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Arts program slated tonight
Reina P. Cunningham Staff Writer Students from Middlesboro Independent Schools will present a fine arts program tonight. “American Narrative is this year’s theme. The program will feature the works of American composers and writers as well as highlighting student artwork with the same focus. The public is invited to attend the free event. There will be two daytime performances held during school hours to ensure that all students can...
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Trial begins in case of hunting death
Marisa Anders TAZEWELL, Tenn. — The trial of David Wayne Rowland began in Claiborne County Criminal Court on Wednesday. Rowland, 68, of Tazewell, is charged with reckless homicide in the death of Devin Smith. He was indicted by a Claiborne County Grand Jury in December 2011. Smith, 15, was hunting with his grandfather on Nov. 26, 2011, when he was shot around 5 p.m. His grandfather, Leonard Duffield, also of Tazewell, was near his grand...
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Revitalization event takes on theme of restoration
Shane Pippin Staff Writer Discover Downtown Middlesboro (DDM) hosted events over the weekend featuring renowned community revitalization expert Storm Cunningham. A focal point of the weekend’s offerings was a lecture given at the School of Business at Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) on Friday evening. Cunningham is considered a leading mind in the restoration of communities. The types of community restoration Cunningham promotes a...
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Middlesboro teachers of the month
Two teachers were recognized by the Middlesboro Board of Education as teachers of the month for April. Shelia Smith, director of supervision and instruction, read nominations. She presented each teacher with a $25 award. The elementary teacher of the month was Raydean Huddleston from Middlesboro Primary School. Huddleston’s nomination showed the teacher’s desire to help her students has been noticed. “(She) soars above the rest when it ...
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Leadership conference to be held Thursday, Friday
Anthony Cloud Staff Writer The East Kentucky Leadership Conference will be held on Thursday and Friday at the Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College (SKCTC) in Middlesboro. The theme of the conference is “Explore Bell County - Live Like Nature Intended: A Model for Community Strategic Planning.” There is a $35 fee for registration. The fee includes the Thursday night dinner and the Friday breakfast and luncheon. The conf...
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Performing band abolished at BCHS
Staff Report It has been announced that Bell County High School is abolishing the performing band, according to Bell County Superintendent Yvonne Gilliam. However, there will still be a pep band for the students and a band class. The pep band will continue to be used for special events such as graduation. Gilliam explained the main reason for the abolishing the program is the number of students participating in band. The numbers have be...
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Page students ‘Walk and Talk’
Reina P. Cunningham Staff Writer Students at Page School Center are participating in a new program their teachers learned about through Coordinated School Health. The program shows teachers ways to get their students up and moving because studies have shown this will help academically. Music teacher Thomasa Risner and physical education teacher Tracy Enix from Page went to state training in order to learn about ways to help get their ...
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MS Walk a success
Anthony Cloud Staff Writer It is projected that over 300 people took part in the Bell County MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Walk on Saturday. The event raised $17,000, with money still coming in. The monetary goal for the event was $11,000. “It was an emotional day for me,” said Nina Shoemaker, MS Ambassador for Bell County. “I was very touched.” Shoemaker said she was really pleased with the turnout of the event. There were several people...
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Judge-Executive supports Autism Awareness efforts
Shane Pippin Staff Writer Bell County Judge-Executive Albey Brock signed a proclamation last week, designating April as Autism Awareness Month. The proclamation was in support of the already existent group, “Bell County Autism Awareness.” Members of the Bell County Autism Awareness Group were in attendance and also participated in the official proclamation gathering. James Blevins, teacher at Page School and awareness member, gave a...
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Piano, technology programs back in Bell school centers
Anthony Cloud Staff Writer During the Bell County School Board meeting last week, the board approved that art-music and technology be restored in all of the schools in the district. “I am excited,” said Yvonne Gilliam, superintendent of Bell County Schools. Gilliam said after she retired, some of the schools were not able to “roll out” the music program. According to Gilliam, some of the pianos have been in storage for a few years. ...
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KFTC hosts Appalachia’s Bright Future conference in Harlan
Shane Pippin Staff Writer HARLAN — This past weekend Kentuckians for the Commonwealth (KFTC) hosted a conference, Appalachia’s Bright Future, in Harlan. The purpose of the gathering was to have an organized conversation about the opportunities and challenges within the state and region and how to effectively build the next economy here in eastern Kentucky and central Appalachia. Ada Smith, member of KFTC, moderated discussions from a pa...
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Woman arrested for allegedly hitting children
Anthony Cloud Staff Writer An Ingram woman was arrested Friday for allegedly hitting her two children. Mavis Gibson, 46, was arrested by Kentucky State Police Trooper Roy Pace and charged with two counts of second-degree assault. According to the arrest citation, KSP received a complaint from faculty at Lone Jack School Center. Two siblings allegedly arrived at school with bruises on multiple areas of their body. The children were tak...
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GMA, Disney event helps local businesses
Reina P. Cunningham Staff Writer The “Good Morning America’s Disney Time Hometown Celebration” benefited more than just those directly involved in “52 Weeks of Giving.” Newly opened local businesses also benefited greatly from the party. Red Balloon Celebrations inflated 600 hundred balloons for the event. Disney first contacted Red Balloon several weeks ago. Owners Tim and Tracy Baker were skeptical when they saw ” Walt Disney” dis...
