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Corbin Times Tribune - 10.20.26 · Eastern Kentucky Newspapers

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  Speaker 1: Now we turn to the reading of the Time Tribunes
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  Speaker 1: for news in Corbin, Laurel, Whitley, and Knox Counties. Your
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  Speaker 1: reader today is Janice. As a reminder, Radio Eye is
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  Speaker 1: a reading service intended for people who are blind or
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  Speaker 1: have other disabilities that make it difficult to read printed material.
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  Speaker 1: We'll begin with the e-edition dated October 15, 2026. Our
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  Speaker 1: first article is Boone, Boone. Weather Twist Doesn't Slow Down
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  Speaker 1: the 78th Daniel Boone Festival by Sudie K. Wilson and
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  Speaker 1: Macy Swafford. Barberville. Barberville's Daniel Boone Festival brought in some
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  Speaker 1: of its strongest attendance in recent memory during this year's
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  Speaker 1: celebration held last week over October the 4th through the 10th.
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  Speaker 1: Crowds filled downtown throughout the week with several nights drawing
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  Speaker 1: more visitors than usual. Festival President Zach Callahan said turnout
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  Speaker 1: has been exceptional. When asked how this year compares to
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  Speaker 1: previous ones, he said the crowd seemed to be at
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  Speaker 1: or near an all-time high, noting that Tuesday and Wednesday
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  Speaker 1: nights saw more people than usual. Callahan continued that the
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  Speaker 1: festival remains an important tradition because the community helps make
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  Speaker 1: it happen. Everyone has some parts that they get to
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  Speaker 1: play and take ownership in it. The annual festival featured
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  Speaker 1: live entertainment, food vendors, arts and crafts, carnival rides, culture demonstrations,
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  Speaker 1: and traditional events honoring the region's history, as well as
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  Speaker 1: America's 250th anniversary, the theme Red, White, and Boone to
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  Speaker 1: recognize America's 250th anniversary. The festival kicked into high gear
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  Speaker 1: Thursday afternoon, with a performance from country duo Thompson Square,
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  Speaker 1: followed by Friday's headliner Mark Willis. One of the biggest
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  Speaker 1: challenges this year came on Saturday when rain from Hurricane
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  Speaker 1: Isis moved through the area. The parade, traditionally held at
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  Speaker 1: 2 p.m., was pushed back to 5 p.m. to let
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  Speaker 1: the weather clear. Callahan said he is most proud of
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  Speaker 1: how the committee handled the change. I am most proud
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  Speaker 1: of the fact that we were able to pivot on
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  Speaker 1: the parade and make it such a success despite the weather,
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  Speaker 1: he said, adding it was the first time the parade
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  Speaker 1: had ever moved. Despite the busy schedule, Callahan said he
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  Speaker 1: does get to enjoy the festival just not all at once.
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  Speaker 1: I do get to enjoy the festival in spurts, but
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  Speaker 1: most of my time is spent working on projects or
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  Speaker 1: solving issues that may arise during the festival, he said.
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  Speaker 1: When asked about his festival survival kit, Callahan didn't hesitate.
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  Speaker 1: He said it includes good tennis shoes, a coonskin cap,
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  Speaker 1: and alternating between fresh lemonade and coffee. As for how
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  Speaker 1: many times he's heard his name called, he laughed and
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  Speaker 1: said he's lost track of the phone calls and how
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  Speaker 1: many times his name has been called. If he could
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  Speaker 1: have unlimited free food from one vendor all week, Callahan said,
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  Speaker 1: He would choose lemonade. I know I can make it
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  Speaker 1: at home, but there's something special about seeing it being
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  Speaker 1: squeezed fresh and enjoying it at the Daniel Boone Festival,
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  Speaker 1: he said. Callahan also had a message for anyone who
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  Speaker 1: has never attended the festival. You are truly missing something special.
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  Speaker 1: We have traditions that have been around since day one,
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  Speaker 1: and have added so much more through the years, he said.
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  Speaker 1: And if the committee challenged him to ride the wildest
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  Speaker 1: carnival ride, he said he would probably do it to
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  Speaker 1: avoid backing down from a challenge, but admitted it wouldn't
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  Speaker 1: be easy. I get motion sick very easily, he said.
