Lewis County Herald
2002 News Archives

• December 31, 2002: What were the top news stories of 2002?; Cooper's dreams come true; Applications still accepted for unemployment; Photo Catch: Lewis County bailiffs.
  
  
• December 24, 2002: Lottery makes winners of Lewis County families; School Board hears CATS analysis; Shirley Porter recognized by postal service; Photo Catch: Santa in Garrison Christmas parade.
  
  
• December 17, 2002: Industrial Park project moves along; Fiscal Court changes insurance to KACo; Al Roe donates clock; Photo Catch: George Plummer receives plaque.
  
  
• December 10, 2002: Winter storm hits Kentucky; Council increases donations; Fire at Glenmary Farm burns chapel; State expands 511 hotline.
  
  
• December 3, 2002: No Call signup is Tuesday; Three charged in burglary; Two charged following Cabin Creek burglaries; Photo Catch: False alarm on Thanksgiving.
  
  
• November 26, 2002: Magistrates hear right-of-way woes; JROTC competes at Field Day; Vanceburg resident honored; Photo Catches: Carl Marshall at checker tournament, Allan Harman plaque, LCMS academic team.
  
  
• November 19, 2002: Water project moves along; School Board updated on performance; Animal control is topic for humane society; Photo Catches: 18-point buck and piebald buck.
  
  
• November 12, 2002: Underwood, Lucas, Borders win; Ohio man arrested after chase; Authorities look for bank robber; Council sets rates for property taxes.
  
  
• November 5, 2002: Shock probation denied for murder defendant; Concord teen dies after being struck by train; Accident investigated; Photo Catch: trick or treat.
  
  
• October 29, 2002: Traveler just "passin' through"; Accident fatal for Quincy man; Firefighters called to fire at Central; Photo Catch: Hissing cockroaches at Central Elementary.
  
  
• October 22, 2002: Sewer system discussed for Garrison wastewater; Accident investigated; State awards funds for education in jail; Photo Catch: Bobby Mackey.
  
  
• October 15, 2002: Ohio man charged following chase; Officials set city tax rates; Boulder in roadway struck by three vehicles; Plant Board audit is clean.
  
  
• October 8, 2002: Daughter and son rescue Randy Bartee from river; Slate set for November election; $1,000 reward offered; Photo Catch: mushroom.
  
  
• October 1, 2002: Officials set local tax rates; Woman not hurt in AA Highway rollover; More pot destroyed; Photo Catches: Buck Carroll and Breaking New Ground, 4-H pumpkin contest; greased pig; sorghum making.
  
  
• September 24, 2002: Bentley Store closing after 64 years; Four sentenced in Prater murder; More pot destroyed; Local tax rates set.
  
  
• September 17, 2002: Magistrates mull sanitation law; Property taxes delayed, will be addressed later; Pot grown by inmates found on county land; Photo Catches: Tobacco settlement check, Mock ATV accident; 9/11 remembrance ceremony at Vanceburg Rehab.
  
  
• September 10, 2002: Dr. Williams arraigned; Marijuana seized in Vanceburg; New restaurants opening; Photo Catch: 9/11 balloon release.
  
  
• September 3, 2002: 9/11 victims remembered; Harvest Day will be September 28; Lewis County horses have West Nile; Photo Catch: buildings painted.
  
  
• August 27, 2002: Local facility gets another UK link; Smith & Hull join sheriff's department; Plummer gives monthly report; Photo Catch: Tanker-truck overturned.
  
  
• August 20, 2002: Fiscal Court sets property tax rate; CBT score improvements made; Knives taken in burglary; Photo Catch: Ken Lucas visits Tollesboro clinic.
  
  
• August 13, 2002: Council meets in regular session; Blitz Build project this week in Tollesboro; Doctor arrested in Baltimore; Photo Catch: wild turkey.
  
  
• August 6, 2002: Alltel closes deal with Verizon; Former sportscaster dead at 86; Fatal fire remains under investigation; Photo Catches: agriculture field day,  farmers market and a close-up view of a copperhead.
  
  
• July 30, 2002: Fire claims life of Joe McCane; Thurman pleads guilty in Prater death; 9-1-1 service in operation; Grand Jury indicts one.
  
  
• July 23, 2002: KET program will feature Kinney, local fishermen; South Shore doctor indicted on drug charges; Depot museum events; Photo Catch: foggy sunrise.
  
  
• July 16, 2002: School board hears reports; Auto/pedestrian accident fatal for Tollesboro woman; Portsmouth man charged after accident; Photo Catch: new light fixtures installed.
  
  
• July 9, 2002: Rail improvements continue; City Council purchases accounting software; Fire destroys home; Unemployment in Lewis County continues down.
  
