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Funding secured to improve Whitley Co. school safety

U.S. Congressman Harold “Hal” Rogers (KY-05) announced today that the Department of Education (ED) has approved a $100,486 grant for the Whitley County Board of Education to strengthen and improve emergency response and crisis management plans. Whitley Schools...

Posted On 13 Jul 2009
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Corbin teen dies after falling off trunk of car

A local 13-year-old died Tuesday morning after falling off the back of a moving vehicle on Cecil Wyatt Road near Corbin.

Posted On 08 Jul 2009
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EXTRA CONTENT: W’burg man suing company over anti-smoking drug

A Williamsburg man is suing pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, Inc. claiming that a drug the company manufactures to help people stop smoking caused him to have a motorcycle wreck in 2008.

Protesters talk taxes, freedom at Corbin TEA Party

About 35 people were on hand this past Saturday in Corbin for a "Tea...

EXTRA CONTENT: After complaint to state alcohol officials, Elks decide to open own restaurant

A month after being warned by local authorities about selling alcohol without a liquor license, a Corbin club is preparing to open an "upscale restaurant" in an effort to qualify for a license and bolster membership.

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Knox Co. officials appeal payroll tax ruling

Knox County officials have made good on their promise to take an ongoing tax battle between the City of Corbin and Knox County to a higher level.

Posted On 08 Jul 2009
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Corbin leaders poised to raise taxes on liquor, motels

Corbin city leaders will likely take the first step today toward making the price of liquor and a motel room just a little more expensive within the city limits.

Bell-Whitley gets $200,000 for Head Start programs

U.S. Congressman Harold “Hal” Rogers (KY-05) announced today that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded $199,819 to the Bell-Whitley Community Action Agency in Pineville to administer the Head Start program.

Posted On 07 Jul 2009
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Woodbine man arrested for calling police 30 times while drunk

A Knox County man who decided to give local police officers some extra activity Sunday evening was arrested and charged with falsely reporting an accident after allegedly making approximately 30 calls to state and local authorities while intoxicated.

Posted On 07 Jul 2009
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Police arrest Frakes man for making meth

Whitley County Sheriff's deputies arrested a Frakes man early Thursday morning for manufacturing methamphetamine after allegedly finding chemicals to make meth on him.

Posted On 07 Jul 2009