Nashville singer says she's ready to play here Saturday
      Nashville recording artist Kate Sansing is scheduled to perform a free concert Saturday night (August 18) at 8:30 at Riverside Park in Whitesburg, next to the Whitesburg hospital. Sansing is opening for country star T.G. Sheppard during the Riverfest celebration, being sponsored by Jenkins Festival Committee Inc. and Coca-Cola.
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Mine owner controversial
By KEN WARD JR. The Charleston Gazette
      Murray Energy President Bob Murray was scheduled to brief reporters on efforts to rescue six miners trapped deep inside his company's Crandall Canyon Mine. Instead, Murray went off. He ranted against environmental regulation, labor unions and the news media.
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Jason Isbell to perform here
      A limited number of tickets are now on sale for a concert in Whitesburg next month featuring Jason Isbell and his touring band, The 400 Unit. Isbell, familiar to many as a guitarist, singer and songwriter with the critically-acclaimed Drive-By Truckers, is scheduled to perform at the Summit City Lounge on Main Street on Friday, September 28 at 8 p.m.
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