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  Speaker 1: Entertainment remained a major draw throughout the week. Neon 90s
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  Speaker 1: Country Rewind performed during the festivals. With strong attendance, long-standing traditions,
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  Speaker 1: and a community that keeps showing up year after year,
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  Speaker 1: the Daniel Boone Festival once again proved why it remains
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  Speaker 1: one of Barbaville's most cherished events. And there are some pictures.
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  Speaker 1: There's a man playing the guitar, and underneath that picture,
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  Speaker 1: it says, Country music star Mark Willis headlined Friday night's entertainment.
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  Speaker 1: Another picture is two young girls or young ladies on
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  Speaker 1: a carnival ride. And it says, above, the carnival provided
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  Speaker 1: fun throughout the week. And the last one is a
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  Speaker 1: gentleman playing a guitar and someone else singing. And it says, left,
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  Speaker 1: Grammy Award winning duo Thompson Square took the main stage
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  Speaker 1: as Thursday night headliners at the 2026 Daniel Boone Festival.
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  Speaker 1: Our next article is 2026 SOAR Summit Highlights Corbin-Whitley County
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  Speaker 1: by Macy Swofford. Corbin, the Whitley County leaders, Corbin's student athletes,
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  Speaker 1: and regional economic development efforts took the spotlight during the
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  Speaker 1: 2026 SOAR Summit, that's S-O-A-R, which brought more than 1,200
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  Speaker 1: attendees in to the Corbin Arena last Wednesday through Friday.
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  Speaker 1: The summit held for the second consecutive year in Corbin
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  Speaker 1: under the theme Building Eastern Kentucky Together highlighted investments, community leadership,
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  Speaker 1: and opportunities for growth throughout the region. Among the local recognitions,
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  Speaker 1: Whitley County Judge Executive Pat White received the Humanitarian Award.
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  Speaker 1: while Corbin High School senior Trey Pearson was named SOAR
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  Speaker 1: Inspires Male Student Athlete of the Year for his accomplishments
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  Speaker 1: in football, basketball, and baseball during the October 7th Inspires
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  Speaker 1: Awards Ceremony. Baptist Health Corbin was presented with the Health
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  Speaker 1: Communities Award and the Appalachian Leadership Award went to Whitley
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  Speaker 1: County local Rich Pruitt. During the awards program, speakers emphasized
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  Speaker 1: that progress in the region is being driven by the
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  Speaker 1: people who live and work there. It's not somebody on
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  Speaker 1: the outside, Senate President Robert Stivers said, highlighting the importance
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  Speaker 1: of local involvement in shaping eastern Kentucky's future. Stivers also
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  Speaker 1: received the inaugural Appalachian Film and Arts Award. A major
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  Speaker 1: economic development announcement also brought the attention to the region.
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  Speaker 1: On Friday, London Tourism received a $ 3. 5 million check connected
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  Speaker 1: to the Wilderness Road Event Center, supporting efforts to strengthen
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  Speaker 1: tourism and attract visitors to the area. The summit also
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  Speaker 1: featured nine Appalachian Regional Commission Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization, AMBLER,
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  Speaker 1: awards totaling more than $ 22 million. The projects are intended
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  Speaker 1: to support economic development in coal-producing communities. Congressman Hal Rogers
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  Speaker 1: highlighted the program's role in helping communities build for the future,
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  Speaker 1: pointing to investments in stronger infrastructure, workforce development, adventure tourism,
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  Speaker 1: as well as health care, education, and broadband. A separate $ 25. 7
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  Speaker 1: million broadband package is expected to extend service to more
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  Speaker 1: than 3,000 homes across 12 counties addressing connectivity needs that
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  Speaker 1: affect residents, businesses, and schools. Governor Andy Beshear also stressed
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  Speaker 1: the importance of creating opportunities for families throughout the region.
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  Speaker 1: These hardworking families deserve to know there is a bright
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  Speaker 1: future ahead of them, Beshear said. Beyond the announcement and awards,
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  Speaker 1: The three-day summit included keynote speaker John Stilettad's workshops, 10 talks,
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  Speaker 1: and the EKY Experience Expo, which showcased businesses, organizations, and
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  Speaker 1: initiatives from across eastern Kentucky. The gathering provided a forum
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  Speaker 1: for leaders, entrepreneurs, and community members to discuss regional priorities,
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  Speaker 1: share ideas, and explore ways to attract investment and expand opportunities.
