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New principal announced at Rockholds Opportunity Center

Whitley County's alternative school now has a new leader.

Posted On 27 Jul 2011

Park Manager says issues at Cumberland Falls Lodge restaurant rectified

After the first string of countywide health inspections for the 2011 calendar year were completed in the early weeks of July, the Cumberland Falls State Resort Park's restaurant once again scored a low number.

Posted On 27 Jul 2011
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Corbin hit by rash of sewer grate thefts

Local authorities are on the lookout for those responsible for a recent epidemic of city storm-drain and sewer grate thefts going on in Corbin.

Posted On 27 Jul 2011
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Corbin City Manager owes thousands in unpaid taxes

Corbin's top city official is mired under the weight of an ever-increasing pile of unpaid property taxes, owing more than $4,500 to Knox County on three separate properties - and some of the unpaid bills date back a decade.

Sheriff’s Department upgrades firepower with assault rifles

If a madman walks into a school and starts shooting, Whitley County Sheriff Colan Harrell wants his deputies to have the firepower to stop the shooter quickly.

Posted On 27 Jul 2011

KCEOC, local leaders celebrate opening of senior housing at old Corbin Hospital site

After six years of setbacks, legal wrangling and funding concerns, a local non-profit organization celebrated the official grand opening last week of an apartment complex on the old Corbin Municipal Hospital site that will provide low income housing for seniors.

Keavy man arrested for trying to shoot his sister Friday afternoon

A Keavy woman was visibly shaken but otherwise unharmed after her brother, Millard Smith, allegedly fired several shots at her Friday afternoon during the course of a family argument on Holly Grove Road.

New Principal, Assistant Principal named at Oak Grove Elementary

Oak Grove Elementary School officially has a new principal.

Posted On 22 Jul 2011
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Tractor-trailer spills glass jars onto I-75; closes roadway for seven hours

A tractor-trailer overturned Thursday night on I-75 near Williamsburg, closing the busy interstate for about seven hours while crews cleaned up a load of glass jars dumped in the accident.

State police warn of prize winnings phone scam

Kentucky State Police are warning the public of a phone scam in which the caller claims the individual has won a large sum of money or a valuable prize but must send money in order to collect it.