The stories of two local men who received pardons from the governor

Thirty-six-year-old Anthony Cima, of Gray, had almost given up on finding gainful employment following his drug arrest in 2008.

He’d served a month in jail after pleading guilty to a trafficking in a controlled substance charge, and then took advantage of the Drug Court program, which he completed in 2010. He finished up the last vestiges of his probationary and parole period in late 2012. His sentence had been served.

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After 11 years as a convicted felon, a Williamsburg man is getting a new lease on life thanks to a pardon from outgoing Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear.

Twenty-eight-year-old Josh Teague was one of 197 individuals who received official pardons Monday.

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