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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
Posted On 14 Jul 2008
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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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Retired corrections official to run jail

Nearly two weeks ago, Whitley County got an ultimatum from the state Department of Corrections to either hire a jail administrator to run the Whitley County Jail and make significant improvements, or
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Test shows ex-mayor was intoxicated

Ex-Corbin mayor Scott Williamson vowed to fight public drunkenness charges shortly after being arrested May 22. But while pleading his client's innocence at an arraignment hearing Tuesday morning, att
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