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Country Herald

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Eastern Kentucky Thanksgiving Weather Alert: Snow, Ice Possible

Pikeville, KY – Eastern Kentucky residents preparing for Thanksgiving and Black Friday travel could encounter unsettled weather November 22-28, with rain, mountain snow and potentially freezing rain among the possibilities as the holiday period approaches.

Kentucky · 15h

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This Kentucky Mountain Town Is Where Wild Horses Graze Right Beside The Road As You Drive Past

Wild horses roam free across a 50,000-acre riding playground in the mountains of eastern Kentucky. Some riders spot them just off a trail marked 101. Those horses don’t travel alone, either. Riders have also reported elk, grazing cattle, and high mountain views along the same gravel routes. I love...

Kentucky · 6d

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Roundabout planned for Pikeville; motorists asked to complete survey

PIKEVILLE, Ky. — The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is preparing to construct its first roundabout in the city of Pikeville, and the agency wants your input. Roundabouts are circular intersections that replace traditional intersections using stop signs or traffic lights. Vehicles travel counterclockwise around a center island, yielding to traffic already in the circle.

Pikeville, KY · 1d

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Clintwood declines to reconsider manufactured home request

CLINTWOOD, Va. — The Clintwood Town Council declined to reconsider its rejection of a request to place a 2009 manufactured home on a residential lot after a discussion about housing availability, neighborhood concerns and the town’s zoning requirements. A motion to reconsider the earlier decision failed, leaving the...

Clintwood, VA · 2d

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Eastern Kentucky Teacher Builds 21-Foot Caitlin Clark Post-it Mural

Harry M. Caudill Memorial Library — Site Of Earlier Mural Displays. Caitlin Clark stands about 21 feet tall at Alice Lloyd College in Knott County, built from roughly 5,000 Post-it notes into a Christmas mural. Eastern Kentucky teacher Tyler Watts spent about a month designing the portrait before he started putting the notes in place. The height was the easy part to describe. The fingers were not.

Knott County, KY · 1d

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Haysi, Dickenson County: From the Mouth of McClure to Coal, Railroads, Fire, and Floods

Appalachian Community Histories – Haysi, Dickenson County: From the Mouth of McClure to Coal, Railroads, Fire, and Floods. On January 29, 1957, floodwaters from the Russell Fork swept through Haysi, Virginia, covering Main Street and leaving much of the small mountain community devastated. According to the town’s official history, water reached eight feet deep along the business district, damaging buildings and threatening the livelihoods of merchants who had spent years establishing themselves in the narrow valley. For a community already familiar with disaster, the flooding was another test of its determination to survive.

Dickenson County, VA · 23h

Country Herald

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Eastern Kentucky Snow Forecast: Up to 2 Inches Friday Nov 13

Harlan and Letcher counties could see mountain snow Friday night as valleys remain mostly rainy.

Kentucky · 2d

The Hazard Herald

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White wins Perry County sheriff's race by 14 votes, outlines priorities for office

Perry County will welcome a new sheriff Jan. 1 after Shawn White was elected, beating his opponent Shannon Woods, by a narrow 14-vote margin in the Nov. 3 general election. White, who will succeed retiring Sheriff Joe Engle, expressed gratitude to Perry County voters for their support and said he looks forward to building on the progress made by the sheriff's office while expanding law enforcement's presence throughout the county.

Perry County, KY · 1d

The Hazard Herald

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'Blue tsunami' largely avoids coming ashore in Eastern Kentucky

A blue "tsunami" swept across the United States in the Nov. 3 general election, with Democrats taking the U.S. House and Senate, as well as several offices, such as governorships across the country. However, much of Kentucky went in a different direction, deepening an ongoing shift to Republican Party control.

Kentucky · 21h

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Former Lexington basketball coach passes on knowledge, experience with new book

Pikeville native and former local basketball coach Murray Garvin is passing on knowledge and experience with his new book, "It’s Bigger Than Ball: A Coach’s Journey."

Lexington, KY · 2d

The Hazard Herald

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MCHC celebrates grand opening of Hazard Medical Clinic and Pharmacy

Mountain Comprehensive Health Corporation (MCHC) celebrated the grand opening of its new Hazard Medical Clinic and Pharmacy on Nov. 5, welcoming local and state representatives, leaders in the medical field, community members and area officials for a ribbon-cutting ceremony in partnership with the Hazard-Perry County Chamber of Commerce. The event...

Hazard, KY · 3d

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Pikeville extends dominance over Williamsburg, ends Yellow Jackets’ season with 45-0 shutout

PIKEVILLE — Williamsburg’s hopes of extending its postseason run came to an abrupt end Friday as Pikeville continued its dominance over the Yellow Jackets with a 45-0 victory in the second round of the KHSAA Class A State Football Playoffs. The loss ended Williamsburg’s season at 7-4 while...

Pikeville, KY · 1d

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Bee, Dickenson County: Post Offices, Gristmills, Churches, and Rural Mountain Life

Appalachian Community Histories – Bee, Dickenson County: Post Offices, Gristmills, Churches, and Rural Mountain Life. Among the ridges and narrow valleys of southwestern Virginia, near the boundary between Dickenson and Buchanan counties, lies the small community of Bee. Unlike the coal towns that emerged around railroad stations and company mines, Bee developed as a rural settlement where farming, timber, churches, and family connections shaped everyday life. Its history reaches back into the nineteenth century, when much of the surrounding countryside remained relatively isolated from the commercial centers of Virginia.

Bee, VA · 23h

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Clinchco, Dickenson County: The Clinchfield Coal Corporation and the Rise of a Mining Town

Appalachian Community Histories – Clinchco, Dickenson County: The Clinchfield Coal Corporation and the Rise of a Mining Town. Along the McClure River in northern Dickenson County, Virginia, the town of Clinchco occupies a narrow mountain valley where coal, railroads, and generations of working families shaped one of Southwest Virginia’s most distinctive mining communities. Today, the surviving company houses, older commercial buildings, and railroad landscape offer reminders of a time when Clinchco was an important center of the Clinchfield Coal Corporation’s operations. During the first half of the twentieth century, thousands of tons of coal left the surrounding mountains, while the families who lived alongside the mines built schools, churches, businesses, and a community that extended far beyond the industry responsible for its creation.

Dickenson County, VA · 23h

The Hazard Herald

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Week 12 High school Prep preview: Perry Central at Boyle County

Who: Perry Central (6-5) at Boyle County (9-2) Kickoff: Friday, November 13 at 7:30 p.m. Location: Rebel Stadium, Danville. Coaches: Perry Central, Mark Dixon. Boyle County, Justin Haddix. Perry Central will visit reigning state champion Boyle County in the second round of the KHSAA Class 4A Football State Playoffs on...

Danville, KY · 1d