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A search is underway for two Southwestern High School juniors who went missing early Friday mo-rning. Shawna Lanham and Bryan Brock, both 16, are considered “likely runa-ways,” according to Pulaski County Sheriff Todd Wood. “(Lanham) left her mother’s house early (Fri-day) morning and we’ve been trying to locate her,” Wood said. “We don’t know the exact time frame. Right now, we’re following up on leads on where we believe they could have gone.” Concerned friends and family have posted fliers throughout Pulaski and McCreary counties. Brock is believed to have family in McCreary County. Lanham and Brock were in a relationship, according to friends. “We’re hoping they will contact their parents and let them know, first and foremost, that they are OK,” Wood said. The Pulaski County sheriff added that a note was left behind by one of the missing juveniles. He said no foul play is suspected. But Britany Whitis, Shawna’s cheerleading coach at SWHS, said running away from home would be “totally out of character” for the junior. “I’ve coached Shawna for three years and this just is not like her at all,” Whitis said. “We’re very concerned for her safety.” Shawna is 4-foot-10, 100 pounds with hazel eyes and brown hair. Her father, Shane Lanham, is a candidate for mayor of Burnside and a former professional boxer. “I’m concerned that someone might be helping them ... who is driving the car they’re in?” Shane Lanham said last night. “Shawna is a smart girl — I hope she contacts someone soon and lets us know she’s OK.”Local News
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Pulaski County is not at war. The booming you may hear at dusk is mock cannon fire to scare away birds.
Stuart Spillman, environmental director for the Lake Cumberland Health Department, said at least three cannons are on loan from the department to residents who want to scare away swarms of starlings and blackbirds settling in to roost.
He said a cannon is being used by a resident on Laura Lane off Ky. 39; another is in the Oak Hill Road area and a third is on Ashurst Street in the eastern part of Somerset.
Spillman said a timer on each cannon allows it to “fire” at whatever frequency is desired. The cannons must be used as the birds circle before going to roost. “After they settle in, nothing will chase them out,” Spillman said.
The Health Department doesn’t operate the cannons unless there is a specific complaint in an area where there are lots of birds, Spillman noted. He said so far this year the birds are not as bad as in the past. -
Boil water advisory is lifted countywide
The water controversy that Pulaski County has been boiling over — so to speak — for the last week is finally over.
At 10 minutes after noon Wednesday, the “boil water” advisory for the Western Pulaski Water District was lifted — almost a full week after the problems began around 1 p.m. last Thursday.
Prior to that, the Somerset Water Service — along with the other water providers in its system, including Science Hill Water, Southeastern Water, and Eubank Water — lifted their advisories, with Somerset on Saturday afternoon and the last, Southeastern, by Monday morning. Western Pulaski was the last in the system to complete sample testing for potential contaminants, due to not being able to access its Pikeville-based testing lab until Monday.
Somerset Mayor Eddie Girdler thanked the public for its patience and understanding during the duration of the boil water advisory — put in place to keep citizens from drinking water that could have been contaminated after an accident last Thursday at the water plant site — and also thanked all the city employees for their hard work during this time.
“The boil water advisory went about as well as would be expected,” said Girdler.
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