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  Speaker 1: For Corbin and Whitley County, the summit offered an opportunity
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  Speaker 1: to recognize local service and achievement while connecting those accomplishments
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  Speaker 1: to broader efforts to strengthen eastern Kentucky. Now, there are
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  Speaker 1: some pictures, and one is a man at a microphone,
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  Speaker 1: and it says, Whitley Judge Executive Pat White Jr. accepts
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  Speaker 1: the Appalachian humanitarian award. Then the next picture is some
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  Speaker 1: people on the stage and someone is at the podium.
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  Speaker 1: And it says Baptist Health Corbin was honored with Healthy
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  Speaker 1: Communities Award. The next one, more people at the, or
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  Speaker 1: different people on stage with the podium. And it says
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  Speaker 1: Trey Pearson was honored with the Male Student Athlete Year
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  Speaker 1: Award at the 2026 SOAR Summit Inspires Awards. And the
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  Speaker 1: last picture is three men and two women. And it says,
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  Speaker 1: Senate President Robert Stivers was honored with a new award,
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  Speaker 1: the Stivers Appalachian Film and Arts Awards. Our next article
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  Speaker 1: is State Senator Discusses Proposed Amendment to Limit Gubernatorial Pardons
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  Speaker 1: by Macy Swafford. Corbyn State Senator Chris McDaniel visited Corbyn
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  Speaker 1: Tuesday to discuss Amendment No. 1, a proposed constitutional amendment
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  Speaker 1: that would limit a governor's ability to issue pardons and
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  Speaker 1: communitations around gubernatorial elections. The amendment will appear on Kentucky's
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  Speaker 1: November general election ballot. McDaniel said the proposal is intended
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  Speaker 1: to increase accountability in the gubernatorial pardon process following controversial
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  Speaker 1: pardons issued by former Governor Matt Bevin in 2019 at
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  Speaker 1: the end of his term. Amendment number one would prohibit
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  Speaker 1: a governor from from issuing pardons or communitations beginning 60
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  Speaker 1: days before a gubernatorial election and continuing until the next
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  Speaker 1: governor is sworn into office. Although, Senate McDaniel adds that
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  Speaker 1: proposal would not eliminate the governor's pardon power entirely. This
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  Speaker 1: does not completely eliminate the power of pardon, But what
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  Speaker 1: it does do, it enforces the ultimate level of accountability
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  Speaker 1: for a governor, which is having to stand in front
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  Speaker 1: of the voters at the ballot box, McDaniel said. Senator
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  Speaker 1: McDaniel said his efforts to introduce the amendment began after
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  Speaker 1: learning about the pardon of Gregory Wilson, who was convicted
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  Speaker 1: in connection with the kidnapping, rape, and murder of Deborah
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  Speaker 1: Pelley in northern Kentucky. He said the case brought attention
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  Speaker 1: to the impact gubernatorial pardons which can have on victims
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  Speaker 1: and their families. Locally, Patrick Baker was pardoned after being
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  Speaker 1: convicted on the 2014 killing of Donald Mills in Knox County.
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  Speaker 1: In 2021, he was sequentially convicted and sentenced to 42
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  Speaker 1: years in federal prison over the same incident. Charles Douglas
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  Speaker 1: Doug Phelps, a former Laurel County school administrator who had
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  Speaker 1: pleaded guilty in a 2013 to charges involving sexual material
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  Speaker 1: depicting a minor in tampering with a witness, was also
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  Speaker 1: pardoned at the end of Bevin's term in 2019. Senator
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  Speaker 1: McDaniel said the proposed amendment is intended to introduce additional
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  Speaker 1: accountability into a process that currently allows governors broad discretion.
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  Speaker 1: The system of justice is designed around imperfect people, and
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  Speaker 1: that's why there are so many checks and balances, McDaniel said.
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  Speaker 1: The only power that exists in our justice system that
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  Speaker 1: has no check and no balance is on it is
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  Speaker 1: the power to pardon. In the proposal, it was originally
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  Speaker 1: listed that 60-day restriction was 30 days, but was extended
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  Speaker 1: to account for early voting in Kentucky. When asked whether
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  Speaker 1: the amendment was partisan issue, McDaniel said the proposal applies
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  Speaker 1: regardless of which political party holds the governor's office. He
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  Speaker 1: said even governors serving their final term would face some
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  Speaker 1: accountability because their political party would still appear on the ballot.
