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State orders Whitley County Jail to close

Kentucky Department of Corrections officials announced Monday that they are taking steps to immediately shut down the Whitley County Jail due to numerous "safety and security violations," but fiscal c
Posted On 14 Jul 2008
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Corbin woman dies in two-vehicle I-75 crash

A Corbin woman died from injuries she received in a two-vehicle accident Monday morning near the 30-mile marker on I-75.According to the Kentucky State Police, 30-year-old Deborah Childress died from
Posted On 14 Jul 2008
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Burglary is a nightmate for Joshua’s Dream

A local faith-based drug rehabilitation facility was burglarized last week and police say about $16,000 worth of items were stolen in the process. Joshua's Dream - located in the old Best Value hotel
Posted On 14 Jul 2008
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Sheriff sued for assault

Whitley County Sheriff Lawrence Hodge is denying accusations in a recently filed federal court lawsuit that he threatened to arrest and assaulted an EMT answering a call at the Whitley County Courthou
Posted On 14 Jul 2008
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State orders Whitley County Jail to close

Kentucky Department of Corrections officials announced Monday that they are taking steps to immediately shut down the Whitley County Jail due to numerous "safety and security violations," but fiscal c
Posted On 14 Jul 2008
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Fiscal court votes down payroll tax, for now

A majority of Whitley County magistrates said no to a payroll tax during Tuesday monthly fiscal court meeting, but one left open the possibility that the court might eventually have to implement a tax
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WEB SITE

A lot of things are going on this spring. School is almost out for the summer and teams are beginning post-season play.
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KY PREP CLASSIC

The Lady Colonels might have gone winless in the Kentucky Prep Classic at North Laurel last weekend but coach David Halcomb feels his team played very well. "Overall, I thought our girls played hard a
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Lady Mountaineer

Natosha Roberts, a senior at Williamsburg High School, signed a letter of intent to play basketball at Berea College. Roberts was the Lady Jackets leading scorer last year.
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Rout

The Williamsburg Yellow Jackets are on fire.
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