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Middlesboro News · Pineville, KY
Nearby: Pineville, KYThe Pineville Fire Department, Pineville Police Department, and KY Transportation Department were paged to an accident on Highway 25E near the solid waste building at 5:18 Wednesday morning (Nov. 4). A semi had flipped on it’s side near Page Cutoff and spilled food dye. While there were not injuries reported, the entrance to Page Cutoff was blocked for several hours while an Eco Tech crew responded to clean up the dye.
The Mountain Eagle · Hazard, KY
Nearby: Hazard, KYAMANDA CARTER Two Letcher County residents died in separate accidents since Saturday, one in a single-vehicle crash in Perry County and the other after falling from a roof at Crafts Colly. Amanda Carter, 35, of Burdine, died Saturday, November 7, in a crash on KY 15 in the Chavies community of Perry County. WILLIAM MORTON Kentucky State Police Post 13 in Hazard responded after Perry County 911 requested assistance with a collision involving injuries. According to the preliminary investigation, Carter was driving north in a 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander when she failed to negotiate a curve and crossed into the southbound lane. The vehicle struck a guardrail, overturned and came to rest against an earthen embankment. State police said Carter was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected. She was pronounced dead at the scene by the Perry County Coroner’s Office. A passenger was taken to Hazard ARH Hospital for treatment of injuries described as not life-threatening.
The Mountain Eagle · Whitesburg, KY
Nearby: Whitesburg, KYARIUS K. HOLBROOK JR. Funeral services for Arius K. Holbrook Jr., 83, of Sergent, were held November 6 in Whitesburg. A son of the late Arius K. Holbrook Sr. and Blanche Bolling Holbrook, he died November 3 at his home. A 50-year Mason and Grand Commander of the state-level organization Grand Commandery of Kentucky, the statewide governing body for the Knights Templar, and the Eastern Star, he was a member of Sergent Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Sue Holbrook; a daughter, Lisa King of Sergent; a son, Clay (Michele) Holbrook of Crestwood; a brother, Mitchell (Sheila) Holbrook of Mayking; five grandchildren, Stevie (Kelly) Holbrook, Tamara (Mark) Sexton, Brandon (Leann) Moore, Trisha (Tori) Carter and Caden Holbrook; and three great-grandchildren, Ace, Dreyden and Jaydah.
The Mountain Eagle · Whitesburg, KY
Nearby: Whitesburg, KY(Photo by Sam Adams) A soldier’s statue stands before a memorial bearing the names of Letcher County servicemen killed in wars from World War I through Vietnam outside the Letcher County Courthouse in Whitesburg. “We who share the peace honor those who preserved it,” the inscription reads. As the nation observes Veterans Day, the memorial offers a place to reflect on the sacrifices of the fallen and the service of all who have worn the nation’s uniform. The post Honoring their service first appeared on The Mountain Eagle.
Elizabethton Star · Morristown, TN
Nearby: Morristown, TNSTAR STAFF REPORTS A cold front moving through East Tennessee is expected to bring much colder temperatures and the possibility of snow in the higher elevations of Carter County beginning Thursday evening, according to the National Weather Service in Morristown. The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook early Thursday, Nov. 12, warning that rain will transition to snow across the East Tennessee mountains and portions of southwest Virginia as colder air moves into the region. A winter weather advisory will take effect at 7 p.m. Thursday for elevations above 3,000 feet in the East Tennessee mountains. Forecasters expect snow to continue intermittently through Saturday morning in the higher elevations of East Tennessee and portions of southwest Virginia. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 4 inches are expected in areas covered by the winter weather advisory, with locally higher amounts possible across the highest mountain peaks.
