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Students have different education options after finishing high school

Many students think of education after high school as the traditional four-year college degree. However, students who don’t want to go that route have other options from which to choose, according to the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA). One option is to get a two-year degree that leads to a job in the workforce. A second option is a […]

Fire department to hold meeting

On Thursday, July 26, at 6 p.m., Sandlick Volunteer Fire Department will host a community forum for citizens served by the fire department. A local insurance company and local political candidates along with current elected officials will join the administration and board of Sandlick Fire Department as it discusses with citizens about who the fire department is and what it […]

Show set for July 28 makeup

Due to a rainout last Saturday night at Little Shepherd Drama, $1 night will be again offered this coming Saturday night, July 28. It is for all veterans and their families. Showtime is at 8 p.m., and the gates open at 7 p.m. Preshow and food from the Shack is available. For more information, call 606-832-1453.

Cheri Banks succumbs at 55

Cheri Lynette Profitt Banks, 55, died July 21 in Nicholasville. She was a daughter of Darrell and Janice Profitt of Campbranch. After living in Nicholasville for more than 30 years, Mrs. Banks moved back to Campbranch in 2015. She cherished early morning chats and walking with her dad and sitting with her mom talking or watching TV in the evenings. […]

Madge Brown dies at 93

Madge Pratt Brown, 93, of Cornettsville, died July 23. A daughter of the late Fred Pratt and Vina Halcomb Pratt, she was the widow of Ray Brown. She was also preceded in death by two sisters, Marie Pratt Roberts and Claudia Pratt Adams, and two brothers, Harvey “Jack” Pratt and Leonard Dale Pratt. Surviving are three sons, Phillip Brown and […]

Reunions

To list reunions in The Mountain Eagle’s weekly reunion column, send information in writing to Reunions, The Mountain Eagle, P.O. Box 808, Whitesburg, KY 41858. Information must be received by Friday to be included in the following week’s issue. ADAMS/THOMPSON/ BLAIR — A reunion of the Adams, Thompson, and Blair families will be held on Saturday, Aug. 4, at the […]

Kentucky just put doctor shopping into law to help coal firms avoid black lung fees

On July 14, the coal industry’s doctor-shopping was enshrined in Kentucky law as a spate of new laws took effect. One of them, House Bill 2, makes it harder for Kentuckians hurt on the job to qualify for workers compensation to pay for treatment of occupational injuries and diseases, especially if they are coal miners suffering from black lung. Enacted […]

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What is Governor Bevin doing with state’s education boards?



Gov. Matt Bevin is doubling down on the use of executive power to expand his authority over the future of Kentucky’s public schools. Bevin quietly altered or abolished several education boards this month through executive order, reasoning that the changes will streamline bureaucracy and enhance student learning. But his main political foe is calling the shakeup illegal. “The Bevin administration […]