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Rain floods Graham Lumber
Written by Shelley Gulley   
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
By: Shelley Gulley
Anywhere from 6 to 8 inches of rain fell and gathered in Northern Kentucky Tuesday night. The excessive rain resulted in flooding along with damaged homes, businesses, roads, bridges and power outages. While nearby counties Lewis and Mason have been declared in a state of emergency, Fleming County did not receive enough damage for the same declaration.
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Cooper retires, Belcher takes helm
Written by Danetta Barker   
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
By Danetta Barker
Editor
It’s a dream job, being Fleming County Librarian.
As one beloved and familiar face leaves a new one takes its place.
Beverly Cooper, who worked at Fleming County Public Library for 33 years, has retired.
“I’ve enjoyed almost every minute of it,” Cooper said.
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Lightning strikes Hilltop Church
Written by Danetta Barker   
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
By Danetta Barker
Editor
His father appeared to Moses in a burning bush, so it makes sense that Jesus would appear in a burning church.
Many people, who were at Hilltop Christian Church when it first started burning, saw an image they were familiar with, that of Jesus in a white robe.
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Taxpayers' friend, magistrates raise salary
Written by Chaeli Glass   
Wednesday, 21 July 2010
By Chaeli Glass
Going out with a bang, two members of fiscal court, who will not be magistrates next year, led a heated discussion on raises and taxes.
In the July 13 meeting, Magistrates Steven Call and Kenny Souder wanted to decrease the insurance tax, while giving three county road employees substantial raises.
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Lockard joins sheriff's office
Written by Chaeli Glass   
Wednesday, 21 July 2010
By Chaeli Glass
There’s a new deputy in town. Ralph Lockard, a retired state police officer, has joined the Fleming County sheriff’s department. “Lockard brings 25 years of experience to the department.
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Live on Electric Avenue
Written by Administrator   
Wednesday, 21 July 2010
Live On Electric Avenue will be featuring The Country Boys this Saturday night, July 24. The band features Daryl Marshall from Owingsville on lead guitar and vocals and JJ Marshall from Owingsville on rhythm guitar and vocals.
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School board meets
Written by Shelley Gulley   
Wednesday, 21 July 2010
By: Shelley Gulley
Taking care of loose ends seems to occupy most of the time at Fleming County School Board meeting during the summer.
Handbooks, surplus inventory and fund rasiers were all discussed at the meeting.
The employee benefit guidelines were read and Superintendet Tony Roth said, “It is standard.” It was motioned by John Hyatt, with a second by Jaime Collinsworth to approve these benefits.
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A. Raymond tinnerman adds 28 jobs
Written by Danetta Barker   
Wednesday, 14 July 2010
By Danetta Barker
Editor
Creating jobs in a recessed economy is not easy. When an opportunity comes along to expand an existing plant and create more jobs, everyone involved wants to work toward that end.
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City council opens bids
Written by Danetta Barker   
Wednesday, 14 July 2010
By Danetta Barker
Editor
Dealing in used vehicles seems to have become a part of local government. City Council opened bids Monday night for surplus vehicles then discussed repairs needed for a used sludge truck bought within the last year.
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Mutton Busting comes to FC
Written by Shelley Gulley   
Wednesday, 14 July 2010
By: Shelley Gulley
This is the first year that many Fleming Countians may have witnessed, or even heard of, Mutton Busting. Tuesday night at the Ewing-Fleming County fair Hinton Mills and the Fleming County High School FFA held an organized Mutton Busting rodeo in the show ring.
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How to control the birds
Written by Chaeli Glass   
Wednesday, 07 July 2010
By Chaeli Glass
At dusk in Flemingsburg, some neighborhoods during summer months resemble the set of Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds. An overwhelming amount of starlings have been roosting in the area for several years, and residents have been trying a variety of tactics to keep away the birds and the accompanying nuisances that come with them—white splats on cars and pavement, the sound of thousands of birds screeching and roosting, the smell of uric acid in the air, for example. Why do the flocks return to Flemingsburg each summer?
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Sidewalks get facelift
Written by Shelley Gulley   
Wednesday, 07 July 2010
By: Shelley Gulley
While sidewalks are simply a paved path along the road used for safe pedestrian travel, many concerns regarding the renovation of sidewalks in Fleming County have been raised. The sidewalks in downtown Flemingsburg have been under different phases of renovations for almost six or seven years now, according to Mayor Louie Flannery. The causes of the renovations are not only to help beautify Flemingsburg, but to benefit residents of this county and sometimes fix waterlines that need replaced underneath of sidewalks.
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Live on Electric Avenue
Written by Administrator   
Wednesday, 07 July 2010
Live on Electric Avenue will be featuring Keith Hubbard and Hubcats this Friday night, July 9.  The Hubcats music is dedicated to preserving the American musical traditions of the South and features music that originated from the mouth of the Mississippi River and all points north.
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Sergent competes for Miss Kentucky
Written by Administrator   
Wednesday, 07 July 2010
LEXINGTON, KY – Thirty contestants from across the state will be vying for the title of Miss Kentucky 2010 and for the first time ever the public will have the opportunity to decide which contestant will become one of the semi-finalists on the final night of competition.
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Breaking News Blogged
Written by Administrator   
Wednesday, 26 November 2008
Breaking news, photographs and recent obituaries are posted in the Breaking News Blog, left. Also, the front page, lifestyles page, and the classified page may be viewed in a PDF format. Click View Pages.
Last Updated ( Thursday, 09 July 2009 )
 
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Written by Administrator   
Wednesday, 16 July 2008
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