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Ex preschool bookkeeper sentenced on forgery, theft charges

A Corbin woman accused of stealing thousands of dollars from the Corbin Preschool Center has been formally sentenced in Knox and Laurel County on charges against her, and will likely report to begin serving a 10-year jail sentence after she is sentenced in Whitley County early...

Friends, colleagues remember former Corbin Collector fondly

Though she retired in 1994, former Corbin City Collector Janis Tye's legacy is still being felt at Corbin City Hall to this day.
Tye, who passed away Sunday, was a city employee for 19 years before retiring in 1994, eight of which were as the City Collector. After her...

Posted On 26 Aug 2009
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Tourism board, Main Street Manager ditch Octoberfest

Members of the Corbin Tourist and Convention Commission, at the urging of the town's Main Street Manager, agreed to discontinue funding for the annual Octoberfest in favor of helping to get the newly formed "Moonbow Nights" events off and running.

EXTRA CONTENT: Deputy Jailer on administrative leave following assault allegation

A second Whitley County Detention Center inmate has filed a federal lawsuit against Jailer Ken Mobley, and other staff at the jail, claiming he was abused and denied medical treatment.

UPDATED: Williamsburg man captured shortly after escaping from Whitley Jail

A man who escaped from the Whitley County Jail over the weekend took advantage of distracted guards and an inexperienced control room operator to make his break for freedom, says Whitley County Jail Ken Mobley.

Corbin woman arrested on drug charges after crashing into state police officer

Police say a Corbin woman, who backed into a parked vehicle belonging to an off duty Kentucky State Police officer, was under the influence of drugs when the accident happened.

Posted On 21 Aug 2009
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UPDATED: Teen hurt in Woodbine crash is ‘improving,’ mother says

The mother 19-year-old Ashley McCreary said her daughter is in stable condition now at the UK Medical Center in Lexington following a single-vehicle crash on Hwy....

Posted On 20 Aug 2009
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Lipizzaner Stallions coming to The Arena in Corbin

Officials for THE ARENA at The David L. Williams Southeastern KY Ag & Expo Complex are...

Posted On 20 Aug 2009
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Woman cited by police for letting children wander down road

Whitley County Sheriff's deputies cited a Williamsburg woman for wanton endangerment Saturday morning after two of her small children were found wandering down a road.

Posted On 20 Aug 2009

EXTRA CONTENT: Men who were accused of fighting dogs now suing Laurel deputy

Two men accused by authorities and later exonerated of fighting dogs at a southern Laurel County home in mid-2008 are suing the Laurel County Sheriff's Department and the Deputy who arrested them for malicious prosecution, false arrest and slander.