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Pike Co. News - 8.31.26 · Eastern Kentucky Newspapers

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  Speaker 1: Now we turn to the reading of the Appalachian News
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  Speaker 1: Express for news in Pikeville and Pike County. As a reminder,
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  Speaker 1: Radio Eye is a reading service intended for people who
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  Speaker 1: are blind or have other disabilities that make it difficult
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  Speaker 1: to read printed material. The Appalachian News Express is donated
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  Speaker 1: to Radio Eye by the publisher. Your reader today is Naya.
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  Speaker 1: We will begin with the edition dated August 28th to 31st, 2026.
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  Speaker 1: Our first article is titled, Lawsuit Claims PCFC's Recession of
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  Speaker 1: Landfill Agreement Was Illegal, a News Express staff report. USA
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  Speaker 1: Waste and Recycling, which proposed to construct and operate a
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  Speaker 1: new landfill in Pike County, is claiming in a federal lawsuit,
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  Speaker 1: that the Pike Fiscal Court legally rescinded an agreement on
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  Speaker 1: the project. The federal lawsuit, filed August 26, against the
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  Speaker 1: county arises from a February 24 action in which the
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  Speaker 1: Pike County Fiscal Court voted 3, 4, and 1 against
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  Speaker 1: to rescind a host community agreement award to the Connecticut-based
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  Speaker 1: USA Waste and Recycling and its subsidiary American Land Reserved, LLC.
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  Speaker 1: According to the lawsuit, USA had incurred more than $ 2. 1
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  Speaker 1: million in expenses in land purchases, consulting and engineering fees,
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  Speaker 1: and legal fees. It also purports that as of the
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  Speaker 1: February 24th date, the franchise awarded to USA had a
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  Speaker 1: fair market value of no less than $ 20 million. The
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  Speaker 1: lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court Eastern
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  Speaker 1: District of Kentucky, London Division. The lawsuit claims that the
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  Speaker 1: host community agreement that the fiscal court approved in January 2026,
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  Speaker 1: then rescinded in two separate meetings in February and March,
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  Speaker 1: resulted in monetary damages to USA Waste and Recycling. Quote,
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  Speaker 1: American land reserves had compiled and continue to comply with
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  Speaker 1: with all of the terms and conditions set forth in
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  Speaker 1: the host community agreement when the Pike County Fiscal Court
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  Speaker 1: repudiated the host community agreement and thereby attempted to revoke
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  Speaker 1: the franchise, end quote. The lawsuit states, quote, the Pike
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  Speaker 1: County defendants have prevented American Land Reserve from proceeding with
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  Speaker 1: the development, permitting, construction, and operation of a new landfill,
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  Speaker 1: and have thereby denied plaintiffs all economically beneficial or productive
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  Speaker 1: use of the franchise, end quote. It continues that even
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  Speaker 1: if the Pike County Fiscal Court immediately, quote-unquote, ceased their
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  Speaker 1: interference in the franchise, their actions have already injured and
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  Speaker 1: damaged the franchise, quote, by significantly diminishing its value and
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  Speaker 1: are liable for the injuries and damages to the franchise,
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  Speaker 1: end quote. The lawsuit also claims that USA Waste and
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  Speaker 1: Recycling was not given the opportunity to appear or speak
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  Speaker 1: before the fiscal court, which denied the company its procedural
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  Speaker 1: due process rights in violation of the 14th Amendment in
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  Speaker 1: the U.S. Constitution. In the lawsuit, The company is asking
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  Speaker 1: that the court award it, an American land reserve, a
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  Speaker 1: judgment in, quote, an amount in excess of the jurisdictional
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  Speaker 1: minimum requirements of this court as to be determined by
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  Speaker 1: the trier effect, end quote. In addition, the lawsuit asks
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  Speaker 1: that USA Waste and Recycling be awarded a judgment in
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  Speaker 1: its favor and in the favor of American land reserve,
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  Speaker 1: finding and declaring that the Pike County, quote, The lawsuit
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  Speaker 1: also seeks a jury trial. interest on all pre- and
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  Speaker 1: post-judgment amounts, attorney fees, and, quote, all other relief, both
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  Speaker 1: legal and equitable, end quote, that USA Waste Management and
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  Speaker 1: American Land Reserve are entitled to. Our next article is titled,
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  Speaker 1: New Elementary School High School Renovations Set in Pikeville Independent
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  Speaker 1: Facilities Plan, by Olivia Morgan, staff writer. The Pikeville Independent
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  Speaker 1: School District is officially in the early planning stages of
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  Speaker 1: new construction and renovation for its facilities. Superintendent David Trimble
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  Speaker 1: confirmed that the district is planning to construct a new
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  Speaker 1: elementary school and gym on its existing property at an
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  Speaker 1: estimated cost of nearly $ 23 million and to renovate the
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  Speaker 1: high school at a total cost of more than $ 30 million.
