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A Nancy man, who had to be tasered while resisting arrest for a parole violation at the Whitley County Judicial Center, will spend four months in jail. On Nov. 30 about 10:15 a.m., Third-District Constable Dorman Patrick Jr. was on the second floor of the judicial center when he observed a suspect wanted for a parole violation, according to a release by Patrick. Patrick approached the suspect and asked him to step into the hallway and provide identification, but at the time he had no form of identification. "The suspect provided a false name in an attempt to evade getting arrested for an outstanding parole violation warrant," Patrick wrote. "Upon attempting to...

Corbin Independent Schools’ Family Resource Centers are seeking the public’s help to help 40 needy students have a merrier Christmas. Jalisa Gay, the Family Resource Center Coordinator at the primary and elementary schools, said organizers are asking organizations, businesses and individuals to sponsor one or more of the 40 children remaining on the school’s Angel Tree list. Anyone interested may contact the family resource center at the primary, elementary, intermediate, middle or high school. While the names of individual students will not be released, Gay said family resource center workers can provide details, such as the age and gender in the event a donor prefers to shop for a boy or...

The Corbin City Commission approved the first reading of a measure Friday morning that would raise the minimum wage for the city’s employees to $9 per hour. At a special called meeting at city hall, the commission voted 3-1 in favor of the proposal. Mayor Willard McBurney joined Commissioners Ed Tye and Freddy “Bruce” Hodge in favor of the motion. Commissioner Suzie Razmus voted no. Commissioner Joe Shelton was absent. City manager Marlon Sams said it would affect the wages of 13 city employees. In response to a question from Razmus concerning the possibility of giving individual employees merit raises, City Clerk Roberta Webb responded that it was not legal to give individual city...

A May 24 jury trial has been scheduled for a former chief financial officer for the Whitley County School district, who was indicted Monday for theft and abuse of the public trust. James Wren II, an attorney for Leigh A. Burke, 54, entered a not guilty plea on her behalf on six counts of theft by failure to make required disposition of property over $500 but less than $10,000, and for one count of abuse of the public trust over $10,000 but less than $100,000. "While being a public employee of the Whitley County Board of Education, she obtained public money subject to a known legal obligation to make specified payment...

Two Williamsburg residents are behind bars in the Whitley County Detention Center for allegedly stealing a vehicle last month. Third-District Constable Dorman Patrick Jr. arrested Sarah M. Bingham, 24, and Ricky Lee Powers Jr., 27, at their 1844 Louden Road residence about 4:30 p.m. Friday serving them with arrest warrants for theft by unlawful taking or disposition auto $10,000 or more. Patrick said in a release that the arrests were made after a tip was provided concerning their whereabouts. The pair are accused of stealing a 2011 black Chevy Traverse on Oct. 25. Louella G. Reeves took out the arrest warrants against the pair. According to the warrants, Reeves went into a doctor's office...

Officials from Baptist Health Corbin joined faculty, staff and students at Oak Grove Elementary School Thursday to dedicate the Project Fit America equipment. “Project Fit America is a wonderful addition to the Oak Grove PE program,” said Physical Education Teacher Gina Conley, who is overseeing the program at the school. “The students are more excited. I can’t wait to see their amazing results.” Baptist Health Corbin, which had previously provided grants to four other area schools to fund the purchase of the equipment and training in the Project Fit America program, selected Oak Grove along with Wyan Pine Grove Elementary School in Laurel County to be the next two school to receive...

Two full years after an audit of the Knox County Fiscal Court, the 2014 results have finally been released from the state auditors office. While there were no real issues concerning the misuse or misplacement of money, the audit found several instances of improper procedures. The audit specifically outlines the following issues: The Knox County Fiscal Court lacks adequate segregation of duties over disbursements. The Knox County Fiscal Court did not have strong internal controls over disbursements. The Knox County Fiscal Court did not have adequate internal controls over gravel inventory. The Knox County Fiscal Court did not follow proper bid laws and regulations. The Knox County Fiscal Court did...

Kentucky State Police Post 11, working in conjunction with the Laurel County Health Department, will be participating in the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on October 22. According to Trooper Lloyd Cochran, public affairs officer at Post 11 in London, a collection point will be established at the health department office at 525 Whitley Street in London. “All citizens that wish to participate may dispose of their current or outdated unwanted medication either in its original container or by removing the medication from its container and disposing of it directly into the disposal box,” Cochran said, adding any identifying information should be removed from the prescription label prior to disposing of...

Approximately 500 firefighters will descend upon Corbin this weekend for the annual Southeastern Kentucky Firefighters Association’s 42nd annual Fall Fire School. Corbin Firefighter Andy Melton, one of the event organizers said the firefighters will be coming from across the state and from neighboring states to participate in the three-day event that features classroom instruction and hands-on lessons for all levels of firefighters. A total of 25 classes will be offered over the weekend including everything from basic firefighting and firefighting survival, CPR, and first aid, to advanced firefighting tactics, vehicle extraction and EMT continuing education. Corbin Firefighter Eric Philpot, another of the event organizers, said prior to 2015, the event had been...

Portions of two Williamsburg streets will be closed off to all traffic starting late Friday afternoon and going through early Sunday morning for repairs and sealing. Starting at 5 p.m. Friday, South Third Street will be closed from the red light at the intersection of Cumberland Avenue to the top of the hill by the Whitley County Public Library stopping at the Front Street entrance. Also, North Fourth Street from Sycamore Street to Main Street will be closed during the same time period.