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Longtime Southern Ky. lawmaker dies
WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. (WYMT) - A longtime Kentucky lawmaker from Williamsburg died Tuesday. Charles Siler, 94, represented the 84th District of Whitley and Laurel counties in the Kentucky House for around 20 years. The Republican served in the House from 1985 to 1990 and from 1995 to 2011. Siler was also...
Whitley Co. Farmers’ Market celebrates opening day
WHITLEY CO., Ky. (WYMT) - Opening day for the Whitley County Farmers’ Market was hosted in downtown Corbin Tuesday. April Schweiss, a manager for the Whitley Co. Farmer’s Market, spoke about the event. “Last night was opening night here at Whitley county’s farmers market here in Corbin. It...
Sheriff: No serious injuries in train vs. car crash
KNOX COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - The Knox County Sheriff’s Department responded to a crash at a railroad crossing near Highway 225 and Factory Road in the Artemus community Wednesday. Deputies said they received the call around 5:52 p.m. Once on the scene, deputies found a 2010 Honda CR-V collided...
‘Dream come true:’ Historic conservation project in EKY was far from guaranteed
MIDDLESBORO — Senator Robin Webb remembers going to Perry County in 1997 to watch the first Rocky Mountain elk release with her father. It was the first step of Kentucky’s elk restoration program, and it took place on reclaimed coal mine land. Tuesday, Webb teared up as she...
Three downtown communities in East Tennessee selected for revitalization
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - 12 downtown communities across Tennessee have been selected to participate in a revitalization program, including three in East Tennessee. Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart McWhorter announced the selected communities on Wednesday. The ones in East Tennessee are Loudon, Jellico and Decatur. Each...
Group of Pineville students visit Flight 93 Memorial
The Pineville Independent School Board heard from teacher Kim Yates and a group of students who were able to make a special trip to the Flight 93 Memorial in Pennsylvania thanks to the Gary Sinise Foundation and the 9:57 Project. Yates explained that she was looking for a way to connect her students to 9/11 […] The post Group of Pineville students visit Flight 93 Memorial appeared first on Middlesboro News.
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