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  Speaker 1: No one believes that an individual who will ever have
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  Speaker 1: to account for their actions should be able to pardon,
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  Speaker 1: McDaniel said. McDaniel also acknowledged that some believe the governor's
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  Speaker 1: pardon power should be eliminated altogether. However, he said the
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  Speaker 1: proposed amendment represents a balance between preserving that authority and
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  Speaker 1: establishing additional restrictions. This has been a very long process.
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  Speaker 1: Amending the Constitution is serious business, and we did not
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  Speaker 1: take this action lightly. But we take this action responsibly,
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  Speaker 1: Senator McDaniel said. McDaniel encouraged Kentuckians to review the proposed
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  Speaker 1: amendment and vote in November, expressing his support for his passage.
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  Speaker 1: And there is a picture, and underneath the picture, it
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  Speaker 1: says Senator McDaniel speaks to the media about Amendment 1.
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  Speaker 1: Our next article is Parents, Citizens, Protests, School Tax Rate
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  Speaker 1: by Nita Johnson. Corbin. The property tax rate set by
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  Speaker 1: the Corbin School Board last month remains a sore subject
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  Speaker 1: for many city residents, several of whom attended last Thursday's
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  Speaker 1: board meeting to express their concerns. Much of those concerns
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  Speaker 1: centered on Red Hound Stadium and the athletic programs at
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  Speaker 1: the school. Brian Thorpe introduced himself during the public comments
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  Speaker 1: section of Thursday's agenda, announcing that he planned to run
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  Speaker 1: for school board in the next election. Thorpe said he
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  Speaker 1: disapproved of the higher rates and that he would not
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  Speaker 1: be a yes man if elected. Thorpe questioned the use
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  Speaker 1: of taxpayer money from the taxes, specifically mentioning Red Hound Stadium.
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  Speaker 1: We've got a multi-million dollar facility. For what? We haven't
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  Speaker 1: won a title since 1980 and 1982, he said. We
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  Speaker 1: have people who are retired, disabled, elderly. They can't afford
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  Speaker 1: more taxes. Leslie Thorpe chimed in, stating she believes that
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  Speaker 1: every child deserves an education, adding that school tax money
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  Speaker 1: should be used for academics, not athletics. How much of
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  Speaker 1: our money has gone to recruit football players and coaches,
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  Speaker 1: she questioned. We could buy computers for every child with
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  Speaker 1: what we spend on Friday night lights. Superintendent Travis Wilders
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  Speaker 1: said the school did not recruit athletes, stating that any
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  Speaker 1: athletic transfers were done by the students. Thorpe countered that. Sure,
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  Speaker 1: if you get Mommy a job and Daddy a job
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  Speaker 1: and buy me a house, I'll move there. Or if
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  Speaker 1: you knock somebody down hard enough, you can get a scholarship,
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  Speaker 1: she said. I know for a fact that that is happening.
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  Speaker 1: There is no money being used to buy recruit players
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  Speaker 1: because it's illegal, Superintendent Wilder reiterated. No board money or
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  Speaker 1: tax money is being used for that. Thorpe said she
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  Speaker 1: had questioned Whitley County PVA Ronnie Moss about the property
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  Speaker 1: assessment rates. My assessment has gone up and I told
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  Speaker 1: Ronnie Moses if he could find someone to buy my
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  Speaker 1: house for that amount, I'd sell, she said. Another attendee
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  Speaker 1: said she inherited her home from her mother-in-law and that
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  Speaker 1: her property taxes last year were $ 560. This year, she said,
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  Speaker 1: that amount nearly doubled at $ 1, 039 this year. She said
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  Speaker 1: the family budget was already stretched and that she was
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  Speaker 1: having to set up payment for the taxes. Carl Perry
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  Speaker 1: also complained about the higher tax rates stating he had
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  Speaker 1: lived in different places and the Corbin school tax was
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  Speaker 1: the highest he'd ever known. I've been a Corbin resident
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  Speaker 1: since 1990. I know if you pay by the end
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  Speaker 1: of October, you'll get a 2% discount, and I paid that.
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  Speaker 1: But I've never seen such high taxes in my life,
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  Speaker 1: he said. We're not Lexington or Louisville, Dallas, Texas. Taxes
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  Speaker 1: aren't this high. And what benefits do the taxpayers get
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  Speaker 1: from this? Superintendent Wilder was then questioned about the raise
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  Speaker 1: he received after being selected as superintendent, which was $ 30, 000.
