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By the Bell County Historical Society
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Southeast, KAM celebrate Going Pro Signing Day
On Friday, rookies in advanced manufacturing and the companies they’ll be working for participated in the first Kentucky ...
Western Building Supply under new ownership
Western Building Supply in Lee County, Va. is under new ownership after father and son duo Jimmy and ...
89th Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival
The Kentucky Mountain Laurel is one of Kentucky’s oldest festivals dating back to its start in 1931. That ...
News
Kelly wins District 11 equipment operating event
The District 11 Equipment Operators Safety & Training Competition was held Friday with Johnny Bingham (Knox County) winning the overall individual championship for the fourth ...
by Staff Reports.
Sports
Bell County defeats Harlan County 7-5
The Bell County Bobcats will face off against in-county rival Middlesboro for a shot at the 52nd District Championship after taking down the Harlan County ...
by John Dunn.
Sports
Middlesboro downs Harlan, 12-7, to advance to district championship
The 52nd District Championship game is set. The Middlesboro Yellow Jackets will take on the Bell County Bobcats on Tuesday afternoon on Log Mountain for ...
by John Dunn.
Sports
HCHS, Middlesboro roll into softball finals
Once a weakness in the Bell County bunt defense was identified during Monday’s 52nd District Tournament, the Harlan County Lady Bears attacked. A series of ...
by Staff Reports.
News
Drilling operations set to begin in Bell Co.
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet advises motorists that a portion of KY 225 at milepoint 0.9 in Bell County will be closed due to drilling operations.
by Staff Reports.
Sports
Hunt named SAC Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Lincoln Memorial senior outfielder Seth Hunt has been voted as the South Atlantic Conference Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year, it was ...
by John Dunn.
Sports
Lady Cats snap losing streak on Senior Day
After having lost their last three games, the Bell County Lady Cats etched another “W” in the win column on Friday as they took down ...
by John Dunn.
Opinion
Primary Election Day; voters may ask: ‘Who am I most tired of?’
By Al Cross
by Staff Reports.
Sports
Jackets finish regular season with win over South Laurel
The Middlesboro Yellow Jackets ended the regular season with a bang on Thursday after defeating the South Laurel Cardinals 3-2 at home.
by John Dunn.
Sports
Miscues doom Lady Railsplitters in Super Regional game one loss to Young Harris
HARROGATE, Tenn. — Margin for error in softball is slim to none.
by John Dunn.
Sports
Elliott wins record 12th game, LMU takes down Mount Olive, 3-1
TIGERVILLE, S.C. – Ethan Elliott made sure that the Railsplitters’ NCAA tournament stay got off on the right foot, spinning a complete-game gem in a ...
by John Dunn.
Sports
It’s official: Sizemore introduced as new Bell boys basketball coach
Former North Laurel head coach Brad Sizemore is trading his Jaguar blue for Bobcat blue. In a press conference held at Bell County High School ...
by John Dunn.
News
Meager 12.5 percent turnout expected for Tuesday’s primary
FRANKFORT (KT) — Another abysmal voter turnout is being predicted for Kentucky’s primary election Tuesday, according to Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes.
by Staff Reports.
Sports
Middlesboro tops Bell, 5-1, on Senior Day
One day after falling to the Whitley County Lady Colonels, the Middlesboro Lady Jackets defeated in-county rival Bell County 5-1 on Senior Night in their ...
by John Dunn.
Sports
Lady Jackets fall to Lady Colonels 8-3
One day after falling to the 13th Region leading Clay County Lady Tigers on the road, the Middlesboro Lady Jackets fell to the visiting Whitley ...
by John Dunn.
Sports
Bell drops sixth straight in loss to Barbourville
One day after falling to the Clay County Tigers 11-1 on the road, the Bell County Bobcats fell to the Barbourville Tigers 9-6 on the ...
by John Dunn.
Sports
Sizemore named Bell boys basketball coach
Bell County High School has found their new boys basketball coach. Just over a week after former coach Frankie Smith announced his resignation, former North ...
by Anthony Cloud.
Opinion
Primary candidates trying to attract voters with largely irrelevant, misleading arguments
By Al Cross
by Staff Reports.
Sports
King nabs CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team accolades
BARBOURVILLE — The accolades continue to roll in for Union College senior Juli King as she was named to the 2019 Google Cloud Academic All-District ...
by John Dunn.
Sports
Bulldogs defeat St. Xavier, falls to Georgia Gwinnett in NAIA opening round
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — Ty Holmstrom hit two bombs to start out the NAIA Baseball National Championship opening round as No. 5 seed Union College defeated ...
by John Dunn.
Sports
Union College: Two more NAIA qualifiers, one more program record for track
COLUMBIA — The Union College men’s track & field team had two hit NAIA “A” Qualifying Standards with one program record being set at the ...