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City school districts react to NCLB report

For one of Whitley County's two city school districts, the 2005 No Child Left Behind report was welcome news.
Posted On 14 Jul 2008
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In wake of attacks, animal group wants new ordinance

In the wake of a pair of Rotweiler attacks in Corbin that injured two juvenile girls, a national animal rights group is asking county leaders to consider an ordinance that would ban the chaining and t
Posted On 14 Jul 2008
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Corbin police use pepper spray, tazer to end chase

A Corbin man is facing nine different criminal charges after leading police on a chase Friday that ended when authorities surrounded and entered a home he ran into. Michael Ray Eaton, 30, sped away wh
Posted On 14 Jul 2008
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Whitley courts begin first video arraignments

Whitley County's first video arraignments in district court didn't go off without a hitch Tuesday morning, but court officials say they are pleased with how things went, and of the money the county sa
Posted On 14 Jul 2008
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Plans underway to reopen jail

Whitley County officials hope to have the recently closed Whitley County Jail back open as a regional detention center within the next few weeks. A day after the Knox County Fiscal Court voted to ente
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Bill Cox, Master Commissioner, passes away

Long-time Williamsburg lawyer William Cox Jr., who has served as Whitley County's Master Commissioner for the past four years, passed away at his home July 20. "He was one of the best people I ever me
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Corbin woman arrested for rape, sodomy

A Corbin teenage girl is being accused of raping and sodomizing two 12-year-old neighbors on numerous occasions from early February through July 23. Parents of the alleged victims obtained arrest warr
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Bill Cox, Master Commissioner, passes away

Long-time Williamsburg lawyer William Cox Jr., who has served as Whitley County's Master Commissioner for the past four years, passed away at his home July 20. "He was one of the best people I ever me
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Nephew says Smith tried to get him to kill Riggleman

Jurors are expected to decide Friday whether a Williamsburg man is guilty of killing his wife's ex-husband nearly two and a half year ago, and whether the death penalty is an appropriate punishment if
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County officials to discuss jail plans

Whitley County officials are still trying to figure out exactly how they are going to deal with the closure of the jail. "We don't have a definite game plan from here," Judge-Executive Mike Patrick s
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