Middlesboro News · Pineville, KY
The 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.
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Harlan Enterprise · Harlan, KY
Nearby: Harlan, KYThe 19th Annual Harlan Community Thanksgiving service will be held on Nov. 24, at 7 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Harlan. It is sponsored by Harlan-area churches. The non-denominational service is open to everyone in the community. David Hoskins, of the Corbin Presbyterian Church, will be sharing a Thanksgiving message. Mr. Hoskins grew up in Harlan and is looking forward to participating in this service. Choral music will be directed by Parker Boggs. Judge Executive Dan Mosley will be reading the Presidential Proclamation of Thanksgiving. Lay readers from various churches will be participating. An offering will be accepted for Christ’s Hands.
Harlan Enterprise · Harlan, KY
Nearby: Harlan, KYKentucky gubernatorial candidate Rocky Adkins visited Harlan County on Tuesday. Adkins spoke to a group of supporters at Camp Blanton, bringing a strong message of opportunity and possibility for Eastern Kentucky. “Folks, I’m not a candidate that’s from eastern Kentucky; I’m a candidate that lives in Eastern Kentucky. My goal as governor is to make it to where the only people who leave communities like Harlan County are folks who want to, not because they have to,” Adkins said as he addressed the crowd. For the last eight years, Adkins has served as the Senior Advisor for Gov. Andy Beshear. In that role, Adkins claimed that he has “been in the arena and knows what it takes to lead all parts of the Commonwealth to a brighter tomorrow.” Adkins touted strong financial support in the first quarter of his campaign, as he will take on current Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman in the Democratic primary in May.
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.
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.
