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  • December 26, 2000: Two charged with murder plead not guilty; 40 children will have a Christmas to remember; Sheriff advises to check on elderly during cold spells; Photo Catch: JROTC cadets at Garrison Parade.

  • December 19, 2000: Higher gas rates approved for Vanceburg customers; Magistrates discuss bridge for Mead; Another inmate sets fire in cell; Chamber of Commerce board officers named; Photo Catches: Christmas lights at Polley home, AA Highway rollover accident, Giant snowman on Montgomery Road, Fly Branch bridge, Garrison parade horse.

  • December 12, 2000: Charges filed following collision investigation; Numerous accidents the result of black ice; City council considers cable franchise and curfews; Security company calls may be telephone scam; Police Report: Arrests made in auto theft, Arrest made in Camp Dix burglary, Pop machine break-in.

  • December 5, 2000: Second man charged in Prater death; Governor Patton delivers more than $1 million in grants; Drug searches underway in Lewis County schools; Garrison man killed in accident; Police & Fire Report: Inmate starts fire in cell, stolen items recovered.

  • November 28, 2000: School board hears audit results, construction updates; Turkey Run about done; Loose horses result in early morning accidents; Fire destroys Hazel Branch home; Laurel wins Lions Club Tournament.

  • November 21, 2000: Magistrates hear road plans; More accidents investigated; Update given on water project; First meeting set for Chamber of Commerce; Photo Catch: more wild turkeys.

  • November 14, 2000: Just over half of voters turn out; Weekend accidents investigated; Coroplast official gives update on company; Police report: Suspect arrested in Tollesboro burglaries, Black Oak burglary investigated, Arrest made following pharmacy burglary; Photo Catch: veterans.

  • November 7, 2000: AA Highway accidents claim two; Suspects charged after Lions Club burglary; Tollesboro burglaries investsigated; Leo Club has successful Sight Night.

  • October 31, 2000: Beating death of Vanceburg man under investigation; several join at Chamber meeting; Rock quarry now open for business; Photo Catch; "big bug".

  • October 24, 2000: Ground broken for rail spur; Veterans Day ceremony planned; Flight of the Asian Lady Beetle; Jim Shelton commissioned a Kentucky Colonel.

  • October 17, 2000: Gas rate increases 25%; Chamber of Commerce now seeking members; Magistrates hear child restraint request; School board hears test results; Vanceburg home damaged by fire.

  • October 10, 2000: City Council adopts child restraint policy; Sheriff's office receives grant; Sight Night gives trick or trating a new focus; Meeting held on tobacco money; Coroplast ground breaking.

  • October 3, 2000: Vanceburg named Renaissance Community; Coroplast expansion begins; Plans in the works for Chamber of Commerce; Magistrates approve bids, set meeting time; Police Report: Fire at Little Cabin Creek, Accident injures Garrison man, Tollesboro burglary.
  • September 26, 2000: High winds cause damage; Utility board approves bids; Remains identified; Police Report: 6 injured in accident near Quincy, Hit & run on Route 9, ATV theft in Tollesboro.

  • September 19, 2000: Magistrates set tax rates; City Council sets tax rates; Police Report: Remains found on riverbank, Burtonville attempted burglary, Meadowbrook accident; Photo Catches: Foster "Sid" Meade AVEC parade float, Miss Teen Lewis County 2000 Tiffany Haitz, wild turkeys.

  • September 12, 2000: Pageants will have Olympic theme; School Fair Parade to remain Saturday event; Police Report: Stolen truck recovered, Arrest made in Garrison burglary; Photo Catch: turkey buzzard.

  • September 5, 2000: Quincy accident claims life of father and son; Teens charged in burglaries; Red Cross seeks chapter in Lewis County.

  • August 29, 2000: Parade supporters want return of Friday activities; Rash of burglaries being investigated; Man arrested following chase; LCHS volleyball.

  • August 22, 2000: One charged with marijuana cultivation; Magistrates discuss mobile home park; TCS students to ride Lewis Co. school buses; Police & Fire: Theft at construction site, Three arrested folowing fight, Car fire in Vanceburg.

