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Middlesboro · MiddlesboroThe Pineville City Council approved the Fiscal Year 2023-24 audit report during Monday’s regular meeting. It was a clean audit with no negative comments. Mayor Scott Madon pointed out a few highlights from the audit, including that the city had an ending cash balance of $1,478,739, which was $87,643 more than in 2023. “On page 43 she says, ‘We did not identify any deficiencies of internal control that would be considered a material weakness,” Ma…See the Story
City of Pineville receives clean audit
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Middlesboro · MiddlesboroThe Bell County Board of Education set the tax rates on real property at 68.7 cents per $100 of assessed value and on personal property at 69.3 cents per $100 of assessed value during a recent special called meeting. The rate for real property is a 0.5 cent decrease from last year while the rate for personal property is 0.1 cent increase. “This was a really unique situation. We’ve never been able to lower taxes and generate more money,” Superint…See the Story
Bell School Board lowers real property tax rate to 68.7 cents per $100
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Pineville · PinevilleRepublished from WEKU. Firefighters from the southeast United States are undergoing training in Pineville this week to learn how to safely operate heavy machinery. The Southern Area Advanced Mountain Equipment Academy is meant to help operators of machines like bulldozers or backhoes navigate mountainous, uneven terrain – similar to that in the hills of eastern Kentucky. It’s being hosted by the Kentucky Department of Forestry. They’ll be workingSee the Story
Kentucky Division of Forestry hosting week-long training event for wildland firefighters involved with heavy machinery - The Lexington Times
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Middlesboro · MiddlesboroJay Compton has been named the general manager of the Middlesboro News, Harlan Enterprise and Claiborne Progress. The promotion was recently announced by Joe Imel, the publisher for Bluegrass Newsmedia, the parent company for all three newspapers. “My primary role is still going to be covering news and providing content for the Middlesboro News and Claiborne Progress,” Compton said. “As the general manager for those papers and the Harlan Enterpr…See the Story
Compton named general manager of Middlesboro, Harlan and Claiborne newspapers
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Middlesboro · MiddlesboroBy Dr. Ronald S. Dubin Guest Columnist I recently finished watching “The Resident”, a 2022 Netflix series which portrays a physician in training at a make-believe hospital in Atlanta. I suppose this show piqued my interest since I too was a resident orthopedic surgeon for five years in the past. I wanted to reflect back on the realities of never having time to sleep, taking orders from attending physicians, senior residents, and having to lear…See the Story
Doing some research can make you a better patient
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Middlesboro · MiddlesboroA Tennessee man was arrested on Friday morning after pulling into the parking lot of the Bell County Area Technology Center on a motorcycle, acting suspicious and then becoming combative after being confronted by resource officers at the school.
Resource officers contacted the Kentucky State Police Post 10 for assistance and Trooper Keith Baker responded, according to WRIL. Once on scene, Trooper Baker found a man, later identified as 41-year-o…See the Story
Tennessee man arrested in Bell County after suspicious activity at school
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Middlesboro · MiddlesboroLoretta E. Loy, 87, of Monticello, IN, an ever-faithful servant of God, devoted wife, loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed on to her eternal reward on Friday, September 6, 2024. She was born on April 14, 1937, in Harrogate, Tennessee to Henderson and A. Elmeda (Thomas) Goins. She was married to John L. Loy on July 9, 1955. They shared 59 blessed years together before his passing in October of 2014. Loretta retired from Genera…See the Story
Loretta E. Loy, 87
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Volleyball · MiddlesboroBell County is off to another good start in volleyball with a 12-4 record after winning three of three matches at the Rocky Top Classic in Sevierville, Tenn.
The Lady Cats swept Knox Central 25-7, 22-25, 25-23, 22-25, 15-8 on Thursday in Barbourville.
Kairi Lamb led Bell with four service aces, 18 kills, eight digs, four assists and one block. Nevaeh Allen added 15 digs, seven assists, three kills and one ace. Emma Winkler had 18 assists, two ac…See the Story
Lady Cats win five-set marathon at Knox Central
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