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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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RADIOI by the publisher. Your reader today is Zach Jordan.
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We will begin with the addition dated June nineteenth to
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twenty second, twenty twenty six. Our first article is titled
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AT and T Kentucky Targeting copper theft with ten thousand
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dollars Reward by Russ Cassidy. AT and T Kentucky is
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offering a ten thousand dollars reward for tips leading to
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the arrest and conviction of copper theft suspects in Kentucky,
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and while AT and T officials say the theft is
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down in some places, there have been ninety nine thefts
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so far in twenty twenty six, costing the company roughly
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five hundred thousand dollars in reaws. However, according to AT
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and T Kentucky president Carlos E. Sanchez, the financial cost
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is not the only see reward page five A. Our
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next article is titled Pike Man pleads guilty to federal
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child foreign charge. A Pike County man has pled guilty
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to a federal child pornography charge, according to court documents,
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on June sixteenth, Charles Michael Hopkins, thirty five, of Indian
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Creek Road, Virgie, pled guilty to a charge of possession
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of child pornography, which carries a maximum prison sentence of
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twenty years, followed by between five years and life of
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supervised release. According to an affidavit filed in the case
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by FBI Special Agent Matthew T. Haines, in June twenty
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twenty five, the Electronic Crimes Branch received a cyber tip
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line report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
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The report, according to the affidavit, was that a video
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had been found by a cloud storage company containing footage
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of a completely nude prebebescent male minor engaged in a
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sexual activity with the nude adult male. The phone number
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connected to the possessor of the video was linked to Hopkins,
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the affidavit said, and upon investigation, it was found that
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there were twelve additional NCMEC reports linked to Hopkins. After
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obtaining a search warrant for the cloud storage account linked
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to Hopkins. Haines wrote c Hopkins page seven A. Our
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next article is titled Southeast Chamber names new president. The
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Southeast Kentucky Chamber of Commerce announced in a statement on
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June eighteenth that long time President and CEO Jordan Gibson
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NBA IOM KC has resigned to accept a new position
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as a wealth advisor with Community Trust Wealth and Trust Management.
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Gibson's tenure with the Chamber continues through the end of
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the month before he begins his new role. The Chambers
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Board of Directors has selected Tiffany Coleman to succeed Gibson
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as President and CEO, effective July first. Coleman currently serves
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as Vice president of Accounting and Special Events and brings
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extensive financial knowledge and operational experience to the position. The
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statement said. Coleman will also complete her certification from the
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US Chamber of Commerce Foundations Institute for Organization Management on
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July second. IOM is a four year credential in nonprofit
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management and serves as the industry standard for chamber and
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association education. Gibson joined the Southeast Kentucky Chamber in twenty
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seventeen and has led the organization through a period of
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significant growth and transformation, the Chamber said in the statement.
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During his tenure, the Chamber has expanded membership, strengthen regional partnerships,
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enhanced member services, and grown signature programs and events that's
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support business and community engagement throughout Eastern Kentucky, the statement said.
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Throughout his time as CEO, Gibson has been deeply engaged
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in community service and regional leadership. Beyond the Chamber, he
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has served on several boards and commissions dedicated to advancing
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economic growth, preserving local heritage, and enhancing the quality of
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life throughout the region. His service, according to the statement,
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includes leadership roles with the Rotary Club of Pikeville, supporting
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community service projects and charitable initiatives, the Big Sandy Heritage
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Center Museum, helping preserve and promote the rich history and
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culture of the region while advancing efforts to attract visitors
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and strengthen heritage tourism, and the Pikeville Main Street Program,
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where he has worked alongside city leaders to support downtown revitalization,
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encourage investment, and foster a vibrant business environment. At the
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state level, the Chamber said in the statement, Gibson has
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represented the interests of Eastern Kentucky through his involvement with
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the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and Leadership Kentucky, collaborating with
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business and civic leaders from across the commonwealth to address challenges,
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develop future leaders, and advocate for policies that support economic prosperity.
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Through these organizations, the statement said, he has worked to
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ensure that the voice of Southeast Kentucky is represented in
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conversations shaping the future of the region. It has been
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in honor and privilege to serve the Southeast Kentucky Chamber
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and the see Chamber page nine A. The article is
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accompanied by a photo of Tiffany Coleman. Our next article
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is titled Pike Tourism revenue decreases, local officials remain optimistic
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by Terry L. May. The Commonwealth of Kentucky once again
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saw a rise in tourism spending and economic impact, while
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several counties, including Pike, saw a decline in the twenty
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twenty five numbers. Despite that, local tourism officials are still optimistic.
