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Coroner identifies victim of house fire on Brooks Road

 Whitley County Coroner Andy Croley identified the man who died in a house fire on Brooks Road Wednesday night as Burnis Jessie Gerald.

 

Posted On 11 Mar 2011
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One killed in late-night house fire on Brooks Road

A late-night fire on Brooks Road, in rural Whitley County, proved deadly Wednesday, and investigators are trying to determine exactly what caused the blaze.

Posted On 10 Mar 2011
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EXTRA CONTENT: Former Sheriff Hodge, ex Williamsburg Police Chief named in federal drug trafficking affidavit

A federal drug trafficking investigation has resulted in the arrest of three Whitley County residents so far on drug trafficking charges, and has implicated former Whitley County Sheriff Lawrence Hodge and former Williamsburg Police Chief Denny Shelley in purchasing pain...

Posted On 09 Mar 2011

‘Toxic fumes’ force closure of Corbin employment, welfare offices

A sign on the door to the Employment and Training Office in Corbin says the facility will be closed until Thursday due to 'toxic fumes.'

Some minor...

No booze sales at Blake Shelton concert

When Blake Shelton belts out "The More I Drink" at his March 20 concert at The Arena in Corbin, concert goers will not be raising a cup of beer to salute the country music star.

Corbin votes to get rid of newly reformed Ethics Board

Less than two months after Corbin City Commissioners voted to revive the city's long dormant Ethics Board, city leaders now want to abolish it.

Williamsburg women accused of trying to extort disabled veteran

Vonda McGee, left, and Shonda R. Peace, right, are accused of trying to...

Posted On 09 Mar 2011

Judge orders hearing to determine if McCreary attorney will lose his driver’s license

A judge will hold a hearing March 10 to determine if a McCreary County Master Commissioner and Trial Commissioner should lose his license ... over three and a half years after he was initially arrested for drunk driving following an automobile accident in Williamsburg.

BRMC discontinues in-patient chemical dependency program

After about 15 years in operation, Baptist Regional Medical Center announced this week that it has discontinued its in-patient chemical dependency program, citing financial "non-viability" as one of the main reasons for the move.

Whitley drug ring members sentenced to prison terms

While former Williamsburg Police Officer Brad Nighbert's sentencing was pushed off until March 24,two of his co-defendants pleaded guilty to their parts in transporting prescription drugs from Michigan to resell in Kentucky.