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  Speaker 1: The Blue Goose Gym will also be receiving maintenance, currently
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  Speaker 1: estimated to cost more than $ 62, 000, according to the plan. Quote,
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  Speaker 1: in both cases, both facilities need some attention, he said.
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  Speaker 1: And so we decided, with this initial plan, to move
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  Speaker 1: forward with the process of looking at new construction for
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  Speaker 1: the elementary school, end quote. Trimble said the current plan
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  Speaker 1: would be to keep the current elementary school open. while
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  Speaker 1: constructing the new school on the grounds beside the existing facility.
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  Speaker 1: Hikeville High School will be renovated based on facility needs
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  Speaker 1: identified upon inspection, Trimble said. According to the facility's plan,
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  Speaker 1: some renovations to the high school include improvements to the
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  Speaker 1: HVAC system, gym, plumbing, site work, and structural components. Trimble
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  Speaker 1: also said the district is looking to refine the auditorium. Quote,
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  Speaker 1: Sound in the auditorium, that's a battle we fought, he said.
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  Speaker 1: Our kids are so talented and so good at what
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  Speaker 1: they do, and they deserve to not have that detract
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  Speaker 1: from the work they've done. That's an area we're going
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  Speaker 1: to address. End quote. According to the Facilities Plan document,
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  Speaker 1: the calculated cost of the construction and renovations is more
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  Speaker 1: than $ 54. 5 million. The Facilities Plan says, which is estimated
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  Speaker 1: to take four years, is in early stages and remains modifiable,
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  Speaker 1: Trimble said. He said the district has worked closely with
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  Speaker 1: his architect and financial advisor to ensure the plan is
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  Speaker 1: executed efficiently and responsibly. Quote, we want to be very
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  Speaker 1: strategic in where we spend money, he said. We have
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  Speaker 1: to remember that we're a state organization, so we want
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  Speaker 1: to be very cognizant of our taxpayers, our budget, and
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  Speaker 1: making sure that we never do anything at the expense
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  Speaker 1: of having the funding that we need to take care
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  Speaker 1: of the kids and their education. One of the promises
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  Speaker 1: we'll always make to our community is we'll be very
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  Speaker 1: forthcoming and honest about anything we do, he continued. It's
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  Speaker 1: important for folks to realize that the facility funding is
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  Speaker 1: in many cases separate from our general funding. Trimble also
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  Speaker 1: said the estimated costs are based on formulas and could
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  Speaker 1: ultimately be higher or lower once the projects got underway. Quote,
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  Speaker 1: He said, We're also always going to be hyper-focused on
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  Speaker 1: how we can provide the best for our kids, end quote.
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  Speaker 1: Trimble said the facility's plan will need to be approved
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  Speaker 1: by the State Board of Education before the district can
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  Speaker 1: move forward. Quote, Our next article is entitled, Election ballot
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  Speaker 1: finalized by Terry L. May, news editor. The deadline for
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  Speaker 1: anyone wishing to file a write-in campaign for the upcoming
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  Speaker 1: election passed at 4 p.m. on August 24th. With this,
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  Speaker 1: the ballot for the 2026 general election in November becomes final.
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  Speaker 1: Only one person, Cassandra Williamson of Hardy, exercised this option.