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The Kentucky Department of Tourism's twenty twenty five economic Impact
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report shows Pike County had an eleven percent decline from
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the previous year, with total tourist spending of sixty nine
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point seventy one million dollars. The county was one of
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five counties that reported a double digit decline. The statistics
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in the report, however, indicate that despite the reported decline,
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Pike County is still a tourism leader across the Commonwealth.
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Tourism spending placed the county second in the Eastern Highlands
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North Division and within the top twenty counties in Kentucky. Quote.
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Even with the drop, we are second only to the
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Ashland Boyd County area in our district, Pikeville City Tourism
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Executive Director Jill Dotson said, continuing, quote, I'll take that
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any day. Other counties in the fifteen county district include
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Rowan County, an area that is part of the Daniel
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Boone National Forest with Cave Run Lake and a large
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regional university Moorhead State, along with neighboring Floyd and Johnson Counties.
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Quote I'm really excited. See Tourism page two A. The
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article is accompanied by a photo submitted by Pikeville Pike
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County Tourism captioned tourists from Wisconsin recently went on a
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motor coach tour of Pike County and visited the McCoy well.
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They also toured many other areas and attractions available in
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the region. Our next article is a photo titled two
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vehicle collisions sends one to the hospital, An Appalachian newspaper's
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photo by Bruce Justice, captioned first responders set a two
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vehicle crash on June sixteenth near Belfrey resulted in one
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person being transported to the hospital. Belfree VFD Chief and
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Pike County EMS Director Jackson so the crash occurred when
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the driver of a Toyota Camry attempted to pull out
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from the seven to eleven marathon when he entered into
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the path of a gravel truck that was traveling south.
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There were no other injuries, Jackson said. The photo shows
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emergency vehicles behind a damaged vehicle and men picking up debris.
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Our next article is titled Several indicted by Pike Grand Jury.
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A Pike County grand jury convened on June sixteenth, re
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turning thirteen true bills, indicting fourteen individuals. Those indicted and
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their charges are Patria Lynn Adkins, Kentucky eleven sixty two,
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West Liberty, third degree burglary, theft, first degree criminal mischief
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and first degree persistent felony offender. Second Keith Boyer, Maple Lane,
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Pikeville theft of property and first degree persistent felony offender.
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James Christopher Byrd Marshall Branch, Burgee, first degree possossession of
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a controlled substance. Fourth Glenn Kahn, Timeline Estates, Prestonburg and
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James E. Crow Geyser Heights, Pikeville, first degree criminal mischief
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and violation of a protective order con fifth Amanda Graham
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Mate Creek, Mate one, West Virginia, first degree possession of
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a controlled substance two counts and possession of drug paraphernalia.
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Sixth Austin Jones, Upper Chloe Road, Pikeville, trafficking in marijuana,
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second degree possession of a controlled substance while in possession
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of a firearm, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Seventh Judy Jones,
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Pond Creek, Elkhorn City, first degree possession of a controlled substance,
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third degree possession of a controlled substance, Duy prescription drug
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not improper container and traffic violations eighth Timothy Justice Schoolhouse,
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Lefti Fork Road, Pikeville, second degree burglary, theft and first
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degree criminal mischief. Ninth Ramona Mills also known as Ramona Mills,
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ash Avenue, pe Wee Valley, third degree burglary, theft and
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first degree persistent felony offender. Fifth Cody Perkins, Reddale Road, Pikeville,
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first degree possession of a controlled substance in public intoxication.
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Eleventh Lena Renee Rose, Allegheny Road, Hellier, first degree trafficking
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and a controlled substance Twelfth Amanda Thacker, East Big Creek Road, Sydney,
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first degree possession of a controlled substance DUY and a
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traffic violation. Thirteen James Warwicks, South Mayo Trail, Pikeville, first
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degree fleeing or evading police, receiving stolen property, first degree
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possession of a controlled substance, second degree possession of a
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controlled substance, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia d
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u I, first degree persistent felony offender, and a traffic violation.
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Editor's note. An indictment is not an assertion of guilt.
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It is a finding by a grand jury that there
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exists enough evidence to formally charge an individual with a crime.
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All individuals listed are considered innocent until proven guilty. Our
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next article is a continuation of tourism continued from page one. A.
