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Corbin man charged with trafficking methamphetamine

Two Corbin residents and one Lily resident were among nine people charged Thursday with trafficking assorted drugs including methamphetamine and heroin. Laurel County Sheriff John Roots, along with his detectives and deputies worked in conjunction with Knox County Sheriff Mike...

Gray man charged with shooting at father

A Gray man was arrested Friday afternoon for allegedly firing a handgun into the ground near his father. Knox County Sheriff’s deputies charged Orlando D. Gray, 22, with one count of first-degree wanton endangerment. Sheriff Mike Smith and deputies were called to the residence on...

Knox deputies make record meth bust following vehicle, foot pursuit

Minutes after securing a suspected drug dealer in custody, Knox County Sheriff Mike Smith and his deputies discovered more than two pounds of crystal methamphetamine inside the suspect vehicle Monday morning. “It is the most I have seen,” Smith said of the methamphetamine law...

Knox County man confesses to robbing pizza delivery driver

A Knox County man confessed to Sheriff Mike Smith that he was the one who robbed a pizza delivery driver at knifepoint outside a Corbin apartment complex on Christmas Eve. Deputy William Stewart, the department’s public affairs officer, stated that Smith arrested 21-year-old...