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Speaker 1: Now we turn to the reading of the Appalachian News
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Express for news in Pikeville and Pike County. As a reminder,
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Radio e is a reading service intended for people who
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are blind or have other disabilities that make it difficult
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to read printed material. The Appalachian News Express is donated
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to Radio Eye by the publisher. Your reader to day
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is Zach Jordan. We will begin with the addition dated
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July tenth to the thirteenth, twenty twenty sixth Our first
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article is titled ye see woman sentenced to five years
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on manslaughter charge. Despite a jury recommendation of a ten
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year prison sentence for a woman convicted of second degree manslaughter,
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a Pike County Circuit judge cut that term in half.
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Dusty Ratliffe, forty eight, of Elkhorn City, was convicted of
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the charge after a short deliberation following her June trial.
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It took that same jury about ten minutes to impose
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the maximum penalty, said Commonwealth's Attorney Bill Sloan, who opposed
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any reduction in the sentence. Ratlift's attorney Andrew Calvert, said
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three factors could affect the sentencing of his client. One
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her criminal history or the lack thereof two if she
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needed correctional treatment, or three if probation diminished the seriousness
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of the charge. See sentenced, page eight A. This article
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is accompanied by a photo. The caption reads Dusty Ratliffe
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listens as her attorney, Andrew Calvert argues for the court
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to grant her probation instead of a prison sentence. Photo
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by Terry al may Our. Next article is titled Case
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e p less than ten percent of opioid settlement funding
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spent so far. Local spending detailed by rus Cassidy. With
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more than one billion dollars expected to flow into Kentucky
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as a result of settlements with companies found liable for
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their roles in the opioid epidemic, a Kentucky organization has
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found that so far are only ten percent of the
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funds received in the commonwealth have been spent. On June
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twenty ninth, the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy released the
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results of its examination of opioid settlement expenditures across Kentucky,
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which also found that spending in the Appalachian newspapers coverage
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area has been relatively light, with some being called into question.
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In an online press conference on June thirtieth Kentucky Center
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for Economic Policy Senior Fellow Ashley Spaulding said the organization
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used open records request to obtain information on the opioid
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settlement spending activity by all one hundred twenty Kentucky counties
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and all cities that have received the funds. The information obtained,
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Spaulding said, shows too many counties and cities are sitting
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on their opioid funds rather than making needed investments. The
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organization found that of the one hundred and twenty two
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point four million dollars received so far, only ten percent
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has been spent, and half of counties and cities have
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reported zero expenditures for fiscal year twenty twenty five. For
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the seventy counties that reported spending twelve point two million dollars,
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Spaulding said, the organization found that at least one point
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seven million dollars was problematic spending on ineffective, unproven, and
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or harmful responses to drug use, addiction, and overdose prevention.
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The organization counted among those punitive legal system responses and
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treatment without an evidence base, and ineffective treatment programs. Amanda Hall,
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Senior see kce E P. Page three A our next
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article is titled DAR Dedicate Tree for America two fifty.
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It is a photo captioned members of the Pikeville Chapter
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of the Daughters of the American Revolution. DAR dedicated a
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liberty tree outside the Pike County Public Library on Lee
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Avenue in Pikeville on July eighth to commemorate America's two
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hundred and fiftieth anniversary. D A R. Regent Esther Taylor
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later led a brief reading of the Declaration of Independence
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at the Pikeville City Park. Photo by Olivia Morgan. Our
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next article is titled Christmas in July Ride scheduled by
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Gary Sloan. The annual Christmas in July Randy Jones Memorial
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Ride is set for July eighteenth and Mine Shaft Harley
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Davidson in Pikeville. This will be our twenty first annual ride.
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Jimmy Kinney, event organizer said, we'll have kickstands up promptly
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at one p m. The event raises money for the
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Shriner's Children's Hospital in Lexington. We'll gather at Mine Shaft
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Harley Davidson beginning around nine a m. For anyone who
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hasn't pre registered, Kinney said. The registration fee is twenty
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five dollars per bike and five dollars per additional rider.