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I am really excited with our twenty twenty five numbers,
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said Pikeville, Pike County tourism marketing director j Shepard, to
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borrow from the cliche, we had a perfect storm in
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Pike County. We were coming off twenty twenty four when
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we set record breaking spending numbers, and then we had
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a major flood. We were known nationally as a flood
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disaster area. I was worried we would have no numbers
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to report quo. We had an entire shopping center that
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was just droid and many other businesses were closed, he continued,
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But here's the thing, our spending has still been tremendous.
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Hopefully we won't get flooded again and get those numbers
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back to where people can see. This is just directly
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a reflection of that disaster. One of the biggest sources
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of tourism spending for Pike County comes from motor coach visitors,
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Sheppard said. Before the COVID nineteen pandemic in twenty twenty,
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Pikeville Pike County tourism was among the top nationally in
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terms of motor coach spending dollars. Quote. COVID almost destroyed
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that industry, but since that time we have been rebuilding
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that market, Shepherd said. Both twenty twenty three and twenty
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twenty four showed high numbers in spending, with twenty twenty
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five being only about one to two percent less than
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twenty twenty three. Quote. The twenty twenty six numbers will
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show whether the drop in spending dollars is a trend
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or the twenty twenty five decline was because of the flood,
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He continued, but our twenty twenty six numbers already seem
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to be strong. Spending in twenty twenty three was seventy
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point six million dollars and seventy eight point six million
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dollars in twenty twenty four, State tourism reports show quote.
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I think overall, our economic impact on our region is
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incredibly impressive, she said. Certainly, there is a bit of
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a drop off, but we still had excellent numbers. I
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think next year we will see a difference in the numbers. Quote.
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I am thrilled that people are still choosing the eastern
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Kentucky region, especially Pikeville and Pike County, to come and visit.
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Dotson continued, we have a major impact not only the
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Pikeville City tourism, but also the Pikeville Pike County tourism.
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We are two separate offices, but we certainly have the
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same goal getting people in our area and showing them
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a wonderful time. Both Dotson and Shepherd say that tourism
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remains strong in Pikeville and Pike County because of a
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myriad of tourism opportunities, cultural, historic, scenic, beauty, venture tourism,
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and retail shopping that are available in one location. Quote.
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One of the things that visitors comment the most about
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is the hospitality that they receive when they come to
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Pikeville and Pike County. Shepard said. They crave that along
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with having real, authentic experiences when they go somewhere. We
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give them that. Our next article is titled Hatfield McCoy
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Marathon sees both usual Comma unusual in twenty twenty six
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by Bruce Justice. You could say Charleston, West Virginia native
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Hector Falcon easily winning his second Hatfield McCoy Marathon would
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be representative of a routine outcome. For the twenty twenty
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six race, Falcon not only set a chorus record with
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a time of two hours thirty three minutes and thirty
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six seconds and twenty twenty four, shattering the old record
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of two hours forty one minutes three seconds sent way
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back in two thousand and six. But he returned this
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year after sitting out in twenty two twenty five, to
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finish with a still remarkable time of two hours forty
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two minutes and twenty five seconds in much hotter and
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humid weather conditions than runners had to battle and overcome
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in twenty twenty four. The same could be said of
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Zoe Brown of Ardada, Colorado, who not only finished first
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in the women's division with a time of three hours,
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ten minutes fifty five seconds, but she also managed to
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break a year's old record time of three hours, thirteen
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minutes twenty two seconds set in twenty sixteen. And then
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there was Los Angeles, California marathoner Rachel Rodriguez, who you
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might say was representative of the unusual aspect of the
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twenty seventh annual marathon, mistakingly believing this year's race was
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scheduled for Sunday, June fourteenth instead of Saturday, June thirteenth.
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Rodriguez had to run her version of the marathon completely
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alone a day late. Quote, it's a really good story,
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race director Alexis Batusa said. Quote. She got mixed up
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on the date, so she talked with Selina and starters,
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and arrangements were made for her to run the course
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on Sunday, which she did, and which she managed to
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do in about four hours. Quote. I just think something
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like this is very representative of any race in a
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given year, he continued, But I also think it's the
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kind of anomaly that makes them really great, Batusa said.
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In total, nearly seven hundred runners registered for this year's marathon,
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up more than one hundred from last year, with two
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hundred and twenty five of those having registered for the
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full marathon and having traveled here from forty different states.
