www.middlesborodailynews.com Saturday, October 1, 2011 Serving the Tri-State community Printed on 100% Recycled Newsprint 16 Pages, 50¢ Staff‘Queen Report of Bluegrass’ reclaims her throne mance of the Year for “Sailing On,” a duet per- dard Time.) formed by Bradley and Russell Moore. And , from Roughstock, “Somewhere South On Thursday night, the Queen of Bluegrass, The IBMA Awards show was held Thursday Of Crazy is a superb collection of songs worth Bell County native Dale Ann Bradley, reclaimed night at the historic Ryman Auditorium in listening to over and over again.” her throne at the International Bluegrass Music Nashville, Tenn. These awards are the most Association (IBMA) awards in Nashville, Tenn. coveted honor in the bluegrass genre of music. Known as the “Queen of Bluegrass Soul”, The Bell County native just released a new Bradley was once again named the IBMA CD, “Somewhere South of Crazy,” in August, Female Vocalist of the Year. Bradley had previ- and it is receiving rave reviews. ously won this award in 2007, 2008, and 2009. , “Critically lauded, praised and recognized She beat out fellow songstresses Claire Lynch, by her industry and a fan favorite, Dale Ann Alison Krauss, Sonya Isaacs, and Rhonda Vin- Bradley's third Compass album, and eighth cent. overall, continues her measured but steady Bradley was also nominated in three other ascension to the highest levels of bluegrass categories for Recorded Event of the Year and performance and reverence. As a recording Song of the Year for “I’ll Take Love,” which is artist should, Bradley improves her perform- a collaboration with Alison Krauss and Clai- ance with each album.Fully realized and con- borne County resident Steve Gulley, and was fident, Bradley exudes bluegrass and has written by Bradley and Louisa Branscomb. She never sounded better.” (from Country Stan- was also nominated for Gospel Recorded Perfor- Public urged to get flu vaccine now IBMA Female Vocalist of the Year Dale Ann Bradley Operation UNITE gets funds for lifestyle education HAZARD, Ky. (AP) said Kentucky has been — A federal grant will identified as one of the ANTHONY CLOUD | Middlesboro Daily News help a coalition best nation's least healthy Bell County Health Department Nurse Janice Dixon is pictured here giving a flu shot to Rob known for drug investi- states. The funding will Duss on Friday. Health officials are encouraging the public to get flu shots at this time. gations try to head off be used to encourage drug dependency through healthy lifestyle choices education. that might head off the FRANKFORT, Ky. Kentucky Department than 6 months. women, health care Officials of Operation need for prescription (AP) — State public for Public Health, says People who should workers and people UNITE say the group has drugs, which can be health officials are the flu vaccine is the especially receive the with chronic health received a $500,000 abused and become encouraging Kentuck- best way to protect flu vaccine are those 50 problems. grant from the U.S. addictive. ians to get the influenza against the flu's spread. years or older and chil- Healthy, non-preg- Department of Health The grant will be used vaccine now to reduce The Centers for dren ages 6 months to and Human Services, in every county of Ken- spread of the illness Disease Control and 19 years. Other groups nant people ages 2 to 49 can receive either according to WYMT-TV tucky, except for Jeffer- this coming flu season. Prevention is now rec- especially encouraged in Hazard. son, which is excluded the flu shot or the nasal Steve Davis, acting ommending flu vaccine to receive the flu vac- UNITE education because of its population commissioner of the for all people older cine are pregnant vaccine spray. director Debbie Trusty density. CMFF kicks off with music, crafts, food & fun ANTHONY CLOUD | Middlesboro Daily News The 2011 Cumberland Mountain Fall Festival is underway! Pictured at top is local artist Chris Ellis performing on Friday afternoon. He will be perform- ing again Saturday at 3:45 p.m. Also pictured are a few of the vendor tents that are set up on festival grounds. The festival will conclude this evening. www.middlesborodailynews.com PAGE 2 THE DAILY NEWS |SATURDAY | OCTOBER 1, 2011 Today's Weather TODAY IN BRIEF Local 5-Day Forecast Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed — National News — 10/1 10/2 10/3 10/4 10/5 Perry attacks turned to Romney's environmental record. Romney, Obama in "In Texas, we've cleaned the air policy speech while creating jobs and adding mil- 60/39 64/40 72/45 78/50 80/52 lions in population. Another state — Sunshine and clouds Sunshine. Highs in Abundant sunshine. Abundant sunshine. Sunny. Highs in the KASIE HUNT & SHANNON Massachusetts — was among the first mixed. High near the mid 60s and Highs in the low 70s Highs in the upper low 80s and lows in MCCAFFREY states to implement its own cap-and- 60F. Winds NNW at lows in the low 40s. and lows in the mid 70s and lows in the the low 50s. Associated Press trade program which included limits 10 to 20 mph. 40s. low 50s. on carbon emissions for power plants," ATLANTA (AP) — In his first Sunrise Sunset Sunrise Sunset Sunrise Sunset Sunrise Sunset Sunrise Sunset domestic policy speech as a presiden- Perry said in his speech. 