Letcher County Newswire
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Results 1 - 20 of 112 in Letcher County, KY
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Coal tax helping pay for renovations at Rupp Arena
... collected $213 million in coal severance taxes, which is 23 percent less than for the same period a year ago. Letcher County Judge-Executive Jim Ward told the Lexington Herald-Leader that his county is cutting its budget by more than $1 million due ... Comment?
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Fifty Years Of Night: Coal jobs gone, perhaps for good
... Hindman home. The sharp decline is an echo of the early 1960s, when Harry Caudill, a lawyer from neighboring Letcher County, wrote his landmark book Night Comes to the Cumberlands: A Biography of a Depressed Area. Coal production in the region was ... Comment?
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Arch layoff affects Dunbar facility
Arch Coal Inc.'s cutbacks will affect about 30 employee support positions at the company's Cumberland River mining complex in Wise County and Letcher County, Ky., a company spokeswoman said last Friday. Comment?
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Fifty Years Of Night:Coal jobs gone, perhaps for good
... Hindman home. The sharp decline is an echo of the early 1960s, when Harry Caudill, a lawyer from neighboring Letcher County, wrote his landmark book Night Comes to the Cumberlands: A Biography of a Depressed Area. Coal production in the region was ... Comment?
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Ky town may turn unpaid taxes over to collector
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... the amount owed through assessment of court costs and other collection fees. At a recent meeting of the Letcher County Fiscal Court, County Court Clerk Winston Meade warned county taxpayers who are delinquent not to allow their taxes to be sold to ... Comment?
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Fifty Years of Night, Part 2 | Coal jobs gone, perhaps for good
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... Hindman home. The sharp decline is an echo of the early 1960s, when Harry Caudill, a lawyer from neighboring Letcher County, wrote his landmark book Night Comes to the Cumberlands: A Biography of a Depressed Area . Coal production in the region was ... Comment?
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Mark Joseph Morton Appellant v. Commonwealth of Kentucky Appellee
... knowledge of the hotel layout and where money was kept. On February 3, 2011, Appellant was indicted by a Letcher County grand jury for first-degree robbery, theft by unlawful taking over $500, Double and retaliating against a participant in a legal ... Comment?
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Letcher County board violated open meetings law
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The attorney general's office has concluded that the Letcher County Board of Education violated the state open meetings law by not saying the purpose of a closed session and by discussing general staffing issues that should have been talked about openly. Comment?
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Coal tax helping pay for renovations at Rupp Arena
... collected $213 million in coal severance taxes, which is 23 percent less than for the same period a year ago. Letcher County Judge-Executive Jim Ward told the Lexington Herald-Leader that his county is cutting its budget by more than $1 million due ... Comment?
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State using coal taxes for Rupp Arena project, upsetting coal-county leaders
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... from around a $10 million budget to an $8-million-and-something budget, and that's a whole lot for us," said Letcher County Judge-Executive Jim Ward, chairman of the Kentucky Coal County Coalition. State records show that Letcher County got $1.29 ... Comment?
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Because of difficult and persisting coal market conditions, officials for two Arch Coal mining complexes announced the need to further scale back production and personnel. Comment?
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Kentucky tries to connect conservation islands
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... the Bad Branch stream plummets 60 feet into a crystal clear pool before meandering down a rocky ravine. This Letcher County waterfall in the headwaters of the Cumberland River is a showcase attraction, part of nine state nature preserves strung ... Comment?
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Arch Coal scaling back work at 2 mining complexes
... pany positions and the rest contractor jobs not controlled by Arch. The Cumberland River mining complex is in Letcher County in Kentucky and Wise County in Virginia. The Hazard Mining complex is in Perry County, Ky. Comment?
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Arch Coal Scaling Back Operations
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... positions and the rest contractor jobs not controlled by Arch. The Cumberland River mining complex is in Letcher County in Kentucky and Wise County in Virginia. The Hazard Mining complex is in Perry County, Ky. WBKO 2727 Russellville Road Bowling ... Comment?
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Coal operator plans to open 7 mines in Pike County
... percent in March. Leslie County was second at 17.2 percent, followed by Harlan County at 16.8 percent and Letcher County at 16.7 percent. Smith said his company will begin hiring workers in the coming months, with plans to staff 36 miners at each of ... Comment?
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A look back: 'A Day in the Country'
... year, KFAC's featured exhibition is by David Lucas, which presents more than 80 paintings and drawing by the Letcher County artist. This exhibition of his paintings, dating from 1975 to 2013, is intended to show Lucas in the broader context of ... Comment?
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A look back: 'A Day in the Country'
... year, KFAC's featured exhibition is by David Lucas, which presents more than 80 paintings and drawing by the Letcher County artist. This exhibition of his paintings, dating from 1975 to 2013, is intended to show Lucas in the broader context of ... Comment?
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Bell, Harlan among highest jobless rates for April
... It was followed by Leslie County, 15.8 percent; Fulton County, 15.6 percent; Harlan County, 15.5 percent; Letcher County, 15.3 percent; Bell County, 14.2 percent; Knott County, 14.1 percent; Jackson County, 13.3 percent; Menifee County, 13.1 ... Comment?
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'A Day in the Country' set for June 1
... exhibition during the event is by David Lucas, which presents more than 80 paintings and drawing by the Letcher County artist. This exhibition of his paintings, dating from 1975 to 2013, is intended to show Lucas in the broader context of ... Comment?
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'A Day in the Country' set for June 1
... exhibition during the event is by David Lucas, which presents more than 80 paintings and drawing by the Letcher County artist. This exhibition of his paintings, dating from 1975 to 2013, is intended to show Lucas in the broader context of ... Comment?
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