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In Washington, d c. Quote, we had one hundred sixty
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seven to run the BlackBerry half, which was up from
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last year, and one hundred eighteen to run the River
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Road half, which was down somewhat, he said, quote, but
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I think that was because the walking bridge connecting West
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Virginia and Kentucky at the golf course was a big
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part of the runner experience running the River Road half,
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and since that's no longer there because of it being
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destroyed in the February twenty twenty five flooding, I think
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a lot of them just chose to run the BlackBerry
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half instead, Batusa said. The other unusual aspect of this
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and every marathon preceding it was again the hospitality shown
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to every participant. Quote at the end of the day,
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that's what makes this marathon what it is, Batusa said.
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The hospitality and kindness shown people doing whatever it takes
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to accommodate everyone and getting you to the finish line.
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That's what makes it really special. This article is accompanied
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by two photos by Bruce Justice. The first caption is
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Zoe Brown of Our Dada, Colorado, finished first in the
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women's division of the twenty twenty six Hatfield McCoy Marathon
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with a record time of three hours, ten minutes, fifty
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five seconds in the women's division. The second caption reads Charleston,
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West Virginia, NAH native Hector Falcon won the twenty twenty
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six Hatfield McCoy Marathon. For a second time on June thirteenth,
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with a time of two hours, forty two minutes twenty
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five seconds. A third photo submitted by the Tug Valley
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Roadrunners Club caption reads runners leave the parking lot of
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the South Williamson Food City on June thirteenth to kick
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off the twenty twenty six Hatfield McCoy Marathon, which drew
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runners from across the United States. Our next article is
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a column titled are Belfry organizers drunk? Backyard Banter with
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Jeff Vanderbeck. Belfree wants to become a city, and an
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independent group wants the entire county wet, meaning alcohol sales
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for all. Naturally, there's a buzz pun intended surrounding the efforts.
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An independent group wants alcohol sales county wide, and if
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you look at our recent poll on www dot news,
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dash expressky dot com, eighty percent of responses want alcohol
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as well. Frank, I'm amazed it has taken this long
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for an effort like this to happen. The group is
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not made up of a bunch of raging alcoholics, just
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a group of people who want to see progress county wide.
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Local alcohol sales will generate much needed tax revenue for
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the county, potentially cut down on drunk driving arrests, and
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open the entire county for commerce. The group is a
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big proponent of those measures, while the county clergy is
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totally against alcohol sales. I guess the water into wine
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part was ripped out of their bible. What areas have,
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according to an accident Analysis and Prevention report, the potential
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to reduce DUIs. The report stated that in dry areas,
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residents have to drive farther to obtain alcohol or go
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to an establishment like a restaurant, which increases the time
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of possible impaired drivers on the roadways. Local sales can
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eliminate boot leggers, which we all know are still prevalent
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in the county. Just ask the politicians. Bootleggers for u
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years have been used by crooked politicians to bribe people
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for votes, and wet areas have a lower rate of
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meth labs according to the state's study. So there's that
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local sales could possibly increase the opportunity for new restaurants, entertainment,
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and hospitality venues to locate in wet areas. Wet areas
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could spark entrepreneurs to become successful by starting a business,
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creating jobs and paying taxes implications To start, the county
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would need an ABC administrator, which could be paid for
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by the increased alcohol tax dollars generated. The study reported
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a potential increase in crime as bars can be a
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major hub for violence, you know, ego driven idiots with
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quote beer muscles who want to prove a point and
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start fighting or worse, discharge a weapon. I spoke to
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incoming Judge Executive Susie Shearer, and she said that the
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issue is for the people to decide if and when
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it gets to the ballot, and whatever the outcome, the
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people have spoken and that's how it should work if
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it's administered properly and monitored. I'm for the county being wet.
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Now on to the plans for the city of Belfry.
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There is a small group of individuals who apparently are
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not happy with the county and want to morph into
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their own city. While it's a novel idea, the implications
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could severely damage the county and the probability of this
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happening is slim. In order for Belfrey to become its
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own city, a petition must be signed by a majority
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of local voters, and based on the last election, the
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majority stayed home. I wonder if anyone really cares. Then
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an official act of Kentucky's General Assembly must be undertaken
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to charter the legal boundaries. Due to the mass up
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front costs associated with such an endeavor and the costs
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of running another small city, the state rarely approves new incorporations.
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The state prefers places to stay unincorporated or become annexed
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into an existing city, which will happen, so I don't
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look for this endeavor to go too far. If the
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long shot were to happen, the city of Belfrey would
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transition away from the county and potentially have a self
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governing municipality with its own taxing authority, local laws, and
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public services. You read that correctly. Higher taxes will be
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needed to support the efforts of a few people who
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are behind this movement new Belfrey City see Vanderbeck, page
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nine A. Our next article is a column titled not
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Ready Paddling Upstream with SJ. Ruth. Some things you're just
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not ready for. You don't realize that until that thing
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lands at your feet. I've been ready for most of
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the hits that come with sixty something years. That doesn't
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mean they didn't hurt, or that I didn't stagger for
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a while. It just means I could see them coming.