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Morgan Furniture
Reina P. Cunningham Staff Writer In recognition for over 100 years of service to Middlesboro and the surrounding areas, Morgan Furniture has been chosen as this week’s Surviving the Hard Time’s business. Suzanne Rice is the current owner of Morgan’s. Rice was born and raised in Middlesboro, but left when she was 23. She had been most recently living in Huntsville, Ala. For the past several years, Rice made monthly trips to Middlesboro...
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Verizon brings 4G LTE Network to Harlan
Special to the Daily News LOUISVILLE — Verizon Wireless is the first wireless carrier to launch 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) in Middlesboro and Harlan. Beginning on Thursday, customers who visit or live in these areas can use their Verizon 4G LTE devices to surf the Internet, stream music and video and stay in touch with family, friends and colleagues at speeds up to 10 times faster than on the 3G network. With today’s launch, the Verizon...
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Annual Red Bud Garden Party held
Shane Pippin Staff Writer The annual Red Bud Garden Party, promoted by Bell County Tourism and Tour Southern and Eastern Kentucky (TOUR SEKY), was held on Friday in Middlesboro at the historic American Association Building, site of Bell County Tourism offices. “We are a certified Red Bud community,” stated Judy Barton, representing Bell County Tourism. Maggie Bill, community awareness coordinator for Tour SEKY, was in attendance. Tour...
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Evans’ sister testifies for commonwealth
Anthony Cloud Staff Writer The sister of Jeremiah (Jeremy) Evans testified on Friday in the William Taylor murder case. Evans pleaded guilty earlier for his involvement in the alleged murder of the elderly Frakes man. He pleaded to criminal facilitation to commit murder. Shana Mason, who admitted to being a convicted felon, testified she had a conversation with Candy Maiden while the two were going to Lafollette, Tenn. Mason testified...
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GMA, Disney Time celebrate ‘52 Weeks of Giving’
Reina P. Cunningham Daily News Members of ‘52 Weeks of Giving’ arrived at the Middlesboro Community Center at 5:30 a.m. on Friday. Despite the early hour, the kids were bright eyed, anticipating the celebration about to take place. ‘52 Weeks’ won a nationwide contest sponsored by Good Morning America (GMA) and Disney Parks. The small town group competed against 387 other teams in “Good Morning America’s Disney Time Hometown Celebration”...
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Obama: Boston capture closes chapter in tragedy
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama declared Friday night that the capture of a second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings “closed an important chapter in this tragedy.” But he acknowledged that many unanswered questions remain about the motivations of the two men accused of perpetrating the attacks that unnerved the nation. “The families of those killed so senselessly deserve answers,” said Obama, who branded the suspects “ter...
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Witnesses place Hatfield, Maiden at crime scene
Anthony Cloud Staff Writer Several individuals testified Thursday that Brian Hatfield and Candy Maiden made statements to them in regards to the alleged assault and murder of William Taylor. Amber (Partin) Murray and Scott Mason testified Hatfield made statements to them that would place him at the crime scene the night of the alleged assault. Prior to testifying about the statements Hatfield allegedly made, Murray testified she was a...
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Dr. Dubin recounts day of Boston Marathon
Anthony Cloud Staff Writer Dr. Ronald Dubin was one of the many runners who participated in the Boston Marathon on Monday. Dubin said he was a few miles away when the explosions went off. Due to his distance from the blasts, he said he could not hear the explosions. “I was still running” when the explosions went off, said Dubin, an orthopedic surgeon with offices in Middlesboro and Corbin. Dubin said there were still many runners ne...
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GMA helps ‘52 Weeks of Giving’ raise money for Boston Library
Reina P. Cunningham Staff Writer In light of Monday’s tragic events at the Boston Marathon, the “52 Weeks of Giving” children decided to do a fundraiser to honor 8-year-old Martin Richard. Richard was a victim of the Boston bombing while he waited near the finish line for his father to complete the race. The children set up tables at both entrances of the Food City in Middlesboro. From 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. they asked shoppers for a donat...
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Chamber of Commerce holds annual dinner, awards ceremony
Shane Pippin Staff Writer The Bell County Chamber of Commerce had its annual award ceremony and dinner recently at Pine Mountain State Resort Park. Candice Jones-Evans, director, served as the moderator. She called out door prize winners, as well as the award winners. Also assisting in the event was Charles Burchfield, president of the Chamber. Burchfield opened the event by welcoming everyone and conducting the invocation. Burchfield a...
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State jobless rate increases to 8 percent in March
FRANKFORT— Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary unemployment rate rose to 8 percent in March from 7.9 percent in February 2013, according to the Office of Employment and Training (OET), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. The preliminary March 2013 jobless rate was .2 percentage points below the 8.2 percent rate recorded for the state in March 2012. The U.S. seasonally adjusted jobless rate decreas...
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‘52 Weeks of Giving’ honoring boy killed in bombing
Staff Report In light of Monday’s tragic events at the Boston Marathon, the ‘52 Weeks of Giving’ kids have changed their plans for this week. The kids originally had planned to do an Earth Day cleanup. However, instead, they are now going to do a fundraiser to honor 8-year-old Martin Richard. Richard was a victim of the Boston bombing while he waited near the finish line for his father to complete the race. The children will be set up...
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