BID NOTICE:
The Whitley County Board of Education is now accepting sealed bids on the following items for the 2025/2026 school year: (1) Asphalt Materials/Hauling & Installation, (2) Asphalt Sealing, (3) Bus Filters, (4) Bus Lubricants (5) Bus Tires, (6) Concrete/Concrete Block, (7) Door/Hardware, (8) Glass Replacement, (9) Gravel/Gravel Hauling, (10) Instructional Supplies, (11) Janitorial Paper Supplies, (12) Janitorial Supplies, (13) Metal Roofing/Metal Roof Installation, (14) Bus Fuel, (15) Excavating Services, (16) Paint, (17) Electrical Supplies, (18) Lights, (19) Vending, (20) Soft Drinks, (21) Bus Dealer Parts.
Bid Documents are available at the Whitley County Board of Education Office, 300 Main Street, Williamsburg, KY 40769, during regular office hours from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, or they may be obtained by visiting our website at www.whitley.kyschools.us. Bid deadline is 2 p.m., Wednesday, April 9, 2025. Bids will be opened on April 9, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. Bids received after the scheduled closing time will be returned unopened to the bidder. The Whitley County Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all bids, and to waive informalities.
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO MINE
Pursuant to Application Number 918-0469, Renewal
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 a surface remining coal mining and reclamation operation affecting 229.52 acres, located 0.67 miles southwest of Gausdale in Whitley County.
The proposed operation is approximately 0.22 miles northeast from KY Highway 11’s junction with KY Highway 92 and located 0.31 northeast of the confluence of Buffalo Creek with Poplar Creek.
The proposed operation is located on the Barbourville and Frakes, KY 7½ minute quadrangle maps. The surface area to be affected is owned by Brenda Lambdin, Virginia Hansford, Roy Lee Carr, Raymond Croley, Anna Ruth Senters, Lewis Helton, Donald Smith, Daniel Rice, Stella Rice, Roscoe Croley, A.D. Lambdin, and Robert Rice.
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.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL for ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES
The Housing Authority of Williamsburg is requesting proposals from interested professionals to perform Architectural & Engineering Consulting Services for modernization projects funded by Capital Fund Program from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
All proposals must be received at the office of Housing Authority of Williamsburg by 1:00 p.m. local time, on April 18, 2025. It is the intent of the Housing Authority of Williamsburg to award an initial 3 year contract to the highest ranking firm with an option for up to two one-year extensions (total of five years).
Additional information and a packet containing requirements may be requested.
Proposals must be submitted to the following address:
Mary Thornton, Executive Director
600 Brush Arbor Rd
Williamsburg, KY 40769
Phone: 606-549-0282
mary.thornton@wburg.us
