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  Speaker 1: Now we turn to the reading of The Times Tribune
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  Speaker 1: for news in Corbyn, Laurel, Whitley and Knox Counties. Your
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  Speaker 1: reader today is Janis as a Remainder Radio I as
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  Speaker 1: Today we will begin with the E edition dated July
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  Speaker 1: the thirtieth, twenty twenty six. Our first article is Senate
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  Speaker 1: President Robert Steivers announces he will not run for governor.
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  Speaker 1: By Macy Swafford. Kentucky State Senate President Robert Stivers announced
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  Speaker 1: Monday that he will not seek seek the Republican nomination
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  Speaker 1: for governor in twenty twenty seven, ending months of speculation
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  Speaker 1: about a potential campaign. Stuivers made the announcement in a
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  Speaker 1: statement released through the Kentucky Senate Republicans, the official Facebook
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  Speaker 1: page of the Senate Majority Caucus. Native of Clay County,
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  Speaker 1: Stivers has served in the Kentucky Senate since nineteen seventy
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  Speaker 1: nineteen ninety seven. He was elected Senate Majority Floor Leader
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  Speaker 1: in two thousand and eight, before before being chosen President
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  Speaker 1: Senate President in twenty thirteen. He currently represents Kentucky's twenty
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  Speaker 1: fifth Senate District, which includes Clay, Jackson, Knox, Lee, mccrarie, Ousley,
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  Speaker 1: and Whitley Counties. Styvers said he reached the decision after
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  Speaker 1: consulting with those closest to him. I am deeply grateful
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  Speaker 1: for the encouragement and confidence so many Kentuckians have shown
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  Speaker 1: by asking me to consider running for governor in twenty
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  Speaker 1: twenty seven, stated Styvers. All after thoughtful discussions with my family, friends,
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  Speaker 1: and trusted advisers, I have decided that my calling remains
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  Speaker 1: where it has always been, as a Senator from Clay County,
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  Speaker 1: proudly representing the people of Kentucky's twenty fifth Senate district.
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  Speaker 1: In his statement, Stivers said his focus has always been
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  Speaker 1: on public service rather than pursuing the higher office. He
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  Speaker 1: said his priority remains advancing conservative policies that strengthened Kentucky's
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  Speaker 1: economy and improved the lives of its residents. He also
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  Speaker 1: expressed hope that follow senators will elect him to another
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  Speaker 1: term as Senate President so we can continue building on
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  Speaker 1: the conservative policies that have transformed Kentucky into one of
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  Speaker 1: the nation's strongest fiscal and economic success stories. Steivers concluded
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  Speaker 1: by saying the work of moving Kentucky forward as far
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  Speaker 1: from complete and pledged to continue that work in the Senate.
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  Speaker 1: His decision leaves the Republican field for the twenty twenty
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  Speaker 1: seven gubatorial race without any official declared candidates. On the
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  Speaker 1: Democratic side, two official officials affiliated with Governor Basheer's administration
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  Speaker 1: have announced campaigns. Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman and Rocky ad Adkins,
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  Speaker 1: former Basher senior advisor and former Kentucky House Democratic Leader,
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  Speaker 1: both have entered the twenty twenty seven race for governor.
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  Speaker 1: Our next article is Flipping for the Fair. Whitley County
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  Speaker 1: Fair brings high octane thrills, hometown art to community by
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  Speaker 1: Sudy K. Wilson Williamsburg. The twenty twenty six Whitley County
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  Speaker 1: Fair brought four days of fun and excitement to the
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  Speaker 1: Whitley County Fairgrounds, running from Wednesday through Saturday and featuring
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  Speaker 1: everything from live music and mud pits to grand fireworks
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  Speaker 1: display to close out the celebration, Thursday's demolition derby brought
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  Speaker 1: a motion and intensity to the fair arena. Jason Cursey
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  Speaker 1: said he first got into debreed into Derby's for fun mostly,
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  Speaker 1: but this year carried deeper, meaning today I'm running in
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  Speaker 1: the memory of my dad, who passed away May twenty six,
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  Speaker 1: twenty twenty six, and also for my kids, who motivate
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  Speaker 1: me every day. Cursey, now in his fourth year, keeps
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  Speaker 1: coming back for the fun, but has said his car
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  Speaker 1: is unique because it carries his father's picture and because
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  Speaker 1: my kids beat it up. Derek Shelton described the chaos
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  Speaker 1: inside the ring simply just try to keep going and
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  Speaker 1: hope for the best. He said, fans can't fully experience
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  Speaker 1: what drivers feel. Loud motors and anne get beat around.
