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.
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.
EXTRA CONTENT: Local company accused of violating Clean Water, Endangered Species Acts
Federal prosecutors are accusing a London-based natural gas company of illegally polluting a local water source and killing an endangered species of fish.
