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Corbin finances now are on ‘solid ground’

Following a grim budget picture painted by auditors in January, Corbin officials are now more at ease, saying the city's finances are "on solid footing." A proposed budget for the 2006 fiscal year wa
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Officials say deal will lead to demolition of vacant hospital

The old Southeastern Kentucky Baptist Hospital building in Corbin has new owners and steps are already underway to have the problematic eyesore torn down. Corbin City Attorney Bob Hammons announce
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Structural problems force closure of regional juvenile jail

Worsening structural problems forced the closure of the Laurel Regional Juvenile Detention Center last week, and local officials say the move could be a devastating blow to county and city budgets. Jo
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Magistrates could face criminal charges, removal for inaction

If Whitley County Fiscal Court members don't pass a budget by July 1 and the government has to shut down, then fiscal court members could be charged with malfeasance, and possibly could be removed fro
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Minus budget, county shuts down July 1

Imagine calling 911 because your sick grandmother needs an ambulance ride to the hospital, only to have no one answer the phone at the 911 center because all the employees were laid off, and to later
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CORBIN SWEEPS

The Corbin Redhounds made it clean sweep in the first-round of the "Sweet 16" of baseball with a 9-1 win over the Pikeville Panthers at Corbin's House Field. The Redhounds (29-9) jumped out to a 3-0 l
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Jellico High graduate killed in tragic humvee accident in Iraq

When three-year-old Mikkah Siler talked with her father, Sgt.
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Jellico High graduate killed in tragic humvee accident in Iraq

When three-year-old Mikkah Siler talked with her father, Sgt.
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Corbin couple arrested after being videotaped having sex

A Corbin couple was arrested over the weekend for having sex in public, and police say neighbors captured the whole incident on videotape. Ashley Nicole Fox, 20, and Larry Gene Napier, 23, were charge
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Lawsuit says restaurant to blame for 2004 crash

One Corbin restaurant is being blamed for injuries a local woman suffered during an auto crash in late Oct.
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