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KCEOC Aquatic Club celebrates major accomplishment

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KCEOC Aquatic Club had four swimmers qualify to swim...

Shoplifting suspect leads W’burg police on 100 mph chase

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A Lexington woman remains incarcerated in the Whitley County Detention Center after allegedly shoplifting from the Williamsburg Walmart and leading police on a vehicle pursuit that reached a speed of 100 mph before ending just inside Tennessee.

Whitley Co. Needle Exchange progressing, but showing little visible impact so far

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Mark White - May 10, 2017

So far the Whitley County Health Department’s needle exchange program doesn’t appear to have impacted the problem of drug addicts leaving old used hypodermic...

W’burg police, health department at odds over needle exchange program

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Mark White - March 15, 2017

Is the Whitley County Health Department’s needle exchange program a way to keep IV drug users from spreading diseases, such as Hepatitis C and...

Needle exchange program collects 500 used hypodermic needles

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Mark White - February 22, 2017

The Whitley County Health Department has collected about 500 used hypodermic needles from drug users since its needle exchange program started about eight weeks...

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