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I got the chance to flinch, throw up a hand,
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to prepare for the blow. Divorce, death of parents, a
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cancer diagnosis. Terrible things to live with, but none were surprises.
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Sudden loss of a sibling is something else entirely. Loretta
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and her three sons would all tell you their hometown
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is Elkhorn City, but Johnny was the only one of
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us actually from Pike County. He was born at Pikeville
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Methodist Hospital in nineteen sixty eight. I was ten and
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Mitch was four. We've moved to Elkhorn from Georgia just
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a year before. It wasn't long before everyone in town
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knew Johnny. John and Loretta, for the most part, were
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free range parents. Johnny roamed like a free range chicken
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with its head cut off. He might be anywhere at
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any time, probably running, which was probably safer than hanging
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with his older brothers, who tended to talk him into
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the kind of stunts Johnny Knoxville dreamed of. He was
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both highly suggestible and indestructible. The kid had a permanent
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knot in the middle of his forehead between his eyes
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because he always led with his head. He had a
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big wheel and he knew how to use it. Clyde Mullins,
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who nicknamed all the neighborhood kids, dubbed him sugar Bear.
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His buddies called him peanut for size whichever. He was
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a many nuclear football, liable to go off at any time.
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Everyone who knew him has young Johnny and trouble stories,
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but everybody loved him because he was the sweetest little
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force of nature. Just sometimes you had to take a
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whiffle ball back to him. Mother did. Anyway, There was
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a short period when I might not have been surprised
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by my baby brother's demise. He went through a rough
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time and developed some bad habits. I knew he was indestructible,
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but accidents happen. Then a miracle, just like in a
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hall Mark movie, he was saved by a good woman.
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It took a while, but her golden heart revived his.
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She grabbed a hold and shook him up, smacked him
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into what he could be. That was twenty years ago.
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Now I'm in shock. When Mitch called, I could barely
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understand what he was saying John is ten years younger
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than me. He can't just sit down on this porch
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and die. That doesn't make any sense. It still doesn't
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make any sense. There was no warning. We messaged the
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day before he called weekly. He was the one worried
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about me. My baby brother was supposed to sing over
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me ten years older. The odds are clear. The last
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thing I thought I'd be doing is memorializing him. But
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that's what we'll be doing Saturday near his home in Elizabethtown.
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All prayers, love, healing vibes and incantations for his family
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are humbly appreciated. There are things you're just not ready for.
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We need all the help we can get. Our next
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article is titled PSC issues order to compel against Williamson
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in MWD case by Terry L. May. The City of
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Williamson has failed to provide documentation requested by the West
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Virginia Public Service Commission in reference to a complaint against
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the city. The PSC has now issued an order to
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compel for the materials. Earlier this year, Pike County, Kentucky
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based Mountain Water District filed a complaint with the West
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Virginia PSC after the Williamson Water District increased its resale
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water and sewer rates. The complaint, or appeal for the
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WVPSC to disapprove the rate request, stipulates that Mountain Water
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District is a resale customer of Williamson for water purchases
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and wastewater treatment services under separate contracts and related amendments
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between the two entities. Mountain Water District officials said the
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entity purchases twenty percent of its water from the City
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of Williamson. The complaint, which was submitted by MSD to
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the WVPSC on April tenth, stated that the city on
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March twelfth enacted two ordinances that increased wholesale water and
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sewer rates, and on March twentieth filed those ordinances with
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the WVPSC pursuant to wv Code twenty four Dash two
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Dash four b B for state approval. As part of
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the investigation into the complaint, the PSC asked for a
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corroborating documentation from Williamson, which, according to the new order
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issued on June fifteenth, the city has failed to provide.
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The order enumerates ten separate items needed to complete the process.
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The order states that the city did not provide the
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information and in some instances told it PSC it would
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have to obtain it elsewhere. Quote. On June twelfth, staff
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moved to compel the City of Williamson to respond. The
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order states Williamson filed a response on May twentieth, but
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failed to provide both most of the information requested. The
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City of Williamson suggested staff seek the information from other sources. Unfortunately,
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we'll have to cut the article short there. This concludes
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today's reading of the Appalachian News Express. Your reader has
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been Zach Jordan. Thank you for joining me. Please stay
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