Two nearly last-minute filings boosted the number of Whitley County sheriff's candidates to five.
The two filers who slipped in before Tuesday’s deadline include incumbent Republican Whitley County Sheriff Lawrence Hodge and Jim Morgan. The two will be among five Republican candidates voters will select from during the May 18 primary.
The other candidates for sheriff are Ancil Carter, Colan Harrell and Bill Rowe.
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January 26, 2010
Hodge files for re-election
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Scrap metal plant explosion sends one to the hospital
One man was taken to the hospital following an explosion at Gray metal company Thursday morning.
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Fritts sentenced to 15 years
Doyle "Stan Boy" Fritts, found guilty in February of several charges related to a conspiracy to distribute oxycodone with his brothers, received a 15-year sentence today from U.S. District Judge Gregory F. Van Tatenhove.
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Husband, wife indicted for robbery
A Walton man was handed a 33-count indictment by Judge Paul K. Winchester in Whitley County Circuit Court Monday.
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2 explosions at Boston marathon finish line
BOSTON (AP) — Two explosions shattered the euphoria of the Boston Marathon finish line on Monday, sending authorities out on the course to carry off the injured while the stragglers in the 26.2-mile trek from Hopkinton were rerouted away from the smoking site of the blasts.
Competitors and race organizers were crying as they fled the chaos. Bloody spectators were being carried to the medical tent that had been set up to care for fatigued runners.
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Whitley jail inmate escapes
Whitley County Jailer Ken Mobley confirmed a detention center inmate walked off a work-release detail Monday.
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Seven confirmed dead in Saturday fire
By Jeff Noble
Staff Writer
Seven persons — a man, a woman and five children — perished Saturday morning in a house fire on Sam Parker Road in the Gray community in Knox County.
As of Saturday afternoon, the names of those who died were not identified and have not been confirmed. The victims were pronounced dead at the scene by Knox County Coroner Mike Blevins. -
'Several' perish in Saturday morning blaze
By Becky Killian
Emergency responders are on the scene of a Saturday morning fire along Sam Parker Road in Gray.
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BREAKING NEWS - Two children hospitalized after crash
Police said two children were taken to the hospital following a two-vehicle crash with a tractor-trailer at the intersection of Hwy 80 and KY 1535 at approximately 8 a.m. Monday
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Apparent explosive device found in Canadatown residence
According to the Williamsburg Police Department shortly after 1 p.m. WPD was asked to assist Kentucky Probation and Parole at 421 Nanny Hubbard Road in the Canadatown community of Whitley County.
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