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23 hrs ago | KLEX TV

Armored Vehicle To Be Displayed At Ky. Memorial

Workers are pitching in to give a facelift to a Vietnam-era armored vehicle that soon will be on display at the Boyd County War Memorial in northeastern Kentucky.

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Related Topix: Ashland, KY

Yesterday | Independent

Westwood Fire Department turns 60

The Westwood Volunteer Fire Department celebrated 60 years of service to the community with an open house on Saturday.

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Related Topix: Westwood, KY, Ashland, KY

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Independent

Words of Thanks a "

CASA expresses thanks to all the students, parents, faculty and staff of Ashland, Boyd County, Russell and Fairview schools for their participation in our annual Pennies from Heaven Campaign.

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Related Topix: Ashland, KY, Russell, KY, Catlettsburg, KY, Opinion

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Kentucky.com

Eastern Ky. farmers battling birds to harvest crop

Some farmers in Eastern Kentucky say their crops are being consumed in the fields by huge flocks of birds.

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Related Topix: Eastern, KY, Agriculture, Science, Lawrence County, KY, Ashland, KY

Independent

Candidates begin filing for election

A number of local individuals took advantage of the first day of election filings to announce their candidacy for 2010 races.

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Related Topix: Ashland, KY, Catlettsburg, KY, Greenup County, KY, Worthington, KY

Tue Nov 03, 2009

WAVE-TV Louisville

3 judicial candidates sent to KY governor to pick

A nominating panel has sent Gov. Steve Beshear the names of 3 candidates to fill a judicial opening in Kentucky's 32nd Judicial District, which covers Boyd County.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Steve Beshear, Ashland, KY

Independent

Trick or treat a " 10/29.09

Tiny goblins, witches, ghosts and other not-so-scary creatures will be roaming the streets throughout Ashland, Boyd County and most other area communities tonight as young children celebrate Halloween by going trick-or-treating. As we prepare for this annual event, we offer a few words of caution: --Drivers need to use extra care as they travel ...

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Halloween, Ashland, KY, Family, Kids, Opinion

Sun Nov 01, 2009

Independent

Vandals hit Blazer

Vandals spray painted graffiti over large swaths of the Ashland Paul Blazer High School campus on the eve of its annual football grudge match with Boyd County High.

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Related Topix: Ashland, KY

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Independent

911 centers get grants

The 911 centers in Greenup and Boyd counties this week were awarded state Community Mobile Radio Service Board grants to improve their services.

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Related Topix: Greenup County, KY, Ashland, KY, Greenup, KY

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Independent

Former chief charged in gaming theft

Catlettsburg's former fire chief was arrested Monday night after being indicted for allegedly misappropriating funds from the fire department's charitable gaming operations.

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Related Topix: Catlettsburg, KY, 9, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Floyd County, KY

WKYT-TV Lexington

Former Eastern Kentucky fire chief is indicted

A former Eastern Kentucky fire chief is indicted. Danny Cornette of Catlettsburg in Boyd County is accused of not making deposits totaling more than 43 thousand dollars into the Catlettsburg volunteer fire department's account at a local bank.

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Related Topix: Eastern, KY, Catlettsburg, KY

Tue Oct 27, 2009

KISS 107 FM WBKS

Air conditioning approved for an older Boyd County schools structure

Future users of the gym at Catlettsburg Elementary will be a lot more comfortable.

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Related Topix: Catlettsburg, KY

Mon Oct 26, 2009

Independent

Newman back at helm of Boyd NAACP

The Boyd County chapter of the NAACP has a new president. And she's already quite familiar with the organization, seeing as how she'd previously served eight years at the helm of it.

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Related Topix: Ashland, KY

Sun Oct 25, 2009

Independent

Residents to thieves: Wea re watching

Neighbors sharing information with police about suspicious activity in their neighborhoods is key to winning the fight against a rash of burglaries in Boyd County, according to law enforcement officials and Neighborhood Watch organizers.

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Fri Oct 23, 2009

Independent

Let it flow

It's a flat concrete pad at the foot of an embankment, surrounded by earth that has obviously been recently turned.

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Related Topix: Greenup County, KY, Greenup, KY, Argillite, KY

Wed Oct 21, 2009

Independent

Whata s right about education

The gathering of educators at Summit Elementary School Friday came together to applaud achievements in the Boyd County district and Northeast Kentucky.

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Mon Oct 19, 2009

Independent

Ashland man charged in pizzeria burglary

An Ashland man has been arrested in connection with an August burglary in which a safe was stolen from a Boyd County pizza parlor.

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Related Topix: Ashland, KY

Independent

Neighbors join to fight rural crime

A series of criminal acts including daylight burglaries of homes and vehicles has caused residents of rural Boyd County areas to band together with Sheriff Terry Keelin to create a new method of keeping track of what's happening around them.

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Related Topix: Westwood, KY

Sat Oct 17, 2009

Independent

Swine flu vaccines hit home

Health officials began administering the first 200 doses of swine flu vaccine to Boyd County first responders on Wednesday.

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Thu Oct 15, 2009

Independent

Woman dies of fire injuries

A woman injured in a house fire early Saturday morning in Bellefonte has died. Susan Lynn Douglas Hahn, 53, a former freelance journalist who wrote for several area publications, died Monday in Cabell Huntington Hospital, according to Ricki Gardenhire, a spokeswoman for the Kentucky Fire Marshal's Office, which is investigating the blaze.

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Related Topix: Fire, Bellefonte, KY, Journalism

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