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Several local residents hurried to gas stations on Tuesday to fill-up their vehicles and gas canisters. | Photo contributedÂ
A semi-truck drops a load of fuel off at the Barbourville Shell Station next to Wendy s Tuesday. | Photo contributed
The line to purchase fuel at Lee s Food Mart in Barbourville stretched out into the street Tuesday afternoon. | Photo contributedÂ
In scenes reminiscent of Y2K and the early 1970s, Tuesday saw local gas stations across the Tri-County area experiencing long lines of panicked motorists worried about a gas shortage hitting the region.
The panic at the pumps was exacerbated by a recent ransomware attack that shut down the Colonial Pipeline, the largest refined products pipeline in the United States. Based in Alpharetta, Georgia, the Colonial Pipeline is privately owned and carries approximately three million barrels of fuel a day across a stretch of more than 5,500 miles from Texas up to New York, and ser
By Erin Cox
Editor
May 10, 2021
BARBOURVILLE â A woman died Sunday after the car she was driving was hit head on by another vehicle that had hydroplaned.
Tonya Thompson, 43, of Stoney Fork, Kentucky, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Knox County Coroner.
According to a press release from Kentucky State Police, Post 10 Harlan received a call at 4:01 p.m. of an injury collision involving multiple vehicles on South KY 11 in Knox County.Â
Initial investigation indicates a 2006 gold Pontiac G6 operated by Tommy Golden was traveling north when his vehicle hydroplaned causing him to lose control of the vehicle, the press release said. The vehicle then crossed the center line and entered into the southbound lane of travel. The Pontiac struck a Toyota Rav 4, driven by Thompson.Â
Apr 30, 2021
Apr 30, 2021
The Knox County Board of Education is seeking to add the Knox County Area Technology Center to its list of schools.
On Monday night, the Board authorized chairman Dr. Thomas Ashburn to submit a petition to education commissioner Dr. Jason Glass at the Kentucky Department of Education for local control of the school.
Currently, the school district owns the facility, however, the courses and staff are decided upon by the state office of career and technical education. In this move, the school district would gain complete local control of the school including the staff. Part of the agreement with the Department of Education would include full funding for the operation of the school during the first year and seventy-five percent each year thereafter.
By Jarrod Mills
Staff Writer Apr 29, 2021
Hensley
BARBOURVILLE â The body of a Barbourville man who had been missing since February was found late Wednesday night.Â
Knox County Coroner Mike Blevins confirmed to the Times-Tribune that the body of Jason Paul Hensley, 38, had been found in a wooded area between Highway 25E and California Hollow. Blevins said the body had been found by a young man and young woman who were fishing.Â
Blevins received the call about the body at about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday evening. He said the teams on scene finished the recovery process around 2:30 a.m. Thursday morning.Â
The Medical Examiner Office in Louisville performed an autopsy and reports no trauma occurred to the body. KSP was waiting on toxicology reports as of Thursday afternoon.