2008-07-02

10 get out of jail



Ten inmates from Letcher County have recently been released from the custody of the Kentucky Department of Corrections. Those recently released are: • Jimmy D. Sexton, 45, who was convicted of murder in 1987 and was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment, was released from prison July 1. • Elihue Mullins, 30, was released from prison June 27. He was serving […]

State lands cable manufacturer



FRANKFORT A South Korean-owned company has picked Taylor County for a distribution and sales center expected to employ about 75 people within two years in the central Kentucky county. The company, INFAC Corp., expects to begin manufacturing emergency brake cables at the Campbellsville Industrial Park sometime during the fourth quarter of 2008.

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Cheyenne Resources sells Appy reserves to James River Coal



James River Coal Co. may have a bigger presence in Letcher County after acquiring nearly 20 million tons of Appalachian coal reserves from Cheyenne Resources Inc. Richmond-based James River said this week that it will pay $40 million for the reserves and permits, including $24 million in cash and $16 million in either cash or newly issued common stock of […]

Officials consider elderly tracking system



HENDERSON, Ky. Dianna Henry has been missing for more than a month. The 64-year-old Corydon woman – who has been diagnosed with dementia – walked away from her residence on J Gibson Road around 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 27. Rescue crews launched an extensive search for the woman, but after 48-hours and after exhausting all resources, they were forced […]

Woman gets probation, order to repay $49,000 in Harlan bingo theft



An eastern Kentucky woman who oversaw bingo games has been sentenced to five years probation for stealing money from a veterans group. She has also been ordered to repay $49,000. Julie L. Weedman of Evarts is the former treasurer of the ladies auxiliary at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Lodge 11139 in Middlesboro. She pleaded guilty to a 97-count indictment. […]

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All wasn't well back in 1776

Patriotic holidays come and go, but one theme is fairly constant in our country’s mass media: The founding fathers were a sterling bunch of guys. Their press notices are usually raves when the Fourth of July rolls around – superficial accolades for leaders of the struggle for independence. It’s true that the famed men of the American Revolution were brave, […]

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Conservative judges will keep movement alive



WASHINGTON If the long conservative era that began with Ronald Reagan’s election is over, will the judges appointed during the right’s ascendancy be able to block, frustrate and undermine the efforts of a new progressive majority? Consider this analysis from two influential journalists describing Supreme Court justices as “the last hope of the conservative interests in the United States.” Imagine, […]

Beach wars



I don’t usually get involved in the squabbles between paparazzi and their prey, not only because I don’t want to get hit by either of them, but also because I generally take the position that those who take pictures for money and those they take pictures of are locked in some symbiotic relationship that is beyond me. I’m not sure […]