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  Speaker 1: Right before the derby starts, he feels an adrenaline pumping
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  Speaker 1: and a little nerve. Trvis. Saturday's wrestling brought the big
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  Speaker 1: personalities and even bigger reactions. Cadillac Cowboy from San Antonio said,
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  Speaker 1: facing his opponent, he was a big boy, but it
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  Speaker 1: didn't matter because I had my fans support behind me.
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  Speaker 1: He added that the crowd's energy gives him a second win.
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  Speaker 1: It gets your adrenaline pumping, your heart racing, and it
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  Speaker 1: gives me the wind. He laughed about the funniest fan
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  Speaker 1: comment he's heard a woman who was not fond of me,
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  Speaker 1: kept calling me Pontiac cowboy outlaw. Harley Stone kept his
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  Speaker 1: message short. If my opponent thinks they're going to beat
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  Speaker 1: me today, think again, dream on. He said. Saturday's mud
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  Speaker 1: Bog brought thick mud, loud engines, and plenty of personality.
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  Speaker 1: Jeremiah Henderson said the worst he's ever been stuck was
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  Speaker 1: probably flipping one and joke that if his jeep could talk,
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  Speaker 1: it would say, don't make me do this again. Michael
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  Speaker 1: Hicks shared his secret to getting through the mud holes.
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  Speaker 1: Get your Chevrolet. If he wins, my dad gets the credit.
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  Speaker 1: If he gets stuck, I get the blame. Tyler Wolf
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  Speaker 1: kept his strategy simple, just pin it back and hold
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  Speaker 1: it to the floor. For the first time spectators, his
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  Speaker 1: advice was stand back and get out of the way.
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  Speaker 1: Ask who he most wanted to be Wolf said Billy
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  Speaker 1: freytag he hauled my truck, and if Saturday's mud pit
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  Speaker 1: had a warning label, he said it would read thick
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  Speaker 1: and soupy. From the Derby Ring to the wrestling mad
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  Speaker 1: to the mud bog. Mug Bog Pit that Whitley County
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  Speaker 1: Fair once again showcased the grit, humor and hometown pride
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  Speaker 1: of the compati who make these events unforgettable, their stories,
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  Speaker 1: whether fueled by family adrenaline or pure fund, or what
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  Speaker 1: keeps the fair's traditions alive year after year. Our next
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  Speaker 1: article is Corbin School Board gives Wilder high marks and
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  Speaker 1: the first year Superintendent evaluation by Macy Swaffer, Corbin. The
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  Speaker 1: Corbin Independent Board of Education has completed its first annual
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  Speaker 1: summative evaluation of Superintendent Travis Wilder, recognizing his leadership during
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  Speaker 1: his first year leading the district and highlighting strengths in collaboration, culture,
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  Speaker 1: and strategic direction. According to the board's written summative assessment,
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  Speaker 1: members met in executive session on July the twenty first
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  Speaker 1: to finalize Wilder's evaluation after he completed his first year
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  Speaker 1: as superintendent. Valuation was conducted using Kentucky's twenty twenty five
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  Speaker 1: twenty six Individualized Learning Plan for New Superintendents, which measures
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  Speaker 1: performances across the five leadership standards and rates progress using
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  Speaker 1: the four performance levels. The report states that Wilder selected
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  Speaker 1: cultural leadership as his primary area of focus during his
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  Speaker 1: inaugural year, explaining that he believed understanding and positively influencing
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  Speaker 1: the district's environment was the most important priority as he
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  Speaker 1: transitioned from serving eighteen years as principal of Corbin Primary School.
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  Speaker 1: Board members said his experience allowed him to model and
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  Speaker 1: exemplify the district's core beliefs about teaching and learning for
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  Speaker 1: all stakeholders on all occasions, and made decisions collaboratively and transparently.
