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Powell County Newswire

Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for Powell County, KY.

Results 1 - 20 of 21 in Powell County, KY

  1. Sheriff pleads guilty to DUIRead the original story w/Photo

    Sunday Apr 21 | Floyd County Times

    Floyd County Sheriff John K. Blackburn received the minimum jail sentence for an aggravated drunk-driving charge, following his guilty plea Tuesday in Powell County to charges of driving under the influence.

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  2. Ky. Lottery announces this year's winning ThundernatorRead the original story w/Photo

    Apr 11, 2013 | WLKY-TV Louisville

    ... non-winning $2 Scratch-off ticket to enter for a chance to be the 2013 Thundernator. Hatton, a native of Powell County, Kentucky had only played the Fan Club Rewards a few times before. This will be his first-ever Thunder Over Louisville. "I ...

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  3. Lexington Woman Injured in a Collision on the Bert T. Combs Mountain ParkwayRead the original story

    Apr 8, 2013 | Kentucky State Police

    ... accident at the 23 mile marker of the Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway near Stanton. Trooper Joseph Zalone, Powell County Sheriff's Department, and Powell County EMS responded to the scene. Cathy Potter, 58 of Lexington, was operating her 2003 Lexus ...

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  4. Sheriff John K. Blackburn is listed among the inmates in the Pike County Detention CenterRead the original story w/Photo

    Apr 3, 2013 | Floyd County Times

    Floyd County Sheriff John K. Blackburn will serve a short jail sentence following his guilty plea Tuesday in Powell county to charges of driving under the influence. 14 comments

  5. Xtreme Team of ballhandlers from Powell County to perform at Bobcats-Heat gameRead the original story

    Apr 2, 2013 | Lexington Herald-Leader

    Thirty-five boys from Stanton in Powell County will demonstrate their basketball prowess as the pre-game entertainment before Friday night's NBA game between the Charlotte Bobcats and the Miami Heat.

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  6. Sheriff should resignRead the original story

    Apr 2, 2013 | Floyd County Times

    ... of the Kentucky Sheriff's Association and the Floyd County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff Blackburn was arrested in Powell County by a Stanton City Police Officer while driving a county official car, under the influence of alcohol, returning from a ...

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  7. Fact vs. fiction: Strange dog rituals and their true meaningsRead the original story

    Mar 23, 2013 | WDAM-TV Hattiesburg

    ... dead at a home in Simpson County Sunday morning with an apparent self inflicted gunshot wound to the head. POWELL COUNTY, KY (WLEX/NBC) - Two Kentucky parents want answers from their daughter's school concerning her 'hefty' punishment - having to ...

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  8. EFD gets new wellness grant that will pay for firefighters' EKG'sRead the original story w/Photo

    Mar 22, 2013 | WFIE-TV Evansville

    ... into action. Whatever you call it, many tri-staters are getting tired of January weather in late March. I'm POWELL COUNTY, KY (WLEX/NBC) - Two Kentucky parents want answers from their daughter's school concerning her 'hefty' punishment - having to ...

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  9. City to host surplus auction: golf carts, cars and everything in betweenRead the original story

    Mar 22, 2013 | WFIE-TV Evansville

    ... into action. Whatever you call it, many tri-staters are getting tired of January weather in late March. I'm POWELL COUNTY, KY (WLEX/NBC) - Two Kentucky parents want answers from their daughter's school concerning her 'hefty' punishment - having to ...

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  10. Student carries heavy backpack as punishmentRead the original story

    Mar 20, 2013 | WDAM-TV Hattiesburg

    ... Upshaw (R) served Hancock and Harrison counties. She was found dead at home in Simpson County Sunday morning. POWELL COUNTY, KY (WLEX/NBC) - Two Kentucky parents want answers from their daughter's school concerning her 'hefty' punishment - having to ...

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  11. More Read the original story

    Mar 20, 2013 | WDAM-TV Hattiesburg

    ... Upshaw (R) served Hancock and Harrison counties. She was found dead at home in Simpson County Sunday morning. POWELL COUNTY, KY (WLEX/NBC) - Two Kentucky parents want answers from their daughter's school concerning her 'hefty' punishment - having to ...

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  12. Elizabeth WilloughbyRead the original story w/Photo

    Mar 7, 2013 | Palladium-Item

    She was born July 14, 1922 in Powell County, Kentucky to Charlie H. and Nanny M. Neal Benningfield.

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  13. Elizabeth WilloughbyRead the original story w/Photo

    Mar 7, 2013 | Palladium-Item

    She was born July 14, 1922 in Powell County, Kentucky to Charlie H. and Nanny M. Neal Benningfield.

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  14. Clay City Woman Killed in a CollisionRead the original story

    Mar 4, 2013 | Kentucky State Police

    On February 28, 2013 at 10:01 p.m. Kentucky State Police Morehead was contacted by Powell County dispatch in reference to a fatal traffic accident around the 900 block of KY 11 in Powell County.

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  15. Billy Barnes Jr.Read the original story w/Photo

    Mar 2, 2013 | State Journal

    ... a.m. until the service at 1:00 p.m. Mr. Barnes was born to the late Bill and George Anne Johnson Barnes in Powell County, Kentucky, on November 10, 1926. He served in the U.S. Navy, was a retired farmer and also a retired bus driver and custodian ...

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  16. DUI crash leads to murder charge for Mt. Sterling manRead the original story

    Mar 1, 2013 | Lexington Herald-Leader

    ... Police. State police said that the victim, 79-year-old Martha Vivian of Clay City, was driving on KY 11 in Powell County around 10 p.m. Thursday when she lost control and went into a ditch. As Vivian stood next to her disabled car, Moore hit her ...

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  17. Powell County woman charged with abusing a disabled adult turns herself inRead the original story w/Photo

    Feb 19, 2013 | Lexington Herald-Leader

    A Powell County woman who was being sought for neglect and abuse of a disabled adult was in jail Tuesday after turning herself in to authorities.

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  18. Oma Mae WilloughbyRead the original story

    Feb 16, 2013 | State Journal

    ... a.m. until the service. She was born September 30, 1913, to the late R.C. and Nannie Sexton Willoughby in Powell County, KY. The family soon moved to Montgomery County, KY and stayed ten years, before moving to Nicholas County, KY which she ...

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  19. Police searching for Stanton woman indicted on adult-abuse chargeRead the original story

    Feb 8, 2013 | Lexington Herald-Leader

    Police are searching for a woman accused of beating, not feeding properly and exploiting an adult with disabilities, Powell County Chief Sheriff's Deputy Robert Mathews said. 9 comments

  20. Police: Disabled Woman Abused, Forced To Eat Dog FoodRead the original story

    Jan 24, 2013 | KLEX TV

    A Powell County woman was arrested following allegations of extreme neglect and abuse, where the victim claimed she was forced to eat dog food, then left at a home for weeks without heat or food. 1 comment