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Poet Leigh Anne Hornfeldt was one of 17 writers to read their work during Hazard Community and Technical College's Evening with Poets on Thursday. The reading coincided with the release of the college's literary magazine, Kudzu. (photos by Cris Ritchie | Hazard Herald)
College hosts Evening with Poets
Hazard Community and Technical College hosted its annual Evening with Poets Thursday in the Stephens Library. Seventeen writers, including former Poet Laureate Gurney Norman, Leigh Anne Hornfeldt, and Jim Webb, read their work in front of an audience of approximately 150 people. The reading was held Thursday to coincide with the release of the college’s literary journal, Kudzu , which is now currently available. The college will also hold it...
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<p>Photos by Amelia Holliday</p><p>Commodities were distributed in Perry County at the New Hope church on Tuesday. Those wishing to receive commodities first had to wait to register to see if they fell into the income bracket.</p>
New Hope serves community in need of food
HAZARD — Volunteers at the emergency food pantry at the New Hope church in Hazard have been more than busy since last fall when the church offered its services to distribute commodities to Perry Countians every month. The Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) is a federally funded program that works to improve the health of low-income individuals and families by offering free, nutritious food for those people. Michael Barnett, pastor...
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<p>Elaine Chao, former U.S. labor secretary, will be the guest speaker at the 2013 Civic Night, scheduled for May 2.</p>
Annual Civic Night set for May 2
HAZARD – Elaine Chao, the former U.S. Secretary of Labor under President George W. Bush, will be this year’s featured speaker at the annual Civic Night in Hazard. Chao, a graduate of Harvard Business School and the wife of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, served on former President Bush’s cabinet from 2001 to 2009, and was the first resident of Kentucky to receive such an appointment since 1945. Her résumé also includes stints as dir...
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