The Mountain Advocate

The weekly newspaper of Barbourville and Knox County, Kentucky. Established 1904. Owned by Mountain Advocate Media, Inc. Your Only Hometown Newspaper

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Mountain Advocate: Bill would establish Vaping Settlement Trust Fund to support prevention programs https://t.co/Z8ZsXwDDlG

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Mountain Advocate: Lynn Camp falls to South Laurel in Regionals https://t.co/H8870tKk8o

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Mountain Advocate: TSW laces up boots for Rock'n Roll Extravaganza https://t.co/BgHBiJ4h2i

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Mountain Advocate: Shelbie Mills is a Lady Panther https://t.co/4cilLLtXfk

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Proud to see Ty Clark have the opportunity to step the next level.
Always a little extra, to see a player wear the Orange and Black of @UnionKyBsb

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Mountain Advocate: Mobley steps down as Lady Cats head coach https://t.co/juUYGT031Q

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Markelle Turner continues to make history
The junior guard became the first ever Union men's basketball player to be selected to three All-American teams after being named a Second-Team selection by the NAIA on Tuesday. https://t.co/nEnkTFHPrw

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Wendy Rehna Martin age 45 of Foley, Alabama, departed this life on Sunday, March 19, 2023. She was the daughter of Wendell Bargo and Rita (Gambrel) Dunford. She was born in Knox County, Kentucky on December 27, 1977. https://t.co/NT5CDwjDwp

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Knox County Sheriff Mike Smith is reporting the following Enforcement Actions... https://t.co/TUkJD9Xo8K

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Bro. Arthur E. Jackson, 69, of Fourmile, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 16, 2023. He was born August 11, 1953, in Bell County to the late Obie and Ellen Jones Jackson. https://t.co/NH6V54i3n9

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Scenes from Kentucky's opening round win over Providence in the NCAA tournament. Photos by Wayne Mason https://t.co/GmndZUqTmp

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The Appalachian Children’s Home is facing a civil lawsuit following the arrest of a former employee earlier this year. On January 27, Knox County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to Barbourville ARH Hospital due to a juvenile allegedly being assaulted b… https://t.co/NRawdEnDXN

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A Corbin man is facing several charges, including attempted murder, following an incident early Friday, March 17. https://t.co/Vm4dXfTeuc

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A Woodbine, Ky., man, Danial Scott Nantz, 33, entered a guilty plea on Thursday, before U.S. District Judge Robert E. Wier, to the intentional murder of a federal witness, Geri D. Johnson.   https://t.co/C3TsRaoNPr

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Mrs. Linda J. West, 76, of Barbourville, the wife of James West Sr., passed away Wednesday afternoon, March 15, 2023 at the Barbourville ARH Hospital.  She was the daughter of the late Arnold T. and Mildred June Deaton Goins. https://t.co/UieO9rC6ZY

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Mr. Charles Edward Smith, 73, of Woollum, passed away Monday evening, March 13, 2023 at St. Joseph London.  He was the son of the late Edward and Nora Smith born on January 24, 1950 at Bailey Switch. https://t.co/riMbpjDOJH

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Mr. Charles Edward Helton, 83, of Barbourville, passed away Sunday morning, March 12, 2023 at the St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington.  He was the son of the late Ballard Bunch and Cleda Helton born on July 10, 1939 in Knox County. https://t.co/NTFrYYMzn0