Legal Notices for 8-4-2021

NOTICE OF BOND RELEASE

In accordance with KRS 350, notice is hereby given that Southfork Coal Co., 2700 Lee Highway, Suite B, Bristol Virginia 24202, has applied for Phase I Bond Release on Permit No. 918-5170 which was last issued on 10-27-2020. The application covers an area of approximately 2.91 acres of surface area and underlies an additional 171.60 acres of underground area located 2.8 miles east of Hollyhill in McCreary/Whitley counties Kentucky.

The operation lies on Buck’s Branch approximately 2.1 miles southwest of State Rt. 92 intersection with State Rt. 1898 and 1.7 miles west of the confluence of Buck’s Branch and Jellico Creek. The Latitude is 36 degrees, 39 minutes, and 32 seconds, and the Longitude is 84 degrees, 17 minutes, and 37 seconds.

The bond now in effect is a surety in the amount of $75,000.00 of which approximately 60 percent of the original amount of $75,000.00 is to be included in this application for release.

Reclamation work performed included: The area was backfilled and graded which was completed on April 13, 2021, with ground cover seeding and mulching completed April 28, 2021.

Written comments, objections or request for a public hearing or informal conference must be filed with the Director, Division of Field Services, 300 Sower Boulevard, Frankfort Kentucky 40601, by September 3, 2021. This is the final advertisement of the application.

A public hearing on the application has been scheduled for September 7, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. at the Department for Natural Resources, Middlesboro Regional Office, 1804 East Cumberland Avenue, Middlesboro, Kentucky 40965. This hearing will be cancelled if no request for a hearing or informal conference is received by September 3, 2021.

CORBIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS FINANCIAL REPORTS

The 2020-2021 Unaudited Corbin Independent Schools Annual Financial Report (AFR), Unaudited Balance Sheet and Vendor List are available to the general public. You can access these documents by visiting www.corbinschools.org and clicking on the Documents tab.

Section 106

PUBLIC NOTICE

East Kentucky Network, LLC dba Appalachian Wireless is proposing to construct a new telecommunications tower and expand an existing tower compound by 25ft x 30ft located at 650’ south of the southern terminus of South Lake Ave, Corbin, Whitley County, KY 40701 at Latitude N36° 55’ 35.5502”,  Longitude W84° 5’ 49.9063”. The tower is proposed to be a Self-Support design and 310 feet tall. East Kentucky Network seeks comments from all interested persons on the impact of the tower on any districts, sites, buildings, structures, or objects significant in American history, architecture, archaeology, engineering, or culture, that are listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Specific information about the project, including the historic preservation reviews that East Kentucky Network is conducting pursuant to the rules of the Federal Communications Commission (47 C.F.R. Sections 1.1307(4)) and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (36 C.F.R. Part 800) will be made available to interested persons who request the information from the contact below. All questions, comments, and correspondence should be directed to Julia Klima at Dynamic Environmental Associates, Inc., 3850 Lake Street, Suite C, Macon, GA 31204, 877-968-4787, Sec106@DynamicEnvironmental.com within 30 days from the date of this publication. Re: 22107032