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Woman caught nearly 10 pounds of meth indicted in Laurel Co.

The Laurel County Grand Jury returned a felony drug trafficking indictment Friday against a New York woman, who was found with nearly 10 pounds of methamphetamine in north Corbin three months ago. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access...
Posted On 24 Nov 2021

Public’s help sought to locate missing juvenile

The Laurel County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing teenager. Timothy Mullis, 15, was last seen abut 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 27, off American Greeting Card Road about nine miles south of London, and has not been seen since...
Posted On 28 Oct 2021

Lincoln County man flees police through four counties Saturday

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies showed Saturday that, even when driving more than 120 mph, you can’t outrun the police radio, arresting a Lincoln County man who had fled from Madison County Sheriff’s deputies. Calain A. Myers, 18, of Crab Orchard, was arrested after Kentucky...

Corbin, Lily men among 18 arrested on drug-related charges

Two Lily men and a Corbin resident were among the 18 people that Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies took into custody on drug-related charges. recently. Dillon Asher, 41, of Corbin was arrested on a Laurel County indictment warrant charging him with first-degree trafficking in a...

Keavy man charged with threatening person, fighting with deputies

A Keavy man was arrested Sunday night for allegedly threatening to kill a resident at a home on Ky. 552 and then fighting with Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies. Joshua C. Davidson, 27, was charged with third-degree terroristic threatening and resisting arrest. Laurel County...

Corbin woman found passed out with knife

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies say a Corbin woman found passed out in the kitchen area of a north Corbin business while in possession of a knife Sunday morning was under the influence of drugs. Deputies charged Kimberly Reed, 44, with public intoxication – controlled...

Corbin man charged with firing gun into neighbor’s home

A Corbin man was arrested Thursday night for allegedly shooting into a neighbor’s home. Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies charged Billy Sasser, 57, with four counts of first-degree wanton endangerment in connection with the incident off of Campground Court. Deputy Travis Napier...

Traffic stop leads to arrest of Corbin man on drug possession charges

A traffic stop in north Corbin Wednesday morning resulted in the arrest of a Corbin man found to be in possession of methamphetamine. Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies charged Anthony W. Martin, 33, with first-degree possession of a controlled substance – methamphetamine,...

Child welfare check results in mother’s arrest Tuesday

A child welfare check Tuesday night in north Corbin ended with the mother being arrested. Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies charged Janet R. Gehret, 36, of Corbin with second-degree wanton endangerment, endangering the welfare of a minor and public intoxication – controlled...

Laurel County deputies seize more than nine pounds of methamphetamine Wednesday

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies have raised the bar on the amount of methamphetamine seized in a single bust after locating nine-and-a-half pounds in north Corbin Wednesday morning. Deputies arrested Katelynne M. Thomas, 30, of Ithaca, New York, and a 17-year-old juvenile from...