Aug 26 Local News Williams Demands Beshear Denounce ‘Attack on Prayer’ After a state official advised a rural Kentucky school district against having a minister lead prayers before athletic events, Republican gubernatorial candidate David Williams is calling on Democratic Governor Steve Beshear to defend the practice. A Kentucky Department of Education attorney told Bell County school officials that allowing Christian prayer at the beginning of football […] By WFPL News Aug 26 Local News Williams Demands Beshear Denounce ‘Attack on Prayer’ WFPL News
Jun 27 Environment ‘Cooperation’ Key to Bell County Mine Rescue Last week, heavy rainfall downed trees and power lines across the state. It also flooded a coal mine in southeastern Kentucky, trapping three men underground. Early last Monday morning James River Coal’s Jellico #1 Mine was nearly empty. It was between shifts, and the only people in the mine were three men doing maintenance work. […] By Erica Peterson Jun 27 Environment ‘Cooperation’ Key to Bell County Mine Rescue Erica Peterson
Jun 20 Environment Three Coal Miners Rescued from Bell County Mine Three miners who were trapped in a Bell County coal mine all day yesterday were rescued last night unharmed. The men were working in James River Coal’s Jellico #1 Mine when rising flood waters trapped them, blocking the exit. Federal, state and coal company officials were at the scene all day, as teams worked to […] By Erica Peterson Jun 20 Environment Three Coal Miners Rescued from Bell County Mine Erica Peterson