Benham NewsLocal news for Benham, KY continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Fighting spirit needs a positive direction- February 24, 2008 If there has been one theme in this column through the years it's the inability of Harlan Countians to work together to help Harlan County. via Harlan Daily Enterprisehttp://www.topix.net/city/benham-ky/2008/02/fighting-spirit-needs-a-positive-direction?fro... UNITE's 100th Drug Roundup Targets 51 Suspects In Harlan County- February 20, 2008 Continuing problems with illegal drug sales throughout Harlan County resulted in a roundup targeting 51 individuals on Friday, February 15. via WKYT-TV Lexingtonhttp://www.topix.net/city/benham-ky/2008/02/unites-100th-drug-roundup-targets-51-suspects-... Mountaintop removal opponents protest in Frankfort- February 18, 2008 "We're not going to have water" Hundreds of opponents of the mining practice known as mountaintop removal lined the underground tunnel which connects the Kentucky state capitol with the annex of offices across the street. via Independenthttp://www.topix.net/city/benham-ky/2008/02/mountaintop-removal-opponents-protest-in-frank... Rallying for their cause - Protesters call for passage of bill to protect mountains- February 16, 2008 "On the natural resources committee, most of the people on there are coal-related. You don't even have a hearing promised, and if you had a hearing it would probably get beat 14-2." Hundreds of protesters, including many from Harlan County, traveled to the state Capitol on Thursday, asking lawmakers to help curb what some view as a destructive form of coal mining. via Harlan Daily Enterprisehttp://www.topix.net/city/benham-ky/2008/02/rallying-for-their-cause-protesters-call-for-p... |