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updated: Fri Jul 18, 2008 09:55 pm

Perry County News

Local, regional, and statewide news continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

21 hrs ago | WKYT-TV Lexington

Perry County Clerk Holds Meeting On The Benefits Of Coal Mining

Some environmentalists say coal mining is destroying the region, while others say it's what keeps the area moving forward.

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Thu Jul 17, 2008

WKYT-TV Lexington

Two Correction Officers Are Indicted

Two corrections officers are indicted for allegedly threatening an inmate and bringing knives into a federal prison.

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Related Topix: Hazard, KY, Federal Prisons

Thu Jul 10, 2008

WKYT-TV Lexington

Police: Man Shoots Wife, Then Himself

Police in eastern Kentucky are investigating a double shooting. Kentucky State Police say they responded to a call on Tuesday of a shooting on Rolling Ridge Drive in the Lost Creek community of Perry County.

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Thu Jun 19, 2008

WKYT-TV Lexington

Coal In Road Causes Morning Commute Concerns

Officials say Highway 476 at the intersection of Upper Second Creek Road in the Bulan area of Perry County is hazardous due to coal in the road due to a train derailment.

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Related Topix: Bulan, KY

Tue Jun 17, 2008

WKYT-TV Lexington

"Kids Count" Data Released

When it comes to kids' well-being, Kentucky ranks in the bottom ten states. Kentucky Youth Advocates say the annual "Kids Count" data book showed Kentucky on its way up for more than a decade, but the trend ...

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, Kentucky Government, Kentucky, Hazard, KY

Tue Jun 10, 2008

WKYT-TV Lexington

County Music Duo Promoting Benefits Of The Coal Industry

A country music duo takes a break from a concert tour, for a coal tour. Halfway to Hazard's latest tune is all about Kentucky's coal industry.

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Related Topix: Hazard, KY, Eastern, KY, Knott County, KY

Sun Jun 08, 2008

WBKO-TV Bowling Green

Funeral Held for Slain Perry County Magistrate

Friends, family and community members gathered on June 2 to pay last respects to a Perry County Magistrate who was shot to death last week.

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Related Topix: Hazard, KY

Fri Jun 06, 2008

WDRB-TV Louisville

Wife appointed to fill seat of slain magistrate

The wife of an eastern Kentucky magistrate shot and killed last month has been appointed to fill his post.

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Thu Jun 05, 2008

Lexington Herald-Leader

Whitesburg bar becoming known for its unknown musicians

James Norman thumbs through a notebook filled with pages of songs he's written -- stories from his heart scribbled out as they came to him, some while sitting on a stool in this very bar.

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Related Topix: Vicco, KY, Letcher County, KY, Whitesburg, KY

Tue Jun 03, 2008

WLKY

Police Still Search For Motive In Shooting That Left 3 Dead

Kentucky State Police said they don't have a motive in a double murder-suicide in rural Perry County and might not ever know what sparked it.

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Sun Jun 01, 2008

WKYT-TV Lexington

Magistrate's Co-workers React to Shooting

Jimmy Darrell Neace served the county as a magistrate for several years and was known through out the area.

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Related Topix: Chavies, KY

Fri May 30, 2008

98.9 Kiss FM

Three Dead in Eastern Kentucky Shooting

Hear from Jesse Whitaker, who lives down the road from Ben's Quick Stop: Click Here Three men, including a Perry County magistrate and a county worker, are dead after a shooting in eastern Kentucky.

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Related Topix: Eastern, KY, Chavies, KY

WDRB

Police: 3 dead in shooting in E. Ky.

The top official in Perry County says a magistrate and a county employee are among three people dead after a shooting at an eastern Kentucky convenience store.

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Wed May 28, 2008

Lexington Herald-Leader

Around Kentucky

The owner of a BP station in Perry County said he has turned off his pumps and won't sell fuel until prices go down.

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Related Topix: Financial Services, BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust, Energy, Oil & Gas, Christian County, KY, Combs, KY

Mon May 26, 2008

WKYT-TV Lexington

Man Injured, Woman Arrested After Shooting

A Perry County man is fighting for his life and the woman police say shot him is behind bars.

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Related Topix: Bulan, KY

Sat May 24, 2008

WKYT-TV Lexington

Gas Station Owner Will Stop Selling Fuel Until Prices Come Down

Soaring oil prices drive gas costs up even more across the country. Lawmakers in Washington questioned oil company executives about the record profits in light of a struggling economy.

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Related Topix: Combs, KY

Thu May 22, 2008

WBKO-TV Bowling Green

Enough is Enough: Eastern Kentucky Gas Station Owner Turns Off Pumps

The owner of a gasoline station in eastern Kentucky said he has turned off his pumps and won't sell fuel until prices go down.

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Related Topix: Eastern, KY, Combs, KY

Tue May 20, 2008

Lexington Herald-Leader

Woman held in shooting of man in Perry

Kentucky State Police have arrested a woman and charged her with shooting a Perry County man just before noon Monday.

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Related Topix: Hazard, KY, Bulan, KY

Sun May 18, 2008

Lexington Herald-Leader

Four hopefuls share goals in race for 84th

“But my best quality is my ability to listen”

With less than a week to go before the May primary, candidates in a crowded state representative race in Eastern Kentucky are searching for ways to stand out without slinging mud. via Lexington Herald-Leader

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Related Topix: Hazard, KY, Eastern, KY, US News, Harlan County, KY

Fri May 16, 2008

WKYT-TV Lexington

Police: Wet Roads Lead To Fatal Accident

A Perry County man has died after crashing his vehicle into a tree Thursday afternoon. via WKYT-TV Lexington

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Related Topix: Dwarf, KY, Hazard, KY

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