment Cabinet.

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Related Topix: Steve Beshear, US Governors, Kentucky, Kentucky Government, Floyd County, KY, Pike County, KY

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Kentucky State Police

Two Injured & One Killed in a Two Car Collision on US Highway 119

On November 2, 2009 the Kentucky State Police Post 13 in Hazard received a call of a two vehicle injury collision on US Highway 119 North in the Ermine Community of Letcher County.

1 comment

Related Topix: Ermine, KY, Whitesburg, KY

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Campbell County Recorder

Bill would ease financial hit from school sick days

School districts may not have to take a financial hit from high absenteeism caused by influenza.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Medicine, Influenza, Health, Burkesville, KY, Kentucky, Barren River, KY

Tue Oct 27, 2009

Kentucky.com

New Web site helps put names to unidentified bodies

Just two miles south of the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, the tugboat Nancy Allen needed to refuel.

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Related Topix: Wickliffe, KY, Boat Disaster, Kentucky, Ballard County, KY, Daviess County, KY

Sun Oct 25, 2009

Harlan Daily Enterprise

Gatewood-Riley Back Ro...

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

1 comment

Related Topix: Whitesburg, KY, Pineville, KY, Cumberland, KY, Middlesboro, KY

Fri Oct 23, 2009

KLEX TV

Investigators Looking Into Letcher Co. Assaults

Kentucky State Police along with sheriff's deputies are investigating 2 assaults in Letcher County.

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Related Topix: Letcher, KY, Millstone, KY

Thu Oct 22, 2009

Moved Permanently

Letcher County District Judge is remembered

He was the longest sitting District Judge ever in Letcher County. Jim Wood died yesterday after ongoing health problems.

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Kentucky State Police

Letcher County Assault

On 10/22/2009 at approximately 01:30 am Kentucky State Police received a call of an assault occurring at the residence of Thomas Bates in the Millstone Community of Letcher County.

17 comments

Related Topix: Millstone, KY, Jenkins, KY

Tue Oct 20, 2009

Moved Permanently

Emergency system making a difference

A new emergency response system in Letcher County is already paying off. Officials say the system is pretty easy to use, and it has many tools.

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Related Topix: Whitesburg, KY

Wed Oct 14, 2009

Kentucky Governor's Office

Governor Beshear appoints members of new Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority

Gov. Steve Beshear today appointed the 11 members of the new Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority.

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Related Topix: Kentucky, Kentucky Government, Louisville, KY, Marion County, KY, Lebanon, KY

Kentucky State Police

Letcher County Wanted Person Arrested

A 22 year old Letcher County woman wanted by the Sullivan County, TN Sheriff's Department has been apprehended by Trooper Randy Surber with KSP Post 13 in Hazard.

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Related Topix: Hazard, KY, Neon, KY, Premium, KY

Tue Oct 13, 2009

WHNT-TV Huntsville

Eastern Ky. woman arrested in attempted murder, robbery case out of Tennessee

An eastern Kentucky woman has been arrested on charges out of Tennessee stemming from a store robbery and attempted murder of the store's owner.

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Related Topix: Eastern, KY

Mon Oct 12, 2009

Kentucky.com

The real faces of coal

Fingered as a culprit in global warming and feeling heat from an administration that might actually enforce clean-water laws, the coal industry is ramping up its public relations efforts.

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Related Topix: Kentucky

Sat Oct 10, 2009

Associated Content

Celebrate Fall in Eastern Kentucky

I am so afraid to blink as I anxiously await autumn's spectacular show of colors and seemingly perfect weather.

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Related Topix: Eastern, KY

Thu Oct 08, 2009

WKYT-TV Lexington

New Letcher County drug program graduates

Three people are new graduates from the Letcher County Drug Court Program Wednesday.But their graduation ceremony also had another purpose, to raise awareness for a big problem facing many areas.

35 comments

Related Topix: Whitesburg, KY

Wed Oct 07, 2009

Richmond Register

My grandpa, my hero

From the first time that I can recall, my Grandpa, Moses Adams, was my hero. Please don't try to pin me down on history because I was born in January of 1949 and I don't have time to look this up on Google to get the year just right, but I believe it was November 1953, which would have made me just shy of 4 years old.

2 comments

Related Topix: Isom, KY

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