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The week before the ride, people can come into Mine
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Shaft Harley Davidson and pre register to ride. Kenny continued,
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we do something a little different with our ride. We
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actually give away money at each stop and to encourage
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people to pre register. Thirty minutes before the ride, we'll
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have a drawing and give away some money before the
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ride even begins. At the end of the ride, we'll
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have a drawing and give away some more money and
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a brand new Harley Davidson motorcycle. Kinny said. The ride
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is about one hundred five miles long, beginning at Mine
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Shaft Harley Davidson and concluding in the Appalachian Wireless Arena
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in downtown Pikeville. Some folks ask if we have a
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rain date, and we don't. Kinney explained, we have to
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have the ride due to us raffling off the motorcycle
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and according to our gambling license, we have to give
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it away on July eighteenth at the arena. Now, if
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it's pouring rain, we'll modify the route we take, but
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we will start at Mine Shaft and end at the arena.
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Somebody will win that motorcycle, Kinny continued. After the ride,
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a check presentation from the Shriners to the Shiner's Children's
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Hospital will take place on July thirty first, between eleven
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am and one pm at the Appalachian Wireless Arena. Two
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easy things to remember are our ride is always the
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third weekend in July, and that's the way Randy Jones
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and I started this because back then people were taking
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miners vacation the last week in June and the first
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week in July, and we thought it would be nice
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to have the ride after that, Kenny said. And the
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second thing to remember is that we give the check
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over to the hospital on the last Friday in July.
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Kenny said. The mission truly is for the kids. You know,
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we raise money for the hospital, but really our mission
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is reaching the families who have a child who could
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be helped by the Shriner's Children's Hospital. Kenny said, families
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no longer have to have a doctor's referral. They just
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need to call the Shriner's Children's Hospital directly and after
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they get an appointment. If they don't have transportation, the
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see Christmas page three A. Our next article is titled
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several indicted by Pike grand Jury. A Pike County grand
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Jury returned twelve indictments on July eighteenth, charging thirteen individuals.
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Those indicted and their charges are Fatima L. Bennett, Beaver
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Creek Road, Elkhorn City, two separate indictments. First degree bail
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jumping two counts two Halley Dye Only fourk Regina, first
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degree possession of a controlled substance, du Y, fourth offense,
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possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana, and traffic violations.
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Three Faith Hamilton, South Mayo Trail, Pikeville, possession of a
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firearm by a convicted felon handgun, first degree possession of
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a controlled substance two counts, third degree possession of a
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controlled substance, possession of marijuana, and second degree persistant a
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felony offender. Fourth ades Madumere CrossBridge Lane, Richmond, Texas theft,
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fifth Corey Mullen's Knob Fork Road, Pikeville, fourth degree assault,
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third degree terroristic threatening, second degree disorderly conduct and alcohol intoxication.
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Sixth Michael Oney Hoopwood Branch, Pikeville, first degree promoting contraband
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and first degree possession of a controlled substance. Seventh, Ryland
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Sanders and Samara Mowen, both of Rocky Road, Pikeville, theft.
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Eighth Karl Wayne Sinsel Island Creek Road, Pikeville and Zoe Evans,
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Bear Fork, Pikeville. First degree Possession of a controlled substance
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d u I, second offense, possession of marijuana, possession of
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drug paraphernalia, public intoxication, and traffic violations. Ninth Christopher Stanley,
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Raccoon Road, Raccoon, possession of a firearm by convicted felon
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and god, first degree wanton endangerment and third degree fleeing
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or evading police. Tenth Sydney Tackett, Indian Creek, Wrote Fergie,
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first degree wanton engagement DUI, aggravating circumstance, possession of drug paraphernalia,
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possession of marijuana, possession of an open alcoholic beverage container
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in a motor vehicle, and traffic violations. Eleventh Jacob Wilson
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two fourteen South College Street, Pikeville, theft. Editor's Note. An
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indictment is not an assertion of guilt. It is a
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finding by a grand jury that there exists enough evidence
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to formally charge an individual with a crime. All Individuals
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listed are considered innocent until proven guilty. Our next article
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is titled Several lodged in Pike County Detention Center. Several
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individuals were recently arrested and lodged in the Pike County
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Detention Center. Those arrested, according to the booking log at
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the jail, included Monday, July sixth Eden D. Young thirty nine,
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Sad Avenue, Pikeville, public intoxication, Curtis V. Murphy forty eight,
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Regina Belcher Highway, Elkhorn City, failure to appear, Brittany Bassler,
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Pinson Fork Road, mc andrew's contempt of court. Larry R.
