Football fans plan to pray before game
Updated: 8:29 PM They were told to stop praying at high school football games, now fans at one eastern Kentucky school are making their voices heard.
Updated: 8:29 PM They were told to stop praying at high school football games, now fans at one eastern Kentucky school are making their voices heard.
Updated: 7:39 PM Many people attending a high school football game say they still plan to pray before Friday night's game.
Updated: 6:04 PM Friday night will mark Bell County High School's first home football game since the district was forced to do away with the pre-game prayer.
Updated: 5:59 PM They've crossed state lines to help those who lost it all! A group of "volunteers" from the University of Tennessee is spending fall break in Bell County helping flood victims rebuild.
Updated: 6:22 PM The state auditor says a pattern of payments that were not properly recorded or deposited and were not refunded to taxpayers in 2009 and 2010 is what she finds alarming about this audit.
Updated: 6:00 PM Weeks ago Bell County High School was forced to do away with the pre-game prayer at football games because of a family's complaint. Now members of the community are fighting back, one shirt at a time.
Updated: 10:22 PM It's a meal making machine on wheels! That's how some are describing a new canteen the Salvation Army unveiled in Bell County.
Posted: 5:38 PM Volunteers from all across the country are in Bell County this week giving a helping hand to many flood victims.
Posted: 4:09 PM Two inmates that escaped from the Bell County Forestry Camp are now back in custody.
Posted: 4:39 PM The Middlesboro Yellowjackets will look to rebound from last week's 63-20 loss to Bell County when they welcome Harlan to town.
Updated: 5:27 PM The steady rain probably ruined your outdoor Labor Day plans, but state forestry officials said the soaking showers came at just the right time.
Posted: 9:26 PM Hundreds of people are still trying to repair the damage caused by flash flooding back in June.
Updated: 5:45 PM Hundreds of people are still trying to repair the damage caused by flash flooding back in June. But as FEMA announced on Friday, help is on the way.
Updated: 4:27 PM The wait is over for many of those devastated by June's severe flash flooding.
Updated: 6:59 PM The rivalry between these two schools was strong during the 80s and 90s, but it was a bit one sided with the Bobcats winning the majority of those games in that span.
Updated: 7:42 PM He had a gun and ammo all in his backpack. A student at Pineville High School is now facing charges for bringing that weapon among other things to school.
Updated: 10:58 PM Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear announced nearly $300,000 National Emergency Grant for flood cleanup.
Posted: 9:16 PM A scary situation in Bell County when a student brings a loaded gun to school.
Updated: 7:55 PM Kentucky Senate Leader Mitch McConnell made a number of stops in the area Wednesday. A concern for most people - the economy and how the Commonwealth will bounce back. But local officials say Washington D.C. seems to be standing in the way.
Updated: 10:08 PM It's what many of you are talking about. A complaint forces Bell County Schools to stop prayer before football games. And as you can imagine, everyone has an opinion on this issue.
Updated: 7:35 PM Bell County High School football games normally start with a prayer over the loudspeaker. But that was missing from Friday's home opener!
Updated: 9:08 AM Lt. Governor Daniel Mongiardo, Pineville Mayor Sherwin Rader, along with representatives from Pineville Community Hospital, and Purgenix Incorporated unveiled today Kentucky’s first pure air hospital.
Updated: 9:43 PM Cleaner air is better air.
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