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  Speaker 1: His actions reflected shared responsibility and accountability across all areas
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  Speaker 1: of leadership. As part of the evaluation process, Wylder completed
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  Speaker 1: a capstone project and the form of a PowerPoint presentation
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  Speaker 1: documenting his first year as superintendent. The presentation emphasized cultural
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  Speaker 1: leaderships and highlighted the work completed during his first year,
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  Speaker 1: including efforts to strengthen district culture, encourage stakeholder involvement, and
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  Speaker 1: advanced the portrait of a learner initiative. The board awarded
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  Speaker 1: Wilder its highest rating of exemplary expert in two evaluation
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  Speaker 1: areas and rated him accomplished in two additional areas. The
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  Speaker 1: evaluation states Wilder established a clear purpose among stakeholders, equipped
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  Speaker 1: employees with the tools and resources needed to improve student outcomes,
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  Speaker 1: celebrated district's successes, and addressed areas is for growth throughout
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  Speaker 1: continuous improvement. Looking ahead, the board said Wilder plans to
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  Speaker 1: shift his emphasis on strategic leadership during his second year
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  Speaker 1: as superintendent. The evaluation concludes that district leaders believe the
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  Speaker 1: work completed during Wilder's first year help strengthen unity and
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  Speaker 1: alignment across the school system. Board members also pointed to
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  Speaker 1: the continued implementation of the Red Hand Way and express
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  Speaker 1: confidence in Wilder's leadership as a district continues refining its vision, mission,
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  Speaker 1: and long term goals. Our next article is Corbin's Ruvere
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  Speaker 1: Stand earns national recognition among America's best hot dog destinations
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  Speaker 1: by Anya James Corbin. One of Corbyn's most iconic restaurants
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  Speaker 1: has received national recognition after being named one of the
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  Speaker 1: best places in America to enjoy hot dog. The root
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  Speaker 1: Beer Stand, located at one Twine eighteenth Street in Corbin,
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  Speaker 1: was recently featured in a USA Today Network list highlighting
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  Speaker 1: some of the country's top hot dog destinations in celebration
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  Speaker 1: of National Hot Dog Day on July the fifteenth. The
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  Speaker 1: list showcases stand out regional styles from across the United States,
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  Speaker 1: with Corbin's signature Eastern Kentucky Chili Dog earning the place
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  Speaker 1: among nationally recognized favorites. According to The Courier Journal, the
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  Speaker 1: root Beer Stand chili dog is distinctively Eastern Kentucky tradition.
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  Speaker 1: Unlike Cincinnati style cheese cheese coneys, the restaurant hot dogs
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  Speaker 1: are topped with a generous serving of beanless chili, often
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  Speaker 1: referred to locally as hot dog sauce, along with chopped onions,
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  Speaker 1: yellow mustard without any cheese, and Eastern Kentucky chili buns
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  Speaker 1: have been a deep regional roots, tracing their popularity to
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  Speaker 1: pool halls, has served working class communities before becoming staples
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  Speaker 1: at drive inns and ice cream shops throughout the area.
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  Speaker 1: Corbin has remained one of the best known places to
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  Speaker 1: experience the regional special specialty The root Beer Stand has
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  Speaker 1: been along has been I'm Sorry. The root Beer Stand
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  Speaker 1: has long been a summertime destination for both local residents
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  Speaker 1: and travelers. The seasonal car hop style restaurant has become
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  Speaker 1: tradition for generations of families, serving its signature chailly dogs
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  Speaker 1: alongside its famous root beer. The national national recognition further
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  Speaker 1: highlights Corbyn's growing reputation as a food destination. Already known
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  Speaker 1: for the birthplace of Kentucky Fried Chicken and home to
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  Speaker 1: Harland Sanders Cafe Music. The city now has another culinary distinction,
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  Speaker 1: drawing attention across the country. The Courier Journal encouraged visitors
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  Speaker 1: exploring Carbons Corbin's food seene to stop by both local landmarks.
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  Speaker 1: The Corbin Tourism and Convention Commission celebrated the recognition in
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  Speaker 1: a social media post, calling the root Beer Stand our
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  Speaker 1: favorite place to grab a hot dog and an ice
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  Speaker 1: cold root beer, and encouraging both residents and visitors to
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  Speaker 1: stop by before the seasonal restaurant closes for the year.
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  Speaker 1: For long time patrons, the recognition simply confirms what many
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  Speaker 1: Southeastern Kentucky have believed for decades that one of America's
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  Speaker 1: best hot dogs can be found right here in Corbon.
