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Ceci Prater, left, music teacher at Duff Elementary and Allen Central Middle School, is very pleased with the new Eno Whiteboards that allow students to learn interactively in the classroom. Duff finds high-tech use for stimulus funds
EASTERN – Teachers at Duff Elementary are utilizing new technology to help make learning a fun and interactive experience in the classroom. The school recently used $25,000 in stimulus funds to...
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2-year road plan includes $57 million for Floyd
FRANKFORT — A $3 billion two-year road plan passed Tuesday by the state House of Representatives and now headed to the Senate for consideration includes over $57 million for Floyd County, includ...
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Lots of checks passed out by fiscal court
PRESTONSBURG – The Floyd County Fiscal Court held a special meeting Wednesday to approve a number of resolutions, including a $5,289 grant to the Floyd County Rescue Squad. An application for th...
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Seminar focuses on women’s political power
PRESTONSBURG — The Floyd County Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a seminar, “Pearls, Power and Politics-Empowering The Eastern Kentucky Woman at the Mountain Arts Center on March 23. The even...
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Charges reveal details of pill pipeline
PIKEVILLE — A criminal complaint filed last week in U.S. District Court in Pikeville provides a glimpse into the illicit prescription drug trade in Eastern Kentucky. After a three-year investiga...
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Education, treatment key to solving addiction
HAZARD – One week after Operation UNITE participated in its latest drug round up in Perry County, and just over two months after the fatal shooting of Dr. Dennis Sandlin in December, medical p...
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May Valley, Duff tops at Governor’s Cup
by Jarrid Deaton
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Two Floyd County elementary schools earned first-place awards in the 2010 District Elementary Governor’s Cup competition on March 2-3, May Valley Elementary and Duff Elementary took the titles for...
Tour aims to raise census awareness
by Sheldon Compton
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PRESTONSBURG – The U.S. Census Bureau, in an effort to raise awareness of their effort, will be taking part in a road tour through Floyd, Pike and Johnson counties, with a stop planned for Prestons...
PRIDE offers $21,000 to county, cities for spring cleanup
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PRESTONSBURG — During Spring Cleanup Month in April, PRIDE will award up to $21,000 to Floyd County, Prestonsburg, Allen, Martin, Wayland and Wheelwright to dispose of roadside litter, remove dumps...
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Candidates approach drug problem differently
by Sheldon Compton
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One man wants to keep the problem and three others want to inherit it. Sound like the beginning of some strange riddle? Actually, it’s one way to describe the current race for Floyd County’s next...
Schools placed on lockdown after threat
by Jarrid Deaton
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PAINTSVILLE – Johnson Central High School and Johnson County Middle School were placed on lockdown Thursday morning, after a student allegedly made threats that led to his arrest by the Paintsville...
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