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Thacker Junior, forty five, Billy Compton Branch, Pikeville, parole violation,
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Tuesday July seventh, Ronald R. Adkins fifty six, Peach Orchard Branch,
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Island Creek, Pikeville, du I second offense leaving the scene
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of an accident in a traffic violation. Lisa C. Hatfield
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fifty three, Kentucky three nineteen Hardy failure to appear, Christian R.
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Stanley thirty Pikeville, failure to appear, Kayla S. Simpson thirty,
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Kettle Camp Branch, Elkhorn City, first degree trafficking in a
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controlled substance fentanyl first defense, first degree trafficking in a
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controlled substance methamphetamine first defense, and second degree persistent felony offender. W. R.
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May fifty two, Turkey Creek Road, South Williamson, first degree
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possession of a controlled substance fentanyl, tampering with evidence, first
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degree trafficking in a controlled substance methemphetamine, second or greater offense.
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John C. Atkins fifty two, Turkey Creek Road, South Williamson,
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first degree trafficking and a controlled substance methemphetamine first defense
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and failure to appear. Amy N. Gooselin thirty three, Wright
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Fork of Peter Fork, mccarr. First degree trafficking and a
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controlled substance fetanyl Spurlock D. Atkins fifty five Autumn Lane, Pikeville,
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first degree trafficking of a controlled substance and failure to appear.
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Samantha L. Baker forty four South Canney Highway, Pikeville, first
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degree possession of a controlled substance methmphetamine first defense, first
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degree trafficking in a controlled substance methamphetamine first defense, second
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degree possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, possession
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of drug paraphernalia, and first degree persistent felony offender. Terry S.
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Runyon forty nine US one nineteen Belfrey, first degree trafficking
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and a controlled substance ventanyl. Kenneth L. Jude thirty six,
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Smith Bottom Place, Sydney. Trafficking in a controlled substance fentanyl,
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first defense. Alicia R. Robinson forty one, Groundhog Lane, Robinson Creek,
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Trafficking in a controlled substance fentanyl, first defense. Chasaity D.
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Hopkins forty seven, Little Robinson Creek Road, Pikeville, second degree
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burglary and theft. Kenneth W. Chapman forty seven, Bent Branch,
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Mountain Road, Sydney. Convicted person in possession of a handgun
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and second degree persistent felony offender. Lawrence S. Kimmel thirty six,
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Railroad Circle, Betsey Lane, contempt of court. Jordan Allen Hamilton
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twenty three, Callahan Branch, kemper d u I, first defense
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and traffic violations Wednesday, July eighth. Charles D. Thacker forty one,
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Ridgeline Road, Raccoon, fourth degree assault child abuse. Teddy A.
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Eppling twenty five left fork of dry Fork, Elkhorn City.
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Second degree disorderly conduct and alcohol intoxication and menacing. Chadwick
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Allen forty seven, Osborne Fork, Vergee, parole violation. Curtis E.
