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FRANKFORT Republican gubernatorial candidate Phil Moff ett proposed major changes Tuesday to the way coal severance taxes are collected and spent in Kentucky. The Louisville businessman said he wants to eliminate the state tax on mined coal and allow coalfield counties to impose their own levies. More ... WASHINGTON Activists from the Appalachian region called on the Obama administration this week to end the practice of mountaintop removal coal mining, saying it is destroying their land and harming their water quality. More ... The Letcher County Board of Education gave approval at last week’s meeting for a banjo exhibit to be displayed in the old Whitesburg High School cafeteria in mid September. More ... The Letcher County Property Valuation Administror’s office will be closed Sept. 3 because of the Governor’s furlough. More ... A veterans benefit field representative will be at the Letcher County Courthouse in Whitesburg on Tuesday, Sept. 21, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to assist veterans and their dependents in filing for federal and state veterans benefits. This service is provided free of charge by the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs. For more information, call toll-free 1-866-647-2926. More ... The Haymond Homecoming will be held Oct. 2 For more information, call Jeanette Ladd at 855-7041. More ... Joyce Vermillion will teach a painting class at Cowan Community Center at 5 p.m., Sept. 1. The cost of the class is $25 if materials are provided, $18.50 if student supplies canvas, or $12 if student supplies all materials. To register, call Stacy Dollarhide at 633-3187. More ... Winners of the photography contest at the David A Zegeer Coal and Railroad Museum during Jenkins Homecoming Days were: Landscape, Heather Lind; Pets, Kristi Skeens; Portrait, April Moore; Scenic, April Moore; Sports, April Moore; Still Life, April Moore; and Wildlife, April Moore. More ... WASHINGTON Claiming no victory, President Barack Obama formally ended the U.S. combat role in Iraq after seven long years of bloodshed, declaring firmly Tuesday night: “It’s time to turn the page.” Now, he said, the nation’s most urgent priority is fixing its own sickly economy. More ... FRANKFORT Kentucky is putting online the locations of power plants, railroads, active coal mines and other coal processing, handling and transportation facilities. More ... MAYOR WEDS — Whitesburg Mayor James W. Craft and Tiff any King Craft were married inside a large white canopy tent at River Park in Whitesburg on Aug. 28. More ... During your last trip to the Whitesburg Walmart you may have noticed some changes. Near the front entrance of the store, lots of Sheetrock and drywall are located to the left across from the shopping carts. More ... Residents of Fleming- Neon have reported isolated incidences of “dingy water” coming out of their pipes and two elementary schools that get Fleming-Neon city water were forced to dismiss school early one day last week because of the brown water. More ... Some mine companies are tipping off their underground workers before federal officials make surprise inspections, an illegal practice that has become more prevalent since a West Virginia explosion killed 29 miners, the nation’s top mine official said. More ... LOUISVILLE The chairman of a Louisvillebased nonprofit that runs inmate halfway houses is standing behind decisions to spend tens of thousands of government dollars to lease luxury sports suites and pay its CEO a generous salary. Dismas Charities Inc. gets virtually all of its revenue from the federal government and the state of Kentucky. More ... Former University of Kentucky basketball player Souleymane Jules Camara scrimmaged with the middle school team at Arlie Boggs Elementary School on Aug. 27. Camara, who played basketball at UK from 2000 to 2003, volunteered his time to shoot hoops with students, give a motivational speech, and sign autographs. More ... COLUMBUS, Ohio A resurgence of bedbugs across the U.S. has homeowners and apartment dwellers taking desperate measures to eradicate the tenacious bloodsuckers, with some relying on dangerous outdoor pesticides and fly-by-night exterminators. More ... Bedbugs can be found in mattresses, furniture and clothing, and they feed off animal and human blood. Insect scientists say bedbugs are showing up on a scale not seen since before World War II. High-traffic areas such as hotels, airplanes and cruise ships are especially prone to infestations. More ... A free class on how to start a business will be held on Thursday, Sept. 9, at Hazard Community and Technical College’s First Federal Center in Room 223 from 5 to 8 p.m. More ... The Thunder in the Valley Poker Run will take place Sept. 11. Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. at Logan Motorcycle Sales in Logan, W.Va. The cost is $15 per rider or $20 for rider and passenger with proceeds to benefit Dignity Hospice and Home Health. More ... The Seventh Sons Motorcycle Club will hold its 19th annual bike show Sept. 4 at Riverside Park in Whitesburg. Registration will begin at noon and judging at 4 p.m. The cost is $10. The event will include horseshoe and corn hole tournaments, old school bikers’ games, live music from 6 to 9 p.m. For more information, call Rick Adams at 855-9029 or 634-1562. More ... |
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