Pineville News

PINEVILLE a ' Bell Circuit Court recently handed down several sentencings. David Joseph Poppiti, 19, of New Castle, Deleware, was found guilty of murder, a Capital Offense, and first degree fleeing or evading police, a Class D felony.

The Bell-Whitley Community Action Agency will begin the "Subsidy" portion of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program today, to assist low-income households in Bell County with monthly home heating costs.

PINEVILLE a ' The Bell County Circuit Court recently handed down several sentencings.

Phil Osborne, director of the FACES of Coal organization, made a stop in Bell County on Thursday evening to meet with local officials and members of the media to discuss the future of the coal industry in Kentucky.

Kentucky Community and Technical College System President Dr. Michael B. McCall visited Bell County on Wednesday morning as part of a recently instituted Public Advocacy Campaign.

The internet is an information superhighway that has completely changed the way schools teach.

H1N1 vaccines are coming to Kentucky health departments weekly now, and are spreading further across the state.

Please join Lee Sexton and many more talented musicians for the kick off of the Gatewood Riley Back Roads Tour Friday Oct.

The defense attorneys for two high-profile murder suspects in Bell County made their case Thursday morning in a pretrial hearing to have the trial moved to another venue.

Pictured above is Judge Robert Costanzo administering the oath of office to Robert Terry Yoakum, who was appointed Bell County District Judge by the governor.

A discussion between a Bell County man and Bell County Judge-Executive Albey Brock concerning a roadway became heated as the man persisted with questioning during the court's regular meeting on Tuesday.

Jason Henry Partin, 35, of Pineville was recently indicted by a Bell County Grand Jury for assault in the first degree.

Two eastern Kentucky teens are behind bars in Tennessee for their alleged roles in a rash of Bell County, Ky., church burglaries.

The Bell County Sheriff's Department has recovered numerous items stolen from four area churches and caught several of the suspected thieves they believe responsible.

Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College President Dr. Bruce Ayers was the guest speaker at this month's Bell County Chamber of Commerce Soup and Sandwich luncheon, which was held at J. Milton's restaurant on Thursday afternoon.

Bell County officials recently made another request to the Department of Highways for better safety measures at Highway 25-E's most dangerous intersections.

Times-Tribune Staff Report As a result of reports of more than 20 vehicle windshields being shot out by BB and pellet guns, a Pineville man and two Barbourville men were arrested by the Knox County sheriff's department.

PINEVILLE a ' The Bell County Circuit Court recently handed down several sentencings.

The Middlesboro Daily News editorial department finished judging all the entries yesterday for the Cumberland Mountain Fall Festival Photo Contest.

Several school districts in eastern Kentucky are canceling classes this week, including the Pineville Independent School District, which is closed for the rest of the week.