7:30 AM 7:19 PM 7:31 AM 7:17 PM 7:32 AM 7:16 PM 7:32 AM 7:14 PM 7:33 AM 7:13 PM tial candidate, Rick Perry outlined his Texas, home to the nation's oil and record as Texas governor Friday and accused rival Mitt Romney of govern- gas industry, has taken significant ing Massachusetts the same way steps to clean its air in recent years, President Barack Obama governs the offering tax breaks and other incen- country. tives to companies that install expen- In a speech at the Georgia Public sive pollution controlling technology. Policy Foundation, a conservative Kentucky At A Glance think tank, Perry discussed his record But Texas still leads the nation in on health care and the environment. greenhouse gas emissions. But he offered few policy proposals, Perry has fought EPA rules and reg- instead focusing on his record as Texas ulations, insisting the agency is over- Louisville governor for 10 years, criticizing reaching and meddles in state affairs. Obama, hitting Romney's health care 61/40 The state has challenged in court sev- Frankfort law and opening a more aggressive 59/35 line of attack on Romney's record on eral new EPA regulations aimed at climate change. forcing heavy industry to take pollu- "As Republican voters decide who tion-controlling measures. Lexington is best suited to lead this country in a Perry also accused Romney of rely- Paducah new direction by stopping the spend- 57/34 ing spree and scrapping Obamacare, I ing on environmental advisers who 63/38 am confident they will choose a nomi- went on to work in the Obama admin- Bowling Green nee who has governed on conservative istration. Environmental Protection 63/39 principles, not one whose health care Agency official Gina McCarthy, who policies paved the way for works on clean air regulations, helped Obamacare," Perry said. Middlesboro Perry contrasted Romney's plan Massachusetts develop a climate plan 60/39 with the medical malpractice reform when Romney served as governor. he signed as governor of Texas, and McCarthy was appointed by Area Cities argued that both Romney and Obama Democratic Gov. Michael Dukakis and City Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond. have governed more liberally than he worked in state government for Ashland 50 35 rain Glasgow 62 35 sunny Murray 64 40 sunny has. decades before moving to the EPA. Bowling Green 63 39 sunny Hopkinsville 63 37 sunny Nashville, TN 64 40 sunny "What we are seeing in America Cincinnati, OH 58 36 mst sunny Knoxville, TN 61 38 pt sunny Owensboro 62 38 sunny today is a conservative awakening, a The Romney campaign accused Corbin 58 36 mst sunny Lexington 57 34 sunny Paducah 63 38 sunny revival born out of a deep concern that Perry of misrepresenting the former Covington 58 37 windy Louisville 61 40 sunny Pikeville 53 40 rain liberals have used the machinery of the Massachusetts governor's position. Cynthiana 58 33 mst sunny Madisonville 63 39 sunny Prestonsburg 51 34 rain federal government to impose a nanny Danville 58 36 sunny Mayfield 65 39 sunny Richmond 58 37 mst sunny "Rick Perry once again has run into state that limits our freedom and that Elizabethtown 60 36 sunny Middlesboro 60 39 pt sunny Russell Springs 60 34 sunny targets free enterprise," he said. problems with the truth," spokes- Evansville, IN 64 39 sunny Morehead 54 33 pt sunny Somerset 59 35 sunny "I knew when I got into this race I woman Andrea Saul said. Frankfort 59 35 sunny Mount Vernon 58 35 mst sunny Winchester 58 36 mst sunny would have my hands full fighting Romney never signed a cap-and- President Obama's big government trade plan for Massachusetts, though National Cities agenda. I just didn't think it would be City Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond. in the Republican primary," Perry he did encourage state efforts to pro- tect the environment. Massachusetts Atlanta 65 41 sunny Houston 87 58 sunny Phoenix 97 75 mst sunny added. Boston 69 54 rain Los Angeles 76 61 sunny San Francisco 65 58 pt sunny The address signals that Perry plans participated in discussions about a Chicago 58 39 pt sunny Miami 90 70 pt sunny Seattle 61 48 rain to continue aggressively attacking his Northeastern regional cap-and-trade Dallas 83 55 sunny Minneapolis 64 45 sunny St.