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Church forty six, mead House Fork, Canada, non payment of
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fines and failure to appear. Jonathan P. Coleman thirty seven,
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marrow Bone Creek Road, Elkhorn City, d u Y aggravated circumstances,
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first defense, possession of drug paraphernalia, first degree possession of
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a controlled substance methamphetamine, second defense, third degree possession of
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a controlled substance and possess of an open alcoholic beverage
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container in a motor vehicle. Cody S. Perkins thirty eight,
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address unavailable, contemptive court. Christopher C. Fitzpatrick thirty two, Daniels
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Creek Road, Banner, failure to appear. Melissa A. Miller Fouch
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fifty eight, Kentucky ten fifty six Pins and Fork, fourth
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degree assault, dating violence, minor injury. Editor's note. The above
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list reflects people lodged in the Pike County Detention Center.
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The charges against them are merely accusations, and the defendants
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are presumed innocent. Until if and when they are proven
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guilty or enter a guilty plea. Our next article is
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a continuation from Christmas continued from page one a. If
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they don't have transportation, the hospital will contact the nearest
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Shrine Club and that's what our vans are for and
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will transport them down to the hospital and back home
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and all this is free to the families. If you
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have a child or no a child who needs help,
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call Shriner's Hospital for Children in Lexington at eight hundred
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six six eight forty six thirty four for general information
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or eight hundred four four four eighty three fourteen for
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a new patient appointment. We just want to help as
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many children as possible, Kenney continued, That's what this is
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all about, and we do it for the kids. For
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additional information, you can visit their website at www dot
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Hillbilly Christmas in July dot org, their Facebook page, or
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call six oh six two two six zero seven twenty six.
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This article is accompanied by a photo captioned this Harley
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Davidson motorcycle will be given away at the conclusion of
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the annual Christmas in July Randy Jones' Memorial Ride on
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July eighteenth. Photo by Gary Sloan. Our next article is
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continuation case ep continued from page one. A Amanda Hall,
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senior director for National Campaigns at dream dot Org, said
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that the effects of using incarceration to deal with the
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drug problem have been devastating. In eastern Kentucky, new prisons
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were built, jails were overcrowded, expanded. Hall said, this is
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blood money. I went to prison and was separated from
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my children over two OxyContin pills. I received two five
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year sentences. The opioid settlement funds, Hall said, should be
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used properly. This should go directly to those communities to heal,
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to stop the cycles of trauma, to stop the cycles
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of incarceration, and to keep people alive, all said. The
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Center Spalding said, has produced a model ordinance to be
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adopted by local governments which would establish an advisory council
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to guide spending of the funds. Hall said it is
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important for the voices of those who have been most
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affected by the opioid epidemic to be heard in decisions
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on how to spend the money. It is so vital
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that the folks that have been directly impacted and are
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still in packed it be part of the suggestions on
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how to spend that money. All said, if local governments
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are really unsure, don't know where to start. For one thing,
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please start spending this money with the federal cuts right now,
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more than ever, this money needs to get to the
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people that need it the most. Pike County's expenditure and
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fiscal year twenty twenty five, according to the Kentucky Center
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for Economic Policies analysis, was fifty thousand dollars to Unite
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Pike Coalition for its Pike Opioid Prevention Education Program, which
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recruited retired teachers to implement the research and evidence based
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Too Good for Drugs in Pike County schools. The organization's
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assessment of this expenditure was good. The organization also found
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that Pikeville spent three thousand, nine hundred seventy three dollars
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in opioid settlement funds and fiscal year twenty twenty five
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out of the nearly one point one million dollars it
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has received in total Coal run. The data shows has
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received a total of seven thousand, five hundred thirty four
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dollars in opioid settlement funds, but spent none in fiscal
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year twenty twenty five. Our next article is titled k
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y TC Pikeville by Pass rock Fall mitigation project may
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be finished by end of month. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
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District twelve announced in a statement July seventh, significant progress
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has been made on the Pikeville Bypass rock Fall mitigation project,
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with work now expected to be completed by the end
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of July, which is ahead of the original projected completion
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date of mid August. Crews have made excellent progress across
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all phases, The statement said. Work is now focused on
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higher elevation and more challenging sections of the rock face,
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including the area near the intersection of Summit Drive. According
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to the statement, beginning later in the week, contractors will
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begin preparing the Summit Drive corner for shot crete application.