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  Speaker 1: she will be a recognized candidate for Pike County Magistrate
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  Speaker 1: District 6. However, according to Pike County Clerk Daryl Pugh,
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  Speaker 1: her name will not be printed on the ballot. Instead,
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  Speaker 1: there will be a box which must be marked labeled, quote, write-in,
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  Speaker 1: end quote. Once that box is selected, voters who support
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  Speaker 1: Williamson will physically write her name on their respective ballots.
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  Speaker 1: Election officers in the clerk's office said write-in notes must
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  Speaker 1: be legible and the write-in candidate's name must be spelled
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  Speaker 1: close enough to Williamson's name that election night workers can
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  Speaker 1: verify the voter was truly attempting to vote for her.
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  Speaker 1: There were no write-in campaign forms. filed with Kentucky's Secretary
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  Speaker 1: of State's office for state-level position affecting Pike County, including
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  Speaker 1: state representatives and district judges, according to the SOS election
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  Speaker 1: filing website. The formal write-in procedure allows candidates seeking office
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  Speaker 1: in that venue to raise political funds and spend money
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  Speaker 1: as part of their campaign, Pew said. Other candidates may
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  Speaker 1: still receive write-in votes, however. They are not allowed to
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  Speaker 1: utilize campaign financing. Williamson said she understands that she faces
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  Speaker 1: an uphill battle with a write-in campaign. Quote, I realize
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  Speaker 1: this is almost a losing cause, but I wanted to
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  Speaker 1: use a more independent route, Williamson told the News Express.
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  Speaker 1: There are a lot of things with both parties that
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  Speaker 1: I despise. I had several things going on during the
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  Speaker 1: last year that, had they not been happening, I would
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  Speaker 1: have filed as an independent candidate. I have had a
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  Speaker 1: lot of people who have indicated they are willing to
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  Speaker 1: help me with this campaign, she continued. If nothing else...
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  Speaker 1: Maybe we'll get things rolling for something to happen a
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  Speaker 1: few years down the road. Among things that Williamson wants
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  Speaker 1: to focus on in District 6 are improving an approximately
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  Speaker 1: one-and-a-half-mile section of the road between the end of the
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  Speaker 1: state maintenance of Kentucky 292 at Burnwell and the West
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  Speaker 1: Virginia state line at Sprigg, reopening the now-closed Nolan Bridge,
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  Speaker 1: expanding turnouts in the Rockhouse area, increasing tourism, and developing
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  Speaker 1: new economic opportunities. With no other formal opportunities for challengers
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  Speaker 1: to be added to the ballot, Susie Gibson Shearer now
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  Speaker 1: moves from Republican Judge Executive Nominee to Pike County Judge
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  Speaker 1: Executive Elect. Along with her, several other seeking offices move
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  Speaker 1: into that category. Those include John Blanton, State Representative, 92nd District,
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  Speaker 1: Mitchum Addison Mitch Whitaker, State Representative, 94th District. Robert F. Wright,
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  Speaker 1: Pike County District Judge, 35th District, Division 1. Tommy May,
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  Speaker 1: Pike County District Judge, 35th District, Division 2. Kevin Alton, PVA.
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  Speaker 1: Rodney Scott, Sheriff. Paul Howard, Jr., County Attorney. Kevin Hall, Coroner.
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  Speaker 1: Billy Kendrick, Constable, District 2. John Little, Constable, District 3.
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  Speaker 1: Jody W. Bailey, Constable, District 6. Joshua Leonard, Pike County BOE,
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  Speaker 1: District 4. Joe Ray Thornberry, Pikeville Independent BOE. Brittany Carter Raltiff,
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  Speaker 1: Pikeville Independent BOE. Kevin W. Pugh, Pikeville Independent BOE. Andrew Scott,
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  Speaker 1: coal-run mayor, and Nathan Bryant, Elkhorn City mayor. Hugh also
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  Speaker 1: reported that a recent review of the country's primary election
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  Speaker 1: by state auditors had good results. He said that a
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  Speaker 1: letter was sent to his office from Kentucky Attorney General
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  Speaker 1: Russell Coleman's office on August 11th, notifying the county that
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  Speaker 1: there were no findings of election irregularities. Pew said the
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  Speaker 1: Attorney General's office had been auditing 12 counties at random
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  Speaker 1: each year for the past eight elections. This was the
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  Speaker 1: first year Pike County was drawn from the lottery system
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  Speaker 1: used to select counties being reviewed. Our next article is entitled,
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  Speaker 1: Pikeville City Commission Discusses Street Closure for Events by Gary Sloan,
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  Speaker 1: staff writer. A lengthy discussion over the closure of downtown
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  Speaker 1: city streets for special events hosted by non-profit organizations, was
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  Speaker 1: held during the August 24th meeting of the Pikeville City Commission.
