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Three from MHS sign to cheer at LMU
It was a big day for the Middlesboro High School Cheerleading program as three seniors from MHS signed ...
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SKCTC business professor retires after 33 years, will further sports writing career
Longtime educator Jamie Vaught understands the importance of timing. Following a career that spans three decades, the professor, ...
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Middlesboro Elks donate to ROHO Club
Middlesboro Lodge #119 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks recently made their annual donation to the ...
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Five Star Hearing Center opens in Middlesboro
Five Star Hearing Center held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house on Friday as they officially opened their ...
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First Christian Church opens Youth Center
First Christian Church held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house for their new Youth Center on Thursday. Pastor ...
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KDE Special Education receives high marks in audit
The Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Office of Special Education and Early Learning (OSEEL) has successfully completed the ...
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‘Boy Kills World’ a relentlessly pulpy misfire
By Michael Compton Bowling Green Daily News A little bit of “Boy Kills World” goes a long way, ...
Sports
Javelin Campbell has gone from unknown to top 400 player nationally
It didn’t take Simon Vanderpool long after he got to Western Hills High School to know he needed ...
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April unemployment rate in Kentucky at 4.6
Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary April 2024 unemployment rate was 4.6%, according to data released Thursday by the Kentucky ...
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Bell completes perfect mark against district competition in regular season
Staff Report Bell County went from winless to unbeaten in district competition over the course of one season, ...
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Kentucky finalizing ban on hunting feral swine in hopes of slowing their advance
By Liam Niemeyer Kentucky Lantern Because an “educated” pig is harder to track or trap, Kentucky is taking ...
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Fiscal Court approves payments for Flash Steelworks
The Bell County Fiscal Court approved several payments for work being done on the Flash Steelworks building at ...
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Kennedy Washington loves ‘everything’ about UK volleyball
Middle blocker Kennedy Washington did not have a typical journey to becoming a member of the Kentucky volleyball ...
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Kentucky Hunters for Hungry had highest totals in 2023
The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources said Kentucky Hunters for the Hungry posted its highest-ever totals ...
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Immunization rates continue to fall in Kentucky
The immunization crisis in Kentucky is not just a Kentucky issue, but is happening nationwide. “It’s not going ...
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Holland: Do we love God and ourselves enough to change?
By Billy Holland Columnist I recently read a story about an elderly preacher who was invited each ...
Obituaries
Tess Walters, 72
Tess Walters of Balkan, born February 7, 1952, to the late Hobert and Laura Cox Walters, went home ...
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Harvey Bailey, 91
Harvey Bailey, 91 of Kettle Island, passed away on Monday, May 13, 2024, at the Middlesboro ARH. He ...
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Pineville Council approves 1st reading of Budget Ordinance, awards bids for Courthouse Square project
The Pineville City Council approved the first reading of the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Budget Ordinance and awarded the ...
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Hobby Lobby now open in Middlesboro
The new Hobby Lobby store in Middlesboro opened on Friday, May 10. The Middlesboro store is Hobby Lobby’s ...
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Shelia Darlynn Collins, 77
Shelia Darlynn Collins, age 77, Richmond, KY passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2024, at St. Joseph Hospital ...
Sports
Lawson gives up only 1 hit in hard-fought 1-0 loss at Corbin
Middlesboro (10-14) senior Kaylee Lawson gave up only one hit Friday at Corbin but it turned out to ...
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UK basketball’s SEC slate unveiled
Coach John Calipari will bring Arkansas to Rupp Arena next season and Kentucky will have some new places ...
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Kentucky becomes first state to be geographically photographed entirely from sky
Kentucky has become the first state in the nation to capture oblique (side/angle view) photography of its entire ...