It may have been a rumor last month, but as of Monday afternoon it became a reality. Powell County Ambulance Service Director Eddie Barnes was dismissed from his position by Powell County Judge Executive James Anderson. Barnes had served as director since Jan. 26, 2011. He was appointed by then judge executive, the late... »
At the age of seventeen a lot of things are important but it seems to most teens that age one of the most important things is prom. It is something you look forward to and something you prepare for many months. This weekend the students at PCHS will celebrate theirs. However, for some students this... »
Once again spring is upon us and so are the pesky fly-by-night home repair and landscaping people. I have already been approached twice about sealing my driveway, twice about mowing my yard and making it look like a pro baseball field. I found that one funny because I was on my riding mower when... »
Herbert R. Cook, 68 Herbert Richard “Dick” Cook, 68, husband of Shirley Cox Cook of Greenway Road, Stanton, passed away on Thursday, April 5, 2012 at Stanton Nursing Center. Born in Dayton, OH he was a son of the late Herbert Lee and Josephine Kennedy Cook and he was a former printer with Meade Paper... »
SBDM Parent Election Nominations for parent representatives on the PCHS School-Based Decision Making Committee will be accepted until April 19. The election will take place on Thursday, April 26 from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. in the PCHS library. Absentee ballots will be available April 20 until April 25. Absentee ballots shall be returned by... »
Property Transfers •Powell County Industrial Development Authority Inc. to Powell County Fiscal Court, 2.69 acres-Reed Industrial Park. •Robert Stamper and Yvonne Stamper to Vanessa Durbin, 0.58 acres-Skinner Branch Road. •George V. Sparks and Naomi Faye Sparks to Jerry C. and Charlene Weaver, tract 2-Minor subdivision, $32,000. •Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation to James Meade Jr., 1615 L. Hardwick’s... »
Something woke me. A crash? Breaking glass? My sleepy mind struggled to make sense of the sudden tingling that was running over me…fear. Maybe I had dreamt it. Rolling over, I checked the time on my alarm clock…12:30 a.m. Suddenly the unmistakable sound of shuffling could be clearly heard coming from the other end of... »
The Powell County Pirates entered the week refreshed after their spring break trip to Myrtle Beach. The Pirates began the week, this past Tuesday, with their first 56th District game of the year against the Lee County Bobcats. Lee County has been a strong opponent for Powell especially in the last few seasons. Joey Johnson sat... »