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Motorists should expect approximately two more weeks of intermittent flagging
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operations near the Summit Drive traffic signal while this work
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is completed. Drivers are encouraged to slow down, remain alert,
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and anticipate brief delays. The statement set once work on
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the Summit Drive side is complete, crews will shift their
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attention to the Herald's Branch side of the project. Although
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drilling has already been completed in this area, crews must
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still prepare the rock face for steel stabilization and reinforcement,
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and then apply shot crete. Intermittent flagging will also be
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necessary throughout this last phase of the project, according to
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the statement, Following completion of the rockfall mitigation work, crews
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will perform final project activities, including ditching operations, flushing drainage structures,
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and addressing pavement conditions along the bypass to ensure the
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roadway is ready for normal traffic operations. KYTC appreciates the
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public's patients and cooperation throughout the construction. The statement said,
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as always, motorists are reminded to use caution in work zones,
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obey all traffic, can con devices, and watch for workers
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and equipment. Our next article is titled Fiscal Court discusses
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increase in stray animals by Olivia Morgan. The Pike County
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Fiscal Court met in regular session on July seventh, during
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which a discussion developed regarding concerns about a county wide
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stray animal issue. During the meeting, District three Commissioner Freddie
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Lewis raised a conversation about the overwhelming number of stray
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animals in the county. He said it has become a
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major issue and a solution needs to be considered. I
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love animals, but it's filtering out into the county and
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it's a major problem. He said. Somebody's got to step up.
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Lewis said that although no kill shelters are ideal, they
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are only a temporary solution. He said that while some
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animals are held in shelters, others are left hungry and displaced.
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You have to weigh it out and ask which one
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is worse. He said, do you euthanize them in a
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respectful manner at a shelter or do you watch them
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starve to death and get run over by cars. Lewis
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proposed an open discussion about possible answers to the problem,
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such as encouraging local residents to adopt from the shelter. However,
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some animals spend long periods of time without being adopted.
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If we can't get them adopted out, we're going to
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have to put them to sleep and make room so
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we can continue to pick up other dogs, he said.
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During the discussion, Pike County Judge Executive Ray S. Jones
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said he is opposed to euthanizing adoptable animals. I am
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not for killing a healthy animal, he said. For every
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animal we have at the shelter, there are probably ten
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or more running round on the streets. Jones suggested to
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the members of the court that a spay and neuter
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law be enacted, requiring pet owners to have proof of
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their animals spay or neuters status. People buy these animals,
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they can't take care of them, then they turn them loose,
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he said. They don't have them spayed or neutered, and
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it creates a bigger problem. You need to adopt them.
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You need to require people to have them spayed or neutered,
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and you need to have some kind of licensing to
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make sure that happens. He continued. As long as I
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am judged, I am not foud euthanizing healthy animals. Jones said,
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there are currently no animal licensing or spay and neuter
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requirements in place. In other business, the Fiscal Court also
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won acknowledged the receipt of the Pike County Public Library
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District budget overview for July twenty twenty six through June
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twenty twenty seven, two approve the appointments to the Mountain
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Water District Board of Commissioners and three adopted a resolution
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approving the execution of a memorandum of agreement between the
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Pike County Fiscal Court and the Commonwealth of Kentucky Transportation
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Cabinets Department of Highways for up to three hundred and
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sixty two thousand dollars and Local Assistance Road Program funding
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for Jones Fork and Big Card road projects. The Pike
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County Fiscal Court will meet in a special session at
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ten a m On July sixteenth, according to Fiscal Court
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Clerk Christine Damron. Originally, the court was to hold its
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regular meeting on July twenty first. However, scheduling conflicts have
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forced the date change. Our next article is a column
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backyard Banter by Jeff Vanderbeck, publisher, titled if the Flag
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triggers You leave, It's clear we can't get through one
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holiday or milestone without national drama. It's not like we
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are getting enough drama with Trump wanting to put his
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name on every government building or start no Win wars,
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or that Senator McConnell may or may not be on
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life support while his wife abruptly leaves for China. I'm
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sure callshe betters are salivating The new drama was created
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by a lame talk show host who became offended by
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the American flag. Thank god we live in a country
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where we have the freedom to say and act the
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way we please, regardless of whether what we say is
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so insanely ridiculous that it leaves normal people scratching their heads.