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  Speaker 1: And there is a picture of the restaurant with cars
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  Speaker 1: underneath the roof for the car hops attend them. Our
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  Speaker 1: next article is Corbin Tourism approves financial report for one
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  Speaker 1: point seven million dollars of fy budget by Madison Nance
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  Speaker 1: Corbin with one million, five hundred and twenty six thousand dollars. Three,
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  Speaker 1: let me start over with one million, five hundred twenty
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  Speaker 1: six thousand, three hundred and seventy four dollars in the bank.
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  Speaker 1: Corbin's Tourism's most recent financial report proves its finances to
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  Speaker 1: be steady. Financial advisor Brian Gay, CPA shared the financial
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  Speaker 1: report and budget Tuesday, July the twenty first, at a
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  Speaker 1: special call meeting of the Corbin Tourism and Convention Commission.
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  Speaker 1: The report ended at June thirtieth, making it one the
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  Speaker 1: final one of the prior fiscal year. We ended up
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  Speaker 1: really well, Gay commented. Gay reported that no cur and
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  Speaker 1: additional fixed assets were purchased in the month of June,
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  Speaker 1: making the total fit fixed assets one million, three hundred
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  Speaker 1: twenty three thousand, five hundred sixty one dollars. As for
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  Speaker 1: income statement, June served as the highest month of the
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  Speaker 1: fiscal year for restaurant tax at one hundred seventy eight thousand,
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  Speaker 1: nine hundred eighty six dollars, with transient tax at thirty
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  Speaker 1: one thousand, six hundred forty five dollars. This made for
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  Speaker 1: a total income of two hundred ten thousand, six hundred
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  Speaker 1: thirty dollars and a net income for the month of
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  Speaker 1: fifty thousand, eight hundred sixty six dollars. This marks an
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  Speaker 1: improvement from past years for the Commission, as the restaurant
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  Speaker 1: tax was about one hundred seven thousand dollars more than
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  Speaker 1: the prior fiscal year. At this projection, I feel the
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  Speaker 1: current fiscal year restaurant tax will probably be over two
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  Speaker 1: million dollars, and that would be the first time in
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  Speaker 1: Corbin's tourism history that I am aware of. Gay said,
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  Speaker 1: there's only one month that prior fiscal year outperformed this
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  Speaker 1: fiscal year. I believe that was November. Every other month
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  Speaker 1: this fiscal year we did better than the previous fiscal year,
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  Speaker 1: So that's continuous growth as far as that goes. He
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  Speaker 1: also noted that the Commission was over budget in two areas,
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  Speaker 1: the Corbin Arena operating expense and retirement, stating that the
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  Speaker 1: arena issue was directly tied to income and the retirement
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  Speaker 1: overreach was by five thousand dollars. Following the financial report,
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  Speaker 1: Tourism Director Emily Roberts shared that the budget originally presented
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  Speaker 1: the Commission last month had seen three noteworthy adjustments since then.
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  Speaker 1: The adjustments were in event sponsorship, professional services, accounting for
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  Speaker 1: recent website changes, and insurance. However, the exact changes were
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  Speaker 1: not stated verbatim. After Roberts mentioned the adjustment, Commissioner Sumner
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  Speaker 1: Jackson requested that the retirement item be increased by five
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  Speaker 1: thousand dollars. Commissioner Kristen Smith then made the motion to
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  Speaker 1: accept the presented one million, seven hundred and sixty thousand,
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  Speaker 1: three hundred and eighty dollars budget, including the addition of
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  Speaker 1: the increase. Jackson requested. The motion passed by a unanimous vote.
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  Speaker 1: Commissioners also voted to sponsor the ktia's annual conference in
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  Speaker 1: November and the amount of one thousand dollars, as well
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  Speaker 1: as move the amount full amount of money in their
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  Speaker 1: pavilion account at Cumberland Valley National into a CD account.
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  Speaker 1: It was additional. It was additionally decided that at that meeting,
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  Speaker 1: the Commissioners will soon attend the Board of Directors training
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  Speaker 1: through KTIA Kentucky Travel Industry Association. Commissioners will attend the
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  Speaker 1: training at the Tourism Building while a trainer presents them
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  Speaker 1: via zoom. The training does not require payment, though a
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  Speaker 1: donation is welcome. A date in time for the training
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  Speaker 1: was undetermined at the time of the meeting. The commission
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  Speaker 1: would go on to enter executive session for the purpose
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  Speaker 1: of personnel through the meeting adjourned, though the meeting adjourned
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  Speaker 1: after no action was taken following the session. The next
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  Speaker 1: Corbon Tourism and Convention meeting will take place Tuesday, August
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  Speaker 1: eleventh at one oh one North Depost Street in Corbin.