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  Speaker 1: The topic arose in the meeting's public comment period when
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  Speaker 1: members of the Kentucky Veterans Motorcycle Association, or KVMA, asked
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  Speaker 1: the commission to close Caroline Avenue from Main Street to
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  Speaker 1: 2nd Street for an event. An issue was whether the
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  Speaker 1: commission's had addressed the closure of city streets for non-profit
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  Speaker 1: organizations by ordinance. Quote, I know that we close streets
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  Speaker 1: for events such as Hillbilly Days, for example, but that
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  Speaker 1: is a city-sanctioned and permitted event. City Attorney Rusty Davis said,
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  Speaker 1: And we temporarily close off streets for 5K or 10K
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  Speaker 1: runs and such, but that is only for a certain
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  Speaker 1: period of time, and again, it's a permitted event by
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  Speaker 1: the city. I know the city is approached by many
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  Speaker 1: nonprofit organizations each year for such requests, Davis continued. I
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  Speaker 1: believe the city discussed an ordinance regarding these types of events. However,
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  Speaker 1: I'm not sure if the commission took action of that ordinance,
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  Speaker 1: end quote. Mayor Jimmy Carter suggested the commission table the
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  Speaker 1: item until the next meeting to allow Davis to research
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  Speaker 1: the ordinance in question and report back to the commission.
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  Speaker 1: The Commission agreed, and no action was taken on the
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  Speaker 1: request by the KVMC. In other action by the Commission,
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  Speaker 1: the Commission agreed to the payment of bills totaling $ 1, 592, 980.
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  Speaker 1: I can't read. Agreed to the payment of bills totaling $ 1, 592, 980. 82.
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  Speaker 1: The commission also approved the hiring of Amanda Moore, a
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  Speaker 1: certified police officer, as a patrol officer for the Pikeville
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  Speaker 1: Police Department. The next commission meeting is scheduled at 6 p.m.
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  Speaker 1: September 14th in City Hall. Our next article is entitled
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  Speaker 1: MCCC's QRT Provides Harm Reduction Services to Eastern Kentucky by
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  Speaker 1: Olivia Morgan, staff writer. Mountain Comprehension Care Center's Opioid Quick
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  Speaker 1: Response Team program serves to provide harm reduction services in
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  Speaker 1: eastern Kentucky. QRT program coordinator Rodney Holbrook said one purpose
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  Speaker 1: of the program is to eliminate and reduce opioid-related deaths
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  Speaker 1: throughout eastern Kentucky. QRT also strives to provide resources for
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  Speaker 1: those in need, he said. Quote, We help people reach
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  Speaker 1: other sources that they may need, such as inpatient treatment,
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  Speaker 1: sober living, and medication-assisted treatment, or MAT, clinics, Holbrook said.
