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20/20 report on poverty in Appalachia failed to show contrasts

40 years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared war on poverty in Appalachia.

Posted On 04 Mar 2009
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Skate park closed until vandals caught

Taking a hard-line stance against vandalism at a local Little League Baseball park last week, Corbin officials say they will keep a nearby skateboard park under lock and key until someone comes for

Posted On 04 Mar 2009
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Second teen in fatal wreck sent home

Whether or not speed was a factor in a crash that claimed the life of a Corbin High School student is still under investigation, but police say the accident, which occurred last Wednesday morning,

Posted On 04 Mar 2009
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Plea expected sex extortion case

A former University of the Cumberlands student plans to plead guilty to federal charges that he tried to coax a fellow female student into making a sexually explicit video for him, along with accus

Posted On 04 Mar 2009
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Whitley teen injured in weekend crash

Emergency crews spent about two hours extricating a Williamsburg teenager following a single vehicle crash early Saturday morning on Ky. 904.

Posted On 04 Mar 2009
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Former Hometown Bank loan officer accused of embezzling over $280,000

A former Corbin loan officer is being accused by a federal grand jury of embezzling over $280,000 from a local bank over nearly a two-year period from late 2005 until mid 2007.

Posted On 04 Mar 2009
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VIDEO: After 86 years, Hall-Watson announces plans to close

After 86 years of continuous operation, Corbin's...

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Corbin police raid store, seize video poker machines

Police raided a south Corbin store Tuesday morning and confiscated eight video poker machines - a move, authorities say, that came on the heels of numerous complaints about them from local resident

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