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  Speaker 1: And there is a picture of people settling around a
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  Speaker 1: table and it looks like they're discussing these issues. Our
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  Speaker 1: next article is assault charges Knox County's July indictments by
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  Speaker 1: Macy Swafford Barbarville. Assault related charges were among the indictments
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  Speaker 1: returned by a Knox County grand jury this month. Michael
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  Speaker 1: Allen Mills, the third, twenty one of eastbournstat was indicted
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  Speaker 1: on four counts of third degree assault, one count of
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  Speaker 1: alcohol intoxication, one count a third degree fleeing or evading police,
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  Speaker 1: one count of second degree disorderly conduct, one count of
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  Speaker 1: resisting arrest, and one count of second degree criminal mischief.
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  Speaker 1: On May twenty fourth, Meals allegedly committed third degree assault
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  Speaker 1: by kicking and struggling with multiple law enforcement officers while
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  Speaker 1: resisting arrest and allegedly under the influence of alcohol. The
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  Speaker 1: indictment further alleges that citing acting alone or in a
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  Speaker 1: concert with others, he attempted to flee from officers by
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  Speaker 1: disregarding commands and running from the scene. Holly Mills, forty two,
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  Speaker 1: of Corbin was indicted on two counts of first degree
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  Speaker 1: criminal abuse and two counts of fourth degree assault that
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  Speaker 1: occurred on or about June twenty first. The indictment alleges
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  Speaker 1: that Meals committed first degree criminal abuse and fourth degree
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  Speaker 1: assault by intentionally abusing a child younger than twelve years old,
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  Speaker 1: including using a taser on a child and intentionally inflicting
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  Speaker 1: torture or cruel punishment. Sean Bennett Asher, the second, thirty seven,
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  Speaker 1: of London was indicted on one count each of first
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  Speaker 1: degree unlawful imprisonment, first degree burglary, violation of an emergentgency
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  Speaker 1: protective Order, domestic violence order, and fourth degree assault. According
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  Speaker 1: to the indictment, Asher is accused of knowingly and unlawfully
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  Speaker 1: restraining an individual, exposing them to a risk of serious
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  Speaker 1: physical injury, while assaulting them, unlawfully entering the individual's residents,
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  Speaker 1: and threatening to call cause physical injury. The incident is
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  Speaker 1: reported to have happened on April the twenty third for
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  Speaker 1: an incident to have been occurred on July first. In
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  Speaker 1: twenty twenty four, Preston Alan Messer, forty five, of Corbin
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  Speaker 1: was indicted on one count of third degree rape and
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  Speaker 1: one count of first degree persistent felony offender. According to
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  Speaker 1: the indictment, Messer is accused of engaging in a sexual
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  Speaker 1: intercourse with an individual younger than sixteen years of age
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  Speaker 1: while being twenty one year years of age or older.
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  Speaker 1: An indictment is a formal charge that does not imply
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  Speaker 1: guilt or innocence. All defendants are presumed innocent and less
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  Speaker 1: or until proven guilty in a court of law. Our
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  Speaker 1: next article is Whitley County Indictment's release for July by
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  Speaker 1: Amya James Williamsburg. The Whitley County Grand Jury returns several
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  Speaker 1: indictments in July, several accusing the individuals of offenses against
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  Speaker 1: law enforcement. Those indictments include Michael C. Thomas, twenty eight,
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  Speaker 1: of rock Hole's, was charged with five counts of third
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  Speaker 1: degree assault involving two deputy sheriffs, two M E. M.
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  Speaker 1: S Workers, and a Baptist health nurse. On March twenty second.
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  Speaker 1: Thomas's indictment also includes a resisting arrest charge. William J.
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  Speaker 1: Smith twenty four of Williamsburg was charged with two counts
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  Speaker 1: a first degree wanton dangement involving a deputy sheriff and
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  Speaker 1: another motorist's, first degree fleeing or evading police motor vehicle,
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  Speaker 1: and reckless driving in connection to a February seventeen incident.