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  Speaker 1: Board member Kim Crowley answered that question, saying that Wilder
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  Speaker 1: went in under a trial basis, making less than the
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  Speaker 1: prior superintendent. Look at the pay for other districts and
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  Speaker 1: his salary today. is not even at the halfway mark,
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  Speaker 1: she said. He's actually in the lower third. Other concerns
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  Speaker 1: voiced by the audience members included concern about buses. Thorpe
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  Speaker 1: said many of the buses had holes in the floors,
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  Speaker 1: had no air conditioning, and that bus drivers were leaving
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  Speaker 1: to find other jobs due to low pay. Another audience
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  Speaker 1: member said teachers were struggling to survive. In today's economy
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  Speaker 1: as well, Wilder and Crowley said the school district received
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  Speaker 1: SEEK funds, which is based on a student numbers and
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  Speaker 1: varies from district to district. She said the Corbin School
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  Speaker 1: District receives $ 1, 000 per enrolled child, while Whitley County, a
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  Speaker 1: larger district, receives $ 1, 350 per child. When asked if Corbin
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  Speaker 1: could join a county system in order to receive more
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  Speaker 1: state funds, Crawley replied, we'd be swallowed up in the
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  Speaker 1: county system. Another question centered around fundraising, several of which
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  Speaker 1: were listed on Thursday's agenda. Crawley answered that question, explaining
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  Speaker 1: how the school fund's transportation to events could not afford
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  Speaker 1: all the additional equipment. We do supply some things, she said,
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  Speaker 1: but last year we had 300 students in archery. Teams
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  Speaker 1: need uniforms and equipment, she said, and it's all the
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  Speaker 1: extra stuff. No school system can fund all the extras.
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  Speaker 1: Wilder said he was willing to meet with parents and
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  Speaker 1: citizens and explain the funding issues in greater detail. My
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  Speaker 1: door is always open, he said. Just call and make
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  Speaker 1: an appointment. Wilder added that the transportation costs were only
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  Speaker 1: offset by an 82% by the state, leaving the school
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  Speaker 1: district to supply the remainder. Fuel has gone up by 200%,
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  Speaker 1: he said. We spend $ 40, 000 a month just for buses
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  Speaker 1: on the road. Vice Chair Paul Taylor praised the Corbin
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  Speaker 1: School District, stating he was proud to serve on the board.
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  Speaker 1: We have been number two in the state academically for
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  Speaker 1: the last few years, he said, and I'm very happy
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  Speaker 1: to be a part of this school district. Board member
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  Speaker 1: David Hannan, who also has been questioned about the football team,
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  Speaker 1: added in, we have the best teachers in the state.
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  Speaker 1: Board members approved all items on the agenda, which included
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  Speaker 1: resignations and hiring of staff, fundraising and field trip requests,
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  Speaker 1: among business items. And there are two pictures, and one
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  Speaker 1: is of a man, and he's holding the paper, and
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  Speaker 1: it looks like he's getting ready to speak, and it says,
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  Speaker 1: Brian Thorpe addresses Corbin Independent School Board during Thursday's meeting
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  Speaker 1: regarding the high tax rates and stating his intention to
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  Speaker 1: run for school board at next election. And the other picture,
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  Speaker 1: it looks like some students, and they... are some poster boards,
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  Speaker 1: and anyway, beneath it, it says, Corbin Middle School seventh
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  Speaker 1: graders applied the PAWS six-point strategies for a project to
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  Speaker 1: help the Knox-Whitley Animal Shelter. Students discussed the overcrowding and
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  Speaker 1: food supply for the animals, suggesting a donation box at
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  Speaker 1: the school with students delivering the supplies to the shelter.
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  Speaker 1: Our next article is Corbin Tourism Hears from Evergreen Artisan
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  Speaker 1: Market Organizers by Macy Swafford. Corbin. During Tuesday's regular Corbin
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  Speaker 1: Tourism Meeting, organizers Colleen Turner and Emily Callahan with the
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  Speaker 1: annual Evergreen Artisan Market proposed the commission with another sponsorship
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  Speaker 1: for the holiday event at Harvey's on Main. The event
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  Speaker 1: has received tourism sponsorship for the past three years, was
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  Speaker 1: credited to was created to bring visitors downtown while highlighting
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  Speaker 1: local businesses, artists, and culture. What started as an idea
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  Speaker 1: to build on downtown events and businesses has grown substantially.
