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Former Sheriff’s bookkeeper gets six months in jail for embezzling funds

A bookkeeper for disgraced former Whitley County Sheriff Lawrence Hodge will serve six months in jail, and six months on home incarceration for assisted the ex Sheriff in embezzling and laundering hundreds of thousands of dollars his office, some of which she kept for her...

Posted On 01 Sep 2011
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WHITLEY SOCCER TEAM ROLLS

 The Whitley County Colonels evened their boys’ soccer record at 3-3 Monday with a dominating performance over the Perry Central Commodores, 6-2.

Posted On 01 Sep 2011
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LOOKING BACK

 Friday night’s tough loss to Knoxville Karns High School out of Tennessee by a score of 22-21 by the Corbin Redhounds brought back memories of an even tougher loss way back in 1980. The Redhounds were on the four-yard line of the Glasgow Scotties, about to go in for a...
Posted On 01 Sep 2011
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KARNS EDGES CORBIN

  Corbin Coach Steve Jewell was disappointed with his team’s loss to Karns High School Friday, 22-21 at Gilliam Field. “We were on their side of the 50, five times and walked away with no points in the first half and you can’t do that,” Jewell said....
Posted On 01 Sep 2011
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Whitley County Falls

  The Whitley County Colonels kicked off the high school football season Friday night at Russell County in a losing effort, 30-0. To look at the statistics, one would thank the Colonels would have won this contest or at least scored against the Lakers. “We just made...
Posted On 01 Sep 2011
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Daily Obituary Notices for September 1, 2011

Loretta Davis Loretta Davis, 66, of Williamsburg, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011 at BRMC. Visitation will be Thursday, Sept. 1 after 6 p.m. at Ellison Funeral Home. Funeral service will be on Friday, Sept. 2 at 11 a.m. at Ellison Funeral home. Ellison Funeral Home in charge...
Posted On 01 Sep 2011
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