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Council looks at center plans, but delays action
PRESTONSBURG — The city council pored over detailed plans for a proposed community and wellness center Monday night, but hesitated when it came time to decide whether or not to buy a piece of property for the project. Architect Kevin Gilliam, of Summit Engineering, gave a presentation about his group’s recent feasibility study of the center. Tentative plans that he showed council members included a 40,000 square foot facility, with the opti...
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State offers free GED testing until July 31
FRANKFORT – The GED test will be free in Kentucky May 15 to July 31. Kentuckians taking the test during that timeframe will not have to pay the usual test fee, which will be paid by Kentucky Adult Education, a unit of the Council on Postsecondary Education. “Our message is don’t wait until later in the year to start work on your GED,” said Reecie Stagnolia, vice president, Kentucky Adult Education. “Get started now to take advantage of the ...
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Fiscal court makes headway, but still coming up short
PRESTONSBURG - Floyd County Fiscal Court members sat down again Monday to work on a spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year, but after going line-by-line through the budget, officials still found themselves with a nearly $300,000 shortfall. Court members worked for nearly five hours Monday trying to find enough tiny cuts to the budget to stave off having to make drastic cuts to services, or increase revenues through additional fees and t...
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Fiscal court officials spar over ‘phantom bills’
PRESTONSBURG — While county officials struggled Monday to find ways to balance the budget, more heated discussion arose regarding phantom contractor bills allegedly owed to Harpo Castle, which Judge-Executive R.D. “Doc” Marshall claims have not been submitted for payment. The fiscal courts fits over a $270,000 budget deficit will seem mild compared to the upheaval that will be caused when they receive invoices in excess of $800,000, which C...
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Indictment alleges false disaster claim
PIKEVILLE — A federal grand jury last week indicted a Magoffin County woman, accusing her a submitting a fraudulent disaster relief claim. Tina Marie Bailey, who according to the indictment also goes by the last names of Watkins, Howard and Simpkins, is charged with a single count of submitting a false claim. She is accused of submitting a disaster assitance claim June 16, 2009, for a mobile home, although the trailer in question did not su...
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Parkway to see lane closures in Clark County for four months
LEXINGTON – Locals traveling to central Kentucky might want to leave a little earlier, to account for road construction along the Mountain Parkway. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Department of Highways, had announced that lane closures are in effect for a portion of the Mountain Parkway in Clark County. The closures are necessary for a new bridge to be constructed over the parkway. The location for the closures is at mile point 10.5...
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For the Record
MARRIAGE LICENSES Stephanie Ann Prater of David to Brian A. Hurley of Haysi, Va. Amy Lasha Slone of Cornett to Charles Leslie Salisbury of Harold. Vickie Lynn Parsley of Hueysville to James D. Newsome of Teaberry. Sola Renee Williams of Langley to Justin E. Moore of Printer. CHARGES FILED Kimberly Hall, 27, Harold – harassment. Jeanie Marie Burchett, 38, Dana – failure to send child to school. Charles Hall Jr., 29, Banner – ...
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Schools, students give high marks to fresh fruits, vegetables
Local elementary schools will once again seek funding through a state grant program that pays to give students access to fresh fruits and vegetables. The Kentucky Department of Education is currently accepting applications for funding through the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. The program provides a minimum of $50 per student per year to provide fresh produce in schools. Supt. Henry Webb said that several county elementary schools hav...
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Arm Drop Drags motoring into 2013 season
HAGER HILL — It’s showtime for Pop’s Chevrolet Hillbilly Arm Drop Drags Event Coordinator Kent Rose and all of “Arm Drop Nation.” Months of building up what has become one of the top new drag racing events in the country will come to a head on Friday, when the 2013 Pop’s Chevrolet Hillbilly Arm Drop Drags opens its gates at Paintsville-Prestonsburg Combs Field Airport. Rose, busy with various setup duties on Thursday, was quick to voice h...
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Early Childhood Fair to offer fun, info
PRESTONSBURG — An event planned by the Floyd County Community Early Childhood Council will feature lots of useful information for parents, as well as plenty of information for kids. The Early Childhood Fair is scheduled to take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, May 18, at Big Sandy Community and Technical College. Children will marvel to the antics of the Cincinnati Circus Group, who will be present with jugglers, stilt walkers, a st...
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Floyd students find success in Coal Fair
PRESTONSBURG — Several students from around the county had projects which placed in the top three of this year’s Regional Coal Fair, held in Pikeville last month. According to the CEDAR Coal Fair website, students are invited to enter coal projects in the categories of science, math, English-literature, art, music, technology-multimedia or social studies. The projects were then judged in their respective grade levels of K-4th, 5th-8th or 9t...
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Martin resident arrested in connection with multi-county theft
PAINTSVILLE — Items reported stolen from at least three different counties were recovered last week, after an extensive investigation by Johnson County Sheriff’s Office. According to officials with the sheriff’s office, Thurman Caudill, 35, of Martin, was arrested following an investigation into the disappearance of several utility trailers. Johnson County deputies received a call of a stolen wallet in the West Van Lear area April 26. Dur...
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County continues to wrestle with balancing the budget
PRESTONSBURG - Floyd County officials continued to wrestle with balancing the budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year Tuesday, during a special-called work session. The Floyd County fiscal court is facing a $600,000 shortfall in the coming year’s budget and is now faced with raising revenues or making some significant cuts. The court has examined tax increases to help generate revenues, as well as cuts to the jail, which has been the county’s la...
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Three arrested in alleged car theft ring
PRESTONSBURG — Three Floyd County men have been arrested and another is at large, after Kentucky State Police busted an auto theft ring last month at Caney Fork. Times staff reported in April that Kentucky State Police had received a tip about a stolen coal truck, but when they arrived on the scene, they found much more. Officers also found four doors, a hood and a trunk lid from a Lincoln Navigator that had been reported stolen in Prestons...
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Students rock out during Side by Side performance
PRESTONSBURG — Following a four-week unit of study at Prestonsburg Elementary, parents and community members were treated to a performance by local artists and students last Friday at the Mountain Arts Center. Prestonsburg Elementary students from Mrs. Melissa Williams third-grade class took the stage for a rousing musical and artistic performance as part of the Side by Side program. “I’m always amazed at the talented students we have her...
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