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  Speaker 1: Anything that encompasses someone struggling with addiction, end quote. MCCC's
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  Speaker 1: QRT services serves five counties in the region, Pike, Floyd, MacGuffin, Martin,
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  Speaker 1: and Johnson. According to Holbrook, The program travels throughout the
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  Speaker 1: area to supply harm reduction supplies to struggling addicts, such
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  Speaker 1: as Narcan, overdose education, and fentanyl and xylosine test strips. Quote,
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  Speaker 1: these test strips are meant to provide the person who
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  Speaker 1: is using drugs some knowledge about what they are about
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  Speaker 1: to use, end quote, he said. Holbrook said QRT works
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  Speaker 1: with local drug and mental health courts. The program also
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  Speaker 1: works with local hospitals, allowing patients to be referred to
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  Speaker 1: MCCC for inpatient treatment. Quote, our turnaround time on that
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  Speaker 1: is within a couple of hours, sometimes 30 minutes, end quote,
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  Speaker 1: he said. Holbrook said addiction heavily affects the eastern Kentucky region,
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  Speaker 1: leaving impacts on individuals and their families. Quote, it affects
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  Speaker 1: all areas in the region, end quote, he said. The
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  Speaker 1: program typically visits communities within the region to provide resources
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  Speaker 1: and supplies approximately three to four times a week, according
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  Speaker 1: to Holbrook. Holbrook said QRT works diligently to meet its
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  Speaker 1: clients' needs, provide the best possible care, and educate others
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  Speaker 1: about substance abuse and overdose. More information can be found
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  Speaker 1: at www.mtcomp.org. Our next article is entitled, PSC Issues Order
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  Speaker 1: to Investigate the Affordability of Electric and Natural Gas Utility
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  Speaker 1: Service in Kentucky, a special to the Appalachian newspapers. The
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  Speaker 1: Kentucky Public Service Commission announced in a statement on August
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  Speaker 1: 26 that it has opened a case to provide an
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  Speaker 1: opportunity for the public and stakeholders in the Commonwealth to
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  Speaker 1: identify and discuss concerns and potential measures necessary to improve
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  Speaker 1: the affordability of electric and natural gas utility service for
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  Speaker 1: residential ratepayers. The Commission, according to the statement, made all
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  Speaker 1: regulated electric utilities and the five largest natural gas utilities
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  Speaker 1: parties to the proceeding to create a comprehensive record. The commission,
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  Speaker 1: the statement said, invites interested groups or individuals with a
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  Speaker 1: special interest in the affordability of electric and natural gas
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  Speaker 1: utility service to participate by seeking intervention to the case
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  Speaker 1: or by filing public comments. Public comments may be submitted
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  Speaker 1: through the Commission's website at https: / / pscky. gov slash
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  Speaker 1: case slash search cases public comments or by sending an
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  Speaker 1: email to psc.comment at ky.gov. Quote, access to electric and
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  Speaker 1: natural gas utility service is fundamental to the health safety,
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  Speaker 1: and well-being of Kentuckians, end quote. The statement said, quote,
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  Speaker 1: today's order notes that data collected from the Energy Information
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  Speaker 1: Administration show that calculated average residential electricity price in Kentucky
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  Speaker 1: was 10.87 cents per kilowatt hour, or KWH, in 2020,
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  Speaker 1: and was 13.24 cents per KWH in 2025, showing a 21.8%
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  Speaker 1: increase from 2020 to 2025. Given the current environment of
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  Speaker 1: rising utility costs, the Commission believes that a broader examination
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  Speaker 1: of electric and natural gas utility affordability issues would help
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  Speaker 1: the Commission better understand the factors affecting affordability across the
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  Speaker 1: Commonwealth and evaluate existing and potential approaches for addressing those concerns.
