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Middlesboro · MiddlesboroCooperative Christian Ministry will be holding a free drive-thru food distribution on Wednesday, April 24 at the old East End School on Ashbury Avenue in Middlesboro. Food distribution will start sometime between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. and will continue until the food runs out. CCM only gets a limited number of boxes and it is first-come first-served. “We do our best to accommodate everyone and move the line as fast as we can,” the organization post…See the Story
CCM drive-thru food distribution Wednesday at East End School
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Middlesboro · MiddlesboroThe Center for Rural Development has selected Bell County students Hailey Sanders and Malley Smith to attend the 2024 Rogers Scholars Youth Leadership Program.
Hailey, a sophomore at Bell County High School, and Malley, a sophomore at Pineville High School, will join 100 high school students from 45 Kentucky counties this summer for the 27th annual Rogers Scholars Program. This is a record number of students and the largest class to ever attend …See the Story
Bell County’s Sanders, Pineville’s Smith selected as 2024 Rogers Scholars
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Middlesboro · MiddlesboroDeacon Barnes of Yellow Creek School Center has been named the Upper Cumberland District winner in the “AARP Kentucky Grandparent of the Year” essay contest. Barnes was previously named the local school winner and the county winner for Bell County. He is among thousands of Kentucky fifth grade students who participated in the annual essay competition. From all of the local school winners in Kentucky, 73 county winners were selected and from thos…See the Story
AARP/KRTA announce AARP Essay Contest winners
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Middlesboro · MiddlesboroRepresentatives from Appalachian Regional Healthcare gathered with local and state officials Friday for a special ceremony during which they announced plans to construct a state-of-the-art cancer center on the grounds of Middlesboro ARH Hospital.
The $15 million project is made possible by a $12 million appropriation from the Kentucky General Assembly.
The center will offer residents of Bell and surrounding counties an opportunity to receive can…See the Story
Legislative funding paves way for cancer center on the grounds of Middlesboro ARH Hospital
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Middlesboro · MiddlesboroThe Bell County Board of Education took time to recognize a wide range of students who had placed at several recent regional, state and national academic competitions during a special called meeting on Monday and their regular meeting on Tuesday. “We’re very proud of you all. This just shows what quality kids we have. We’re very blessed to have some of the smartest people in the world right here in Bell County. We’ve got good teachers, good spon…See the Story
Bell School Board honors student achievements
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Earth Day · MiddlesboroThe Bell County Recycling Center and Bell County Solid Waste will be celebrating Earth Day on Monday, April 22. Recyclables can be brought directly to 900 North 15th Street in Middlesboro or placed in one of the recycling bins conveniently located throughout Bell County. For more information or to locate a container in your area, call 606-248–7861 or 606-337-7035. Accepted Recyclables include: cardboard, all paper, glass bottles and jars, #1 and…See the Story
Earth Day recycling event set for April 22
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Middlesboro · MiddlesboroMiddlesboro Mayor Boone Bowling invited everyone to come out to the city’s first ever strategic planning workshop on Thursday, April 25 during Tuesday’s City Council meeting. “It’s a very exciting thing for our city. It’s the first time we’ve ever had a strategic plan from our government side, it’s something we’ve been wanting to implement from all of our budgeting to really move our city forward,” he said. “Several cities have been putting thes…See the Story
City of Middlesboro to hold Strategic Planning Workshop on April 25
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Middlesboro · MiddlesboroThe Middlesboro Board of Education discussed purchasing new security doors and equipment starting at the elementary school during Tuesday’s meeting. Superintendent Waylon Allen said the current front doors and buzzer systems being used at the schools have been a problem. “They’re torn up all of the time,” he said. “Right now we cannot buzz parents in at the elementary school, we have to have somebody stand there and go open the door.” The distri…See the Story
Middlesboro Elementary could get new entry doors
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