PUBLIC NOTICE:
Public Hearing for District Facility Plan: The Corbin Independent School District will hold a public hearing of the Local Planning Committee (LPC) to consider a finding to the District Facility Plan on Wednesday, December 17th, 2025 at 5:00pm at Corbin Middle School, 50 Ed McNeel Drive, Corbin, Kentucky. Interested parties are welcome to attend.
NOTICE:
Whitley County Circuit Court Case No. 25-CI-00592: Newrez LLC d/b/a Shell Point Mortgage servicing vs. Patricia A. Moses a/k/a Patricia Moses and the unknown spouse of Patricia A. Moses a/k/a Patricia Moses, if any. If you are the unknown spouse of Patricia A. Moses you should retain an attorney immediately and make your appearance in the aforementioned action. Should you fail to do so you may forfeit any right or interest in this action. Questions may be directed to attorney William H Jones at 606-376-2200.
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO MINE
Pursuant to Application Number 918-0504 AM-4
In accordance with KRS 350.070 notice is hereby given that Ferroglobe USA Mining, LLC 332 West Cumberland Gap Parkway, Suite 100, Corbin, Kentucky 40701 has applied for an amendment to an existing permit for a surface, auger/highwall coal mining and reclamation operation. The amendment will add 39.58 surface acres and 107.64 Auger/HWM acres affecting 599.34 acres located 5.25 miles east of Rockholds in Whitley & Knox Counties.
The proposed amendment area is approximately 5.25 miles east of Rockholds in Whitley & Knox County Kentucky and is approximately 0.64 miles east of KY 1064 junction with Terrell Hollow Road.
The proposed amendment is located on the Rockholds, KY 7½ minute quadrangle map. The amendment area will use a combination of contour, and auger/highwall miner methods of surface mining. The surface mining area to be disturbed by the amendment is owned by Vickie Sams, Jerry & Sharon Grant, Michael Hill, Ronnie Patrick, Donnie Patrick, Donnie Bruce Patrick, Raymond Skeene, Shelia Grant, Amie Rios, Jerry & Sharon Grant, Bobby Joe Terrell, Sherrie Grant, Rhonda McKinley, Jerry McKinley, & Jason Engle & Sherrie Grant.
The application has been filed for public inspection at the Department for Surface Mining and Reclamation and Enforcement’s, Middlesboro Regional Office, 1804 East Cumberland Avenue, Middlesboro, Kentucky 40965-1229. Written comments, objections or requests for a permit conference must be filed with the Director, Division of Mine Permits, 300 Sower Boulevard, 2nd Floor Frankfort, Kentucky 40601.
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO MINE
Pursuant to Application Number 861-5350, Renewal #5
In accordance with KRS 350.055, notice is hereby given that Ferroglobe USA Mining, LLC, 332 West Cumberland Gap Parkway, Suite 100, Corbin, Kentucky 40701 has applied for renewal of a permit for an underground coal mining operation located 2.0 miles northeast of Goins in Knox County and Whitley counties. The total area within the permit boundary is 62.97 acres.
The operation is approximately 3.3 miles east from KY Hwy. 92’s junction with Harpes Creek Road and located along Harpes Creek.
The operation is located on the Frakes, KY 7½ minute quadrangle map. The surface area is owned by Gatliff Coal Company, Arnold T. Goins, Antony Greene, Alton Wilson, Freda Barnett and Begley Properties LLC. The operation underlies land owned by Gatliff Coal Company, Arnold T. Goins, Alton Wilson, Begley Properties LLC, Bryant Mahan, Jim Lambdin, Henry & Doris Lee, Leonard & Louise Lee, Lisa Fuson Brock, Freda Barnett, Antony Green, Roy Mahan (Kathy Hauser), Joe Sire Mahan Heirs (Sandra Faye Sullivan), Ernest Shelton, Mark & Wanda Bennet, Boone Forestlands, LLC and Cleveland Wilson Heirs (Teddy Wilson and Irene Moon).
The application has been filed for public inspection at the Department for Mining Reclamation and Enforcement’s Middlesboro Regional Office, 1804 East Cumberland Avenue, Middlesboro, Kentucky 40965-1229. Written comments, objections or requests for a permit conference must be filed with the Director, Division of Mine Permits, 300 Sower Boulevard, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601.
NOTICE OF BOND RELEASE
In accordance with KRS 350.093, notice is hereby given that Kopper Glo Mining, LLC, 200 North Upper Street, Lexington, KY 40507 has applied for a Phase II & III Bond Release on Increments 2 and 4 and a Phase I Bond Release on Increments 1, 3, 5 and 6 of Permit #918-0499, which is being Reclaimed by Indemnity National Insurance Company and was last issued on December 15, 2022. The application covers a combined area of approximately 238.90 acres of surface area located 2.5 miles south of Pearl in Whitley County.
The permit area is approximately 0.8 miles west from the Highway 190 junction with General Lowe Road and 0.33 miles east of Buffalo Creek. The latitude is 36° 35’ 39” N and the longitude is 83° 56’ 15” W.
The bonds now in effect for Increments 1, 3, 5 and 6 are surety bonds totaling $620,300, of which approximately 60% is included for release. The bonds now in effect for Increments 2 and 4 are surety bonds totaling $246,400, of which approximately 100% is included for release.
Reclamation work performed includes backfilling, grading, fertilizing, seeding, mulching, and tree planting completed in February 2021.
This is the final advertisement of the application. Written comments, objections, or requests for a public or informal conference must be filed with the Director, Division of Mine Reclamation & Enforcement, 300 Sower Blvd., Frankfort, KY 40601, by December 12, 2025.
A public hearing on the application has been scheduled for 9:00 A.M. on December 15, 2025, at the Division of Mine Reclamation & Enforcement’s Middlesboro Regional Office, 1804 East Cumberland Avenue, Middlesboro, KY 40965-1229. The hearing will be cancelled if no request for hearing or informal Conference is received by December 12, 2025.
