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New degree programs added at ALC
PIPPA PASSES — Alice Lloyd College has added four new bachelor degrees to its curriculum: a B.S. in Pre-Nursing, a B.A. in Liberal Arts, a B.A. in Accounting, and a B.A. in Special Education. The programs for Pre-Nursing, Liberal Arts, and Accounting will be initiated this fall. Classes will be offered toward the degree in Special Education in fall 2013, but the major will not be completely instituted until the spring of next year. The addi...
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Don Willis Sr., charter rescue squad member, dies at age 81
The watch of one Floyd County Emergency and Rescue Squad member came to an end Tuesday. Don Willis Sr., 81, of Prestonsburg, was a four-year star player for Prestonsburg High School football team in the 1950s, and continued to share his passion for the game for 27 years as a high school football referee. Willis will probably be most remembered as a charter member of the Floyd County Emergency and Rescue Squad. Willis began his service alo...
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For the Record
MARRIAGE LICENSES April Rene Cook to Frank Lee Duncan, both of Hueysville. Sherry Kay Fitzpatrick to Charles Glenn Hurst, both of McDowell. Angela Joyce Wood to Michael Shane Mullins, both of Wayland. Rebecca Lois Wood of Langley to Ray Slone of Wayland. Djuana Lynn Stump to Jack Garret Anderson, both of Harold. Gabrielle Amber Mullins to Timothy William Reis, both of South Bloomfield, Ohio. Megan Leigh Hardin to Fred Calvin Ca...
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HCTC to hold Evening with Poets and Spring Writers Conference
HAZARD — Author Gurney Norman will be featured at “An Evening with Poets” on Thursday, April 25, at Hazard Community and Technical College, in the Stephens Library on the Hazard Campus. Admission is free and the event begins at 6:30 p.m. This event will be highlighted by the unveiling of the 2013 edition of Kudzu, the college’s literary book. Others published in the book will read their work. Leigh Anne Hornfeldt and Gurney Norman will be...
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Homeless vets center groundbreaking next week
PIKEVILLE — A groundbreaking will be held next week, as work begins on a new center aimed at helping Veterans. According to officials with Mountain Comprehensive Care Center, a groundbreaking ceremony will be held Tuesday, April 2. The ceremony will be for the Homeless Veterans’ Transitional Housing Center, which will be located at 160 Douglas Park Pikeville, at 1:30 p.m. A short reception will follow at the MCCC greenhouse. Funding for...
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Ronald Wright looked pleased and waved to the court following his preliminary hearing on Thursday.
Murder case sent to grand jury
PRESTONSBURG — The Floyd County man accused of murdering a man in his sleep earlier this month appeared in Floyd County District Court Thursday for a preliminary hearing. Ronald Wright, 64, of Printer, was led into court in shackles Thursday and then sat glumly as Kentucky State Police Det. Jason Dials gave testimony. Wright is accused of killing Famer Halbert while Halbert slept at his home on March 12. Wright is charged with one count o...
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Floyd students shine at Regional Governor’s Cup
Floyd County students took home several awards in the regional elementary Governor’s Cup competition, with familiar faces taking the top spot. Supt. Henry Webb announced the results and issued a statement to all participants: “Congratulations to May Valley Elementary for placing first overall for the third consecutive year, along with first-place finishes in Future Problem Solving and Quick Recall.” Betsy Layne Elementary, Prestonsburg El...
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<p>Kentucky Power&#8217;s expects to stop burning coal at the Big Sandy Power Plant by 2015.</p>
Ky. Power seeks Big Sandy replacement
LOUISA — A plan announced Thursday would spell the end of coal being burned for electricity in the Big Sandy region. Kentucky Power is seeking proposals to replace the electric generation capabilities of its Unit 1 generator at the Big Sandy Power Plant, which is scheduled for retirement in June 2015. The utility has long planned to shutter its older and smaller Unit 1 generator, which produces 278 megawatts of power. In its request for p...
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Egg hunt down to the wire
The 2013 Great Easter Egg Hunt is down to its final weekend, with the final scheduled clue appearing in today’s paper. As the race to find the egg continues to heat up, The Floyd County Times would like to remind all participants that the prize egg, as always, is hidden in a public spot and is not on private property. The Times has received reports of some hunters venturing into peoples’ yards with shovels or trying to get into private buil...
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Sheriff’s office gets tech upgrade
FRANKFORT — The Floyd County Sheriff’s Office is one of 78 rural law enforcement agencies in the state slated to receive mobile data terminals to process electronic warrants. The terminals are mobile computers installed in police cruisers. Using the terminals, offers can enter a suspect’s information during a traffic stop or at other times and find out if that person is wanted on an outstanding warrant. Proponents of the electronic warran...
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<p>Board chair Jeff Stumbo, teacher Jessica Newsome, Director of District Wide Services Tonya Williams, Principal Greta Thornsberry, Assistant Principal Kathy Shepherd and teacher Alesia Meade attended the National Title I conference in Nashville in January.</p>
May Valley earns national honor
MARTIN — May Valley Elementary earned a rare distinction recently, when it became one of 69 schools in the country to be designated a National Title I Distinguished School. Title I is the basis of No Child Left Behind and the National Title I Distinguished Schools Program recognizes schools for the outstanding academic achievement of their students. To earn the designation, a school must either have “exceptional student performance” for two...
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Four schools honored for gains
Four Floyd County schools are among 136 statewide to be recognized for gains made in various subject areas. Allen Central Middle School, May Valley Elementary, McDowell Elementary and Osborne Elementary were named 2012 Higher Performing Schools by the National Center for Educational Achievement, which is operated by ACT Inc. Allen Central Middle was recognized for gains in math, science and social studies based on performance measure. M...
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<p>Ronald Wright</p>
Hearing on murder charge postponed
PRESTONSBURG — Ronald and Loretta Wright appeared separately Tuesday in Floyd District Court, but not much happened in the cases against the husband and wife accused of the shooting death of a McDowell man two weeks ago. A preliminary hearing was supposed to be held for Ronald Wright, but that was postponed until Thursday, after one of his attorneys, Steven Bailey, told the court that his co-counsel, Jerry Patton, had surgery earlier that m...
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<p>photo by Ralph B. Davis</p><p>Highlands CEO Bud Warman looks over the crowd gathered for a press conference at the hospital, Monday, shortly before announcing a partnership with Pikeville Medical Center to create the &#8220;Pikeville Cardiology Clinic at Prestonsburg.&#8221;</p>
Cardiology clinic to be run by team of rivals
PRESTONSBURG — Despite a history of rivalry, two local hospitals are joining forces to provide cardiology services in Floyd County. Highlands Regional Medical Center and Pikeville Medical Center announced Monday their partnership on the new “Pikeville Cardiology Clinic at Prestonsburg,” to be housed on the fourth floor of Highlands’ medical office building. During a joint press conference in the hospital’s atrium, Highlands CEO Bud Warman...
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For the Record
MARRIAGE LICENSES Djuana Lynn Stump to Jack Garrett Anderson, both of Harold. Gabrielle Amber Mullins to Timothy Williams Reis, both of South Bloomfield, OH. Megan Leigh Hardin to Fred Calvin Campbell, both of Prestonsburg. Jacqueline Collins to Joey David Fitch, both of Ivel. Selina Racia Lawrence to Richard Brandon Mullins, both of Harold. Kristina Elizabeth Moore to Charles Alan Dunacn, both of Pikeville. Christina Ann Setse...
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