  
• July 2, 2002: Marijuana eradication efforts continue; Landham first to file in governor's race; Body of Laurel man found near his home; Vanceburg/Lewis County July Celebration schedule.
  
  
• June 25, 2002: City Council adopts budget; Grant awarded for skateboard park; Vanceburg man charged after marijuana spotted; Photo Catch: Geoff Davis visits Vanceburg.
  
  
• June 18, 2002: Relay raises $36,500; Fiscal Court adopts new budget; Plant Board approves budget; Photo Catch: construction at Tollesboro clinic and Black Oak Industrial Park.
  
  
• June 11, 2002: MRI services available locally; City budget is leaner this year; City adds cruisers to fleet; Photo Catch: garage fire.
  
  
• June 4, 2002: Primary narrows slate of hopefuls; Rail crossing replacements called "state-of-the-art"; Police investigate accidents; Photo Catch: wrestling fund raiser for Band of Pride.
  
  
• May 28, 2002: Repairs needed on Straight Fork; Plants seized, man charged; Wildlife area dedicated; Crash results in death of Olive Hill woman.
  
  
• May 21, 2002: Ground broken for Black Oak industrial park development; Electric Plant Board gets project updates; Fiscal Court addresses residents' complaints; School Board meets.
  
  
• May 14, 2002: Council gets update from Adelphia; Cleanup Week deemed successful; Autos collide on Sunday; Photo Catches: Meet the Candidates, LCHS senior portfolios.
  
  
• May 7, 2002: LCHS students get first hand advice about drinking and driving; Mobile clinic makes first stop in Vanceburg; Reward offered in four-wheeler theft; Photo Catches: Morel mushrooms and JROTC volleyball.
  
  
• April 30, 2002: Mobile FEMA Center provides assistance; School board hears KEES report; Two charged after attempted break-in; Photo Catch: tire collection.
  
  
• April 23, 2002: Graduation will be on a Saturday; Exchange student from Spain; Folk Art Display at Depot Museum; Photo Catch: Dogwood tree in bloom.
  
  
• April 16, 2002: Work underway at clinic; Magistrates hear project update; Questions raised about new clinic; Photo Catch: LCHS science fair winners.
  
  
• April 9, 2002: Council adopts Comprehensive Plan; Burglary thwarted by homeowner; Chamber will host Meet the Candidates; Photo Catches: Vanceburg Lions radio auction, snow on a plow, accidents.
  
  
• April 2, 2002: Tollesboro clinic closer to reality; Burglaries under investigation; Four injured in AA Highway accident; Photo Catch: Spring break snapping turtle hatches.
  
  
• March 26, 2002: Region hit by flash flooding; Lions Radio Auction next week; Kidwell named top umpire; Tobacco producers favor mandatory grading.
  
  
• March 19, 2002: 911 service on the way; Concerns aired to magistrates; Siblings reunited after 64 years; County Clean-up set for next week.
  
  
• March 12, 2002: Council updated on water; Deputy injured in Sunday crash; Ohio man jailed on drug charges; Four arrested following burglaries.
  
  
• March 5, 2002: Driver's licenses have new look; March is Severe Storms Preparedness Month; Relay for Life gospel sing planned; Vanceburg Head Start accepting applications.
  
  
• February 25, 2002: Landham lawsuit to continue; Industrial Authority discusses improvement proposals; Accident injures two; Photo Catches: workers install awning on Main Street, and a double rainbow.
  
  
• February 19, 2002: Magistrates discuss ambulance service; School Board hears successes; Concord receives grant; Photo Catches: Deputy Simonetti graduates,  Car seat checks.
  
  
• February 12, 2002: Push on for cleaner Kentucky; Council updated on proposed skate park; Tollesboro burglaries under investigation; Tobacco grading referendum planned.
  
  
• February 5, 2002: Several file for primary; Farmers Market plans for new season; Lewis has highest unemployment rate; Photo Catch: tobacco auction.
  
  
• January 29, 2002: Water project closer to reality; Electric Plant Board meets; Garrison businessman Orville Bentley died; State Cost Share Program sign ups.
  
  
• January 22, 2002: School board begins new year; Magistrates approve budgets; Summer jobs at 4-H camps; Photo Catches: Snow scenes and fire in Garrison.
  
  
• January 15, 2002: City to apply for funding; Industrial park work continues; Apparent suicide under investigation; General Assembly session underway.
  
  
• January 8, 2002: Car fire claims life; Men arrested for attempted robbery; Burglary suspect arrested; Photo Catches: Power infrastructure construction, Rock face icicles.
  
  
• January 1, 2002: What were the top stories for 2001?; Phase II checks are in the mail; Man arrested for parole violation; Photo Catch: holiday lights in Garrison, fire on Rock Run, Santa at VFW.
  
  

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