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While at our weekly rotary meeting, one member complained that
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he had heard that a talk show host said she
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felt unsafe seeing all the American flags when she walks
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down the street. Our speaker was veteran Larry Miller, who
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was disturbed at the comet. I thought for sure that
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didn't happen, and no one could be that stupid to
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say that on national TV. I underestimate the stupidity of people. Sometimes.
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I did some research and yes, it's true. The ladies
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on the view were discussing a very important and disturbing
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topic that happened on the fourth of July. A group
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of white nationalists clad in masks and long sleeved shirts
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boarded a train in DC. On that train was also
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one lonely young black female sitting by herself. A reporter
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from Reuters captured the image that went viral and it
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was disturbing. The white nationalists have the right to bore
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howard any train they choose. They have a right to
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say what they want because our country allows these freedoms,
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while their exercise of the freedom of expression and peaceful
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assembly is disturbing and misguided. These are rights they see Vanderbeck,
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page seven A. Our next article is a guest column
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titled Week in Review Agriculture, Budget and Energy by Bobby McCool,
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State Representative ninety seventh District. As Kentucky's new fiscal year
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officially began on July first, lawmakers spent the first week
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of July laying the groundwork for the year ahead through
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four interim joint committee meetings and one statutory Committee meeting.
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From reviewing how taxpayer dollars are invested in schools and
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state programs, to examining Kentucky's prison system, energy assistants, agricultural industries,
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and education accountability, legislators received updates on the implementation of
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recently enacted laws while exploring priorities that will help shape
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future policy and budget decisions. Together, the meetings reflected the
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General assemblies continued oversight of state government as a new
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fiscal year gets under way. IJC on Agriculture lawmakers heard
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updates on two industries, medical cannabis and bourbon. Officials with
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the Office of Medical Cannabis discussed the state's medical cannabis program,
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its implementation, and what it could mean for Kentucky farmers
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and the agricultural economy. Members also heard from the Kentucky
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Cannabis Industry Alliance about the industry's outlook. The committee concluded
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with a presentation from the Kentucky Distillers Association on Bourbon's
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economic impact and its long standing connection to Kentucky agriculture.
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IJC on Appropriations and Revenue. Members examined how Kentucky plans, funds,
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and prioritizes school construction projects, hearing from the Kentucky Department
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of Education and the School Facilities Construction Commission about the
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partnership used to assess facility needs, allocate state and local funding,
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and help ensure students have safe, modern learning environments. Members
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also reviewed career and technical education investments that prepare students
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for high demand careers, and discussed the state budget process,
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including how the executive branch manages funding appropriated for agencies
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and programs. IJC on Judiciary members heard from the Department
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of Corrections on the C McCool page seven A. Our
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last article is a column paddling upstream by S. J.
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Ruth titled Manure and muck Boots. Don't get me wrong
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on this. I'm not saying we would definitely have won
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if someone hadn't inserted himself into the World Cup red
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card controversy, but it is what it is. You'd think
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all these sign watching people would have caught the billboards
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by now. All he touches turns to manure. Once that
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call was made to the FIFA president, team USA's future
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was cursed. Remember how badly the next plate that one
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game at home in the finals, Donald takes Madison square. Unfortunately,
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we've run out of time. We'll have to end it there.
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This concludes today's reading of the Appalachian News Express. Your
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reader has been Zach Jordan. Thank you for joining me.
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