🌱 How Cumberland officers helped capture an escapee and made more arrests

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In today's newsletter:

• How Cumberland officers helped capture an escapee and made more arrests

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 56 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 79, low: 60.
• Friday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 82 and low of 64 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Man who escaped on way to jail apprehended by officer in Lynch (harlanenterprise.net) — Local law enforcement in Cumberland helped track down an escapee from Harlan County Detention Center after he was found in Lynch, highlighting ongoing cooperation among area agencies. Cumberland officers also made separate recent arrests involving alleged fleeing police, public intoxication, and a DUI-related crash, all resulting in bookings at the Harlan County Detention Center.
   

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📸 Around Cumberland

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday June 3

• Lego Engineers →
  Challenger Learning Center-Ky, 1 Community College Dr, Hazard
  10:00 am
• Hazard Campus Open House →
  Galen College of Nursing - Hazard, 101 Airport Gardens Rd #200, Hazard
  12:00 pm

Thursday June 4

• School Counselor Summit
  Letcher County 752 Hazard Rd, Whitesburg, KY 41858, USA
  8:00 am
• CSI: NASA Heist →
  Challenger Learning Center-Ky, 1 Community College Dr, Hazard
  10:00 am

Friday June 5

• Seedtime on the Cumberland Punk Show 2026 →
  Appalshop, 91 Madison St, Whitesburg
  6:00 pm

Monday June 8

• Astronaut for a Day →
  Challenger Learning Center-Ky, 1 Community College Dr, Hazard
  10:00 am

Tuesday June 9

• Emergency Camp →
  Challenger Learning Center-Ky, 1 Community College Dr, Hazard
  10:00 am

Wednesday June 10

• Moon, Mars, and Beyond →
  Challenger Learning Center-Ky, 1 Community College Dr, Hazard
  10:00 am

Sunday June 14

• MIT Learning Festival - Hazard, KY 2026 →
  Challenger Learning Center-Ky, 1 Community College Dr, Hazard
  9:45 am

Monday June 15

• Act Up! Theater Camp →
  Challenger Learning Center-Ky, 1 Community College Dr, Hazard
  10:00 am

Thursday June 18

• Epic Engineering →
  Challenger Learning Center-Ky, 1 Community College Dr, Hazard
  10:00 am

Monday June 29

• Intermediate Ballet →
  Appalachian Arts Alliance, 612 Main St, Hazard
  5:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Sam's Club posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Harlan. Apply here.
• Kentucky Department of Education posted a job opening for Preschool Teacher (2 Positions) in Harlan. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cumberland here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Hazard

• Hazard's Sami Noble makes next steps official (wymt.com)
• Tracking a calmer stretch of weather (wymt.com)
• Kentucky Has the 10th Best Safety Manager Ratio in the U.S. (hazard-herald.com)

Martin

• Driver Licensing Regional Offices to close June 4-5 for system upgrade (mountaincitizen.com)

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Ok Cumberland! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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