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WCHS principal demoted; is now on sick leave

Alan Sweet has been demoted as principal at Whitley County High School and is now on sick leave rather than a paid suspension.

Posted On 11 Mar 2015

Comer: Kentucky needs better leadership, more business-friendly environment

Kentucky’s Agriculture Commissioner and a Republican gubernatorial candidate says Kentucky needs a more “business friendly environment” better leadership in its executive branch if the state wants to have a brighter future

Rockholds couple admits to ripping off Social Security, Medicaid

A Rockholds married couple has pleaded guilty to federal charges that they lied about being separated, allowing them to collect more than $76,000 in Social Security benefits that they otherwise would not be entitled.

Honor Flight program helps vets see WWII memorial

An effort to help the nation’s remaining surviving World War II veterans to Washington, D.C. to see the national memorial for that war was the main focus at the Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce monthly membership luncheon Tuesday.

UPDATE Two victims in Lily house fire Sunday morning suffered gunshot wounds

What was initially believed to be a fatal fire on Slade Ridge Road in Lily Sunday morning has turned into a homicide investigation after investigators discovered the victims died from gunshot wounds.

Posted On 08 Mar 2015
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Robbery thwarted by deputies on their way to work

  Timing is everything and Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies say a southern Laurel County duo could not have mistimed breaking to an elderly woman’s home Thursday morning any better for the two deputies that made the arrest.

Stabbing victim dies; stepson now charged with murder

A Williamsburg man, who was allegedly stabbed by his stepson on Feb. 24, died Monday morning just hours after he was released from the University of Kentucky Medical Center and his stepson is now facing a homicide charge.

Posted On 03 Mar 2015

Vandals strike Lily Fire Department

Laurel County Sheriff's deputies are seeking the public's help to find the individual(s) who vandalized Lily Fire Department's Main Station on Ky. 552 Friday morning.

UPDATED: Public meeting on widening of Falls Hwy. rescheduled for March 19

  The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is taking the next step in widening Cumberland Falls Hwy. between Fifth Street Road and the Corbin Bypass by unveiling the concepts and ideas that have been...

Fire destroys workshop in North Corbin

  While a workshop outbuilding was destroyed by fire Thursday afternoon, West Knox firefighters were able to save a neighboring garage on Lon Chadwell Road from a similar fate.