  • August 15, 2000: MDS volunteers honored; Chamber of Commerce may be formed; Candidates file for council, school board seats; Photo Catches: Robert Nash's canteloupes, Jo Anne Tolle's cactus, new county road grader.

  • August 8, 2000: Dr. Talley honored; Escapee apprehended near Concord; Police Report: Cedar Hill burglary and three charged in prescription case; Photo Catches: Jim Bob McGlone honored; cows under a tree, hornets nest.

  • August 1, 2000: Local water projects have ceremonies; Logging accident claims life of Vanceburg man; Police Report: Scaffold Lick burglary, injury accident on Rt. 3037; Photo Catches: historic step and a groundhog.

  • July 25, 2000: Magistrates set flood pay; Sheriff Lewis explains ATV law; Police Reports: Two charged in Black Oak burglaries, Three injured at AA and 59, Pizza truck overturns; Cross country mower trip.

  • July 18, 2000: School board hears request for bus service; Electric Plant board adopts procurement code; Photo Catches: Lewis County Farmers Market grand opening, and controlled burn house fire on Flinders Drive.

  • July 11, 2000: Three petitions presented to Fiscal Court; City Council accepts gift of bridge; mobile home fire in Camp Dix and accident on Happy Hollow; Photo catches: Clete Zornes BBQ, and Tollesboro parade horses.

  • July 4, 2000: City Council meets in special session; Trial continued for Sonny Landham; Burglaries in western Lewis County; Photo catches: bees and a bat.

  • June 27, 2000: Eye exams now law; Electric Plant Board hears project updates; Accidents at St. Paul and Firebrick under investigation; Photo Catches: tobacco growing; ironworkers at Justice Center; hummingbird.

  • June 20, 2000: School workers to get 7% pay raise; Magistrates adopt 2000-2001 budget; Little League wraps up successful season; Photo Catches: accident at Super Quik, accident at Bivens' car wash, farmers market opens.

  • June 13, 2000: Coroplast will locate at Black Oak Industrial Park and related stories; Police Report: dirt bike stolen, two face marijuana charges, stolen property recovered; Photo Catch: sturgeon caught at mouth of Kinney.

  • June 6, 2000: Renaissance application completed; Annex groundbreaking held; Police Report: Quincy residents evacuated, AA Highway accident, Vanceburg man charged, Super Quik burglary; Photo Catches: Gary Kidwell award; Fair Housing poster winners; VFW Memorial Day wreath; ironworkers position beam at annex project.
  • May 30, 2000: Committee works to complete Renaissance application; Annex ceremony set; Webb, Duvall win Primary; Photo Catches of the Week: fire at Triple D Lumber Company, squirrel of a different color; Damon Robinson's first turkey, Eric McCane's catfish.

  • May 23, 2000: Relay for Life; Everman Lumber Company fire; Police Report: truck fire and Tollesboro burglary; Classroom telephones to be installed; Photo Catches: Best of the Class 2000, Michael Tucker places at FBLA state competition, striping at Lions Lane and AA Highway, construction at Happy Hollow Union Church.

  • May 16, 2000: Record setting County budget proposed; County schools receive 12 grants; Police report: Malone sentenced in triple murder, one injured in AA accident; Cameras to provide security at LCHS; Photo Catches: JROTC rappelling, Clarksburg Christian Church construction, Roscoe Bivens' strange rock, flowers and landscaping at Vanceburg entrances.

  • May 9, 2000: City Council sets clean-up week; Partners in Education appreciation day; Police Report: more marijuana plants and truck theft; Photo Catches: Lions honor E.V. Holder, azaleas at Cunningham home

  • May 2, 2000: Hundreds apply for job opportunities; E.V. Holder honored; Police Report: Garrison marijuana arrest and car theft; Photo Catches: new village sign, Lvangle Gilliam's tulip garden, Barbara Bryant's giant morel, James Brown's catfish

  • April 26, 2000: Deadly week on the AA; Application for rail spur funding; Glenmary Farm fixture to be moving on; Local association providing flood assistance

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