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Williamsburg lawyer pleads guilty to extortion

 LEXINGTON - A Williamsburg attorney and former long-time friend of ex-Whitley County Sheriff Lawrence Hodge pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday afternoon to being involved in a conspiracy with Hodge to extort money from his clients. 

Posted On 16 Mar 2011
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GOP faithful flock to The Arena for Lincoln Banquet

  A crowd of nearly 450 GOP faithful people poured into Corbin Saturday night to honor six people, who have made significant contributions to the Republican party, and to hear from Republican gubernatorial hopefuls.

Posted On 16 Mar 2011
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Federal judge releases one suspect pending trial, keeps another in jail for now as part of investigation into Whitley County drugs

  A federal judge agreed Tuesday afternoon to release one man from custody, who was charged with drug trafficking in Whitley County, but the man's brother is still being held in jail at least for now.

Posted On 16 Mar 2011
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Father charged with shaking infant child

 A Williamsburg man is facing up to 20 years in prison for allegedly shaking his infant child last year. 

Posted On 16 Mar 2011
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Abusive mom could get 6 years

A Whitley Circuit Judge will decide this summer what kind of punishment a Corbin mother gets for cruelly punishing her children in late 2009.

Posted On 16 Mar 2011
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Judge raises bond for Corbin arson suspect

  Jimmy P. Johns, Jr. admitted to police he started the fire that destroyed the home at 1003 Hillside Street in Corbin Friday night. Tuesday morning, District Court Judge Fred White took additional steps to ensure Johns will remain in jail while his case goes through...

Posted On 16 Mar 2011
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Corbin Tourism Commission getting trio of new faces

  With no quorum present, the Corbin Tourism Commission was unable to conduct any formal business at its meeting Monday.

However, Board Member Betty Comer and Board Chair Suzy Rasmus announced it...

Posted On 16 Mar 2011
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Special judge orders Lavender to surrender driver’s license

A McCreary County Master Commissioner and Trial Commissioner, accused of being drunk behind the wheel when he allegedly caused an accident in Williamsburg in 2007, has been stripped of his driving privileges — three and a half years after he was originally charged by...

Posted On 16 Mar 2011
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Whitley County officials working to ban pain clinics

  Whitley County Judge-Executive Pat White Jr. and County Attorney Paul Winchester are taking a page out of the playbooks of Knott, Morgan and several other Kentucky counties in the battle against the abuse of prescription pain pills by crafting an ordinance...

Posted On 16 Mar 2011
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Bena Mae’s Kitchen: Excerpts

“Bena Mae, I saw you throw that rock,” a neighbor called from her porch. “Now you march right home and tell your mother or I’ll tell her myself!”

Posted On 16 Mar 2011
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