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  Speaker 1: Jason Brown thirty nine of Williamsburg was charged with first
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  Speaker 1: degree wanton indagement of a police officer, first degree fleeing
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  Speaker 1: or evading police motor vehicle, third degree fleeing or evading police,
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  Speaker 1: and reckless driving in connection to a March twenty fourth
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  Speaker 1: and twenty fifth incident. Jamie Lee Hoover thirty six of
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  Speaker 1: Corbin was charged with second degree escape through an indictment
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  Speaker 1: by information. According to media reports, Hoover is accused of
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  Speaker 1: walking away from a Whitley County Detention Center work release
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  Speaker 1: crew conducting roadside letter abatement near Canada Town around the
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  Speaker 1: World eleven am on April seventeenth. W c d C
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  Speaker 1: later reported that he had been arrested in Lake County, Indiana,
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  Speaker 1: around ten forty five pm April the nineteenth. In other news,
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  Speaker 1: Mark Allen White, fifty four, of London, was indicted on
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  Speaker 1: charges of theft by unlawful taking, shoplifting between one thousand
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  Speaker 1: and ten thousand dollars, first degree possession of a controlled substance,
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  Speaker 1: first offense smith amphetamine, tampering with fiscal as evidence, and
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  Speaker 1: third degree fleeing or evading police. White had initially been
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  Speaker 1: arrested in April when the Williamsburg Police were dispatched to
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  Speaker 1: Walmart to investigate the report of an individual impersonating an
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  Speaker 1: employee while shoplifting merchandise. The WPD officer Trey Hendricks made
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  Speaker 1: contact with White outside of the According to the initial release,
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  Speaker 1: White fled on foot when approached by the police, but
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  Speaker 1: was quickly apprehended. An indictment is a formal charge that
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  Speaker 1: does not imply guilt or innocence. All defendants are presumed
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  Speaker 1: innocent unless or until proven guilty by a court of law.
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  Speaker 1: Our next article is Laurel County man to appeal twenty
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  Speaker 1: eight year federal child exploitation sentenced by Macy Swafford Lexington,
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  Speaker 1: a fifty six year old Laurel County man, has filed
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  Speaker 1: a notice of appeal after being sentenced to twenty eight
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  Speaker 1: years in federal prison for cohercing a teenage girl into
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  Speaker 1: producing child sexual abuse material while he was incarcerated at
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  Speaker 1: the Madison County Detention Center. According to court records, Daniel
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  Speaker 1: Hoskins of Lilly, filed a notice of appeals Saturday with
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  Speaker 1: intent to ask the US Court of Appeals for the
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  Speaker 1: Sixth Circuit to review the judgment entered against him last Friday.
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  Speaker 1: The filing states that Hoskins instructed his attorney to file
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  Speaker 1: the appeal and his appealing the federal judgment entered in
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  Speaker 1: his case. The appeal follows hoskins sentencing last Thursday before
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  Speaker 1: US District Judge Karen K. Caldwell. According to the judgment,
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  Speaker 1: Hoskins was sentenced to three hundred and thirty six months
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  Speaker 1: or twenty eight years in federal prison after pleading guilty
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  Speaker 1: to two counts of production of child pornography. He was
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  Speaker 1: also ordered to serve ten years of supervised released upon
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  Speaker 1: completion of his prison sentence, and must comply with federal
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  Speaker 1: sex offender risk registration. The court additionally recommended he participated
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  Speaker 1: in sex offender treatment program, undergo a mental health evaluation,
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  Speaker 1: and receive any necessary medical treatment while incarcerated. According to
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  Speaker 1: prior reports. The case stemmed from allegations at Hoskins coerced
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  Speaker 1: a sixteen year old girl into producing sexual explicit images
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  Speaker 1: during a video jail calls while he was housed in
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  Speaker 1: the Madison County Detention Center in June of twenty twenty five.
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  Speaker 1: Court record show Hoskins entered into a plea agreement on
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  Speaker 1: April the twentieth. In agreement, he admitted that on June
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  Speaker 1: second in June third, twenty twenty five, he interacted with
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  Speaker 1: minor appropriately. The plea agreement states the detention center's Internet
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  Speaker 1: based video call system was used to produce the sexually
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  Speaker 1: explicit material. In exchange for the guilty plea, federal prosecutors
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  Speaker 1: agreed to dismiss counts one and four through seven at sentencing.
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  Speaker 1: The plea agreement also states that Hoskins waived his right
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  Speaker 1: to appeal his guilty plea and conviction, but reserved the
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  Speaker 1: right to appeal the sentence. This concludes the reading of
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