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  Speaker 1: And much more than that, Turner said, organizers plan to
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  Speaker 1: add Thursday evening premiere event featuring local businesses, special guests,
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  Speaker 1: live music, and opportunities to meet participating artists. The goal
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  Speaker 1: is to strengthen connections between artists and local businesses, including
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  Speaker 1: opportunities for businesses to purchase during the holidays. And there
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  Speaker 1: is a picture of the two women, and underneath it,
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  Speaker 1: it says Kelleen Turner and Emily Callahan talk about the
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  Speaker 1: annual Evergreen Artisan Market at the Corbin Tourism Meetings. Our
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  Speaker 1: next article is Lexington Man Killed in Howell Rogers Parkway
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  Speaker 1: by Macy Swofford, Laurel County. A 58-year-old Lexington man was
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  Speaker 1: killed and three other individuals were injured in a five-vehicle
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  Speaker 1: collision on the Howell Rogers Parkway at mile point 4.3,
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  Speaker 1: approximately four and a half miles east of London, Monday morning.
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  Speaker 1: Franklin William Couch said, was pronounced dead at the scene
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  Speaker 1: by Laurel County Coroner Doug Bowling following the crash, which
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  Speaker 1: occurred at approximately 6.35 a.m. Monday on the eastbound side
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  Speaker 1: of the parkway. According to the Laurel County Sheriff, John
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  Speaker 1: Root investigators determined a westbound 2000 Chevrolet S10 driven by
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  Speaker 1: couch across the yellow center line into the eastbound lane
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  Speaker 1: and struck a 2015 Dodge Charger driven by 21-year-old Ronald C.
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  Speaker 1: Thomas of Artemis, head-on. The collision also caused debris to
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  Speaker 1: strike a 2004 Toyota Camry driven by 24-year-old Cade Halcombe
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  Speaker 1: of London and a 2024 Lincoln Cozar driven by Debbie Howard,
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  Speaker 1: resulting in and minor damage to both vehicles, the sheriff's
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  Speaker 1: office reported. Thomas sustained serious injuries, according to LCSO, and
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  Speaker 1: was transported by Ambulance Incorporated of Laurel County for treatment.
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  Speaker 1: Two passengers in the Charger also were injured. Tristan Shepard, 18,
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  Speaker 1: of Richmond, and Faith Phelps, 19, of Pine Knot, sustained
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  Speaker 1: injuries described as non-life-threatening and were transported for treatment Halcombe
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  Speaker 1: and Howard, respectively, were not injured, according to the sheriff's office.
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  Speaker 1: The crash remains under investigation by the Laurel County Sheriff's
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  Speaker 1: Office accident reconstructionists Captain Chris Edwards, Captain Richard Darryl Ripple,
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  Speaker 1: and Detective Brad Mink. Multiple agencies assisted the LCSO with investigation,
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  Speaker 1: including the London Police Department, London Fire Department, Laurel County
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  Speaker 1: Fire Department, London Laurel Rescue Squad, Ambulance Incorporation of Laurel County,
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  Speaker 1: Laurel County Coroner's Office, and Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Our next
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  Speaker 1: article is Southern Kentucky Chamber Gathers for Senator Chris McDaniel. Corbyn.
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  Speaker 1: The Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce hosted its monthly luncheon
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  Speaker 1: Tuesday at the newly expanded Corbyn Center in now renamed
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  Speaker 1: as the Robert Stivers Conference and Convention Center. The chamber
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  Speaker 1: also welcomed new members into the Action Behavioral Health and
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  Speaker 1: the Fine Arts Association of Southeastern Kentucky Incorporated. The luncheon
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  Speaker 1: was held in collaboration with the Knox County Chamber of
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  Speaker 1: Commerce and the Manchester Clay County Chamber of Commerce. Guest
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  Speaker 1: speakers state Senator Chris McDaniel discussed Amendment No. 1, which
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  Speaker 1: will appear on on Kentucky's November ballot, and there is
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  Speaker 1: a picture of a lot of people in the meeting,
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  Speaker 1: and they're setting their round tables, and it says, the
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  Speaker 1: Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce meets the second Tuesday of
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  Speaker 1: each month for its luncheon. This concludes the reading of
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  Speaker 1: the Time Tribune. Please stay tuned for continued programming. Thank
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  Speaker 1: you for joining me, and on behalf of everyone here
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  Speaker 1: at Radio Eye, This is Janice wishing you a very
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  Speaker 1: good day.