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  Speaker 1: The statement continued. The statement said that Commission intends to
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  Speaker 1: convene a technical conference in 2027 for parties to examine
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  Speaker 1: issues developed in the record, the statement said. The Commission
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  Speaker 1: has requested that parties file their initial comments and proposed
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  Speaker 1: topics for the case on or before September 30th. The
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  Speaker 1: order and other records in the case are available on
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  Speaker 1: the PSC website, psc.ky.gov. The case number is 2026-00185. Our
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  Speaker 1: next article is entitled, Kentucky to receive $ 358 million in
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  Speaker 1: settlement with META over child safety claims, a special to
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  Speaker 1: the Appalachian newspapers. Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman announced in
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  Speaker 1: a statement on August 26th a proposed landmark $ 17. 1 billion
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  Speaker 1: multi-state settlement with Meta, the parent company to Facebook and Instagram. Kentucky,
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  Speaker 1: the statement said, was one of four states joining California, Colorado,
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  Speaker 1: and New Jersey in leading efforts in federal court to
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  Speaker 1: make social media platforms safer for kids in the Commonwealth
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  Speaker 1: and across the country. Tennessee filed a separate action and
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  Speaker 1: brought it to trial in state court. Under the terms
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  Speaker 1: of the settlement, Kentucky will receive $ 358 million. The settlement
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  Speaker 1: comes just one week into what was expected to be
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  Speaker 1: a 6-8 week trial in Oakland, California. The settlement, according
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  Speaker 1: to the statement, is one of the largest state consumer
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  Speaker 1: protection settlements in the country's history, comparable to the big
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  Speaker 1: tobacco settlements of the 1990s. In addition to the payment,
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  Speaker 1: The statement said, Quote, While Meta is certainly punishing itself
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  Speaker 1: for its conduct, this was never just about the money,
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  Speaker 1: Coleman said. Kids deserve a childhood that isn't measured in
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  Speaker 1: likes and followers. The online protections delivered by this settlement
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  Speaker 1: will bring a generational change that will make social media
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  Speaker 1: platforms safer for Kentucky families, end quote. While safety improvements
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  Speaker 1: are ongoing, the statement said, The settlement requires META to
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  Speaker 1: implement immediate changes on Instagram and Facebook, including time limits
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  Speaker 1: and productive pauses for children for its two platforms, Instagram
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  Speaker 1: and Facebook, a combined two-hour daily time limit with mandatory
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  Speaker 1: pauses after 15 minutes of continuous use, and again at
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  Speaker 1: 60 and 90 minutes to interrupt endless scrolling. quote-unquote nighttime blocks,
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  Speaker 1: restricting children's access from midnight to 6 a.m. Limited school
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  Speaker 1: time access for children, eliminating push notifications on weekdays from
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  Speaker 1: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. during the school year. Robust
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  Speaker 1: age assurance measures to more effectively verify the age of
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  Speaker 1: young users. Safer, age-appropriate content controls, including stronger safeguards against bullying,
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  Speaker 1: content promoting eating disorders, and content related to suicide and self-harm. Stronger,
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  Speaker 1: more user-friendly parental controls. Most of the changes will be
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  Speaker 1: in effect for 10 years. Both the implementation and efficiency
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  Speaker 1: of the features will be regularly assessed by an independent
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  Speaker 1: auditor in the settling states, including Kentucky. Notably, this provides
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  Speaker 1: a template to increase online safety protection on other social
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  Speaker 1: media platforms, the statement said. Kentucky will also receive nearly $ 7. 5
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  Speaker 1: million from Meta to settle its investigation regarding Cambridge Analytica.
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  Speaker 1: Leading up to the 2016 election, it was revealed Meta
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  Speaker 1: shared non-public information about its users with third parties like
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  Speaker 1: the political consulting and data analytics firm, the statement said.
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  Speaker 1: This settlement is subject to court approval. Our final article
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  Speaker 1: is entitled, Panthers Roll an 8-0 Win Over the Tigers
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  Speaker 1: by Adam Mahan, sports writer. Pikeville's Truett Howells hat-tricked helped
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  Speaker 1: lead the Panthers to an 8-0 win over the Paintville
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  Speaker 1: Tigers in boys soccer action this past Tuesday at Bob
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  Speaker 1: Amos Park in Pikeville. Howell led the Panthers with three
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  Speaker 1: goals and one assist. He was followed by Lincoln Parsons
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  Speaker 1: and Andrew Pugh, both having one goal scored each and
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  Speaker 1: one assist each. Ethan Sloan, Nathan Newsom, and Rylan Varney
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  Speaker 1: all had one goal scored each. Ben Dredge, William Coleman,
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  Speaker 1: Nora Gehor, Laith El-Saka all chipped in with one assist each.
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  Speaker 1: Goalkeeper Will Coleman had five saves and a shutout. With
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  Speaker 1: the win, Pikeville improved to a 3-win, 2-loss, 1-draw on
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  Speaker 1: the season. Next for the Panthers will be Saturday, August 29th,
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  Speaker 1: against Pike Central at Bob Amos Park, set to begin
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  Speaker 1: at 2 p.m. This concludes today's reading of the Appalachian
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