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Corbin Times-Tribune - 5.5.26 · Eastern Kentucky Newspapers

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Speaker 1: Now we turn to the reading of the Times Tribune
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for news in Corbin, Laurel, Whitley and Knox Counties. Your
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reader today is Janice as a reminder Radio I as
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a reading service intended for people who are blind or
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have other disabilities that make it difficult to reprinted material.
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We'll begin with the e addition dated Thursday, May the
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I'm sorry, Thursday April the thirtieth, twenty twenty six, I'm
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sorry about that. Our first article is Wilder reflects on
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the first year leading Corbin Schools by Macy Swafford. Travis
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Wilder reflected on his first year leading Corbin Independent Schools
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during a capstone presentation at a special call board meeting
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last Thursday, highlighting progress, challenges, and a vision for the
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district's future. Wilder described stepping into the role as both
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unexpected and fact past, recalling how he received the call
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offering him the position while at home with his family.
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I was in a T shirt, flip flops and a
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baseball hat, he said. I have never put on a
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suit that quickly in my life. Throughout his presentation, Superintendent
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Wilder emphasized the support system that has helped guide his
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first year, including mentors and district leadership. He credited the
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board and the staff for fostering a strong culture from
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the beginning. From day one, it felt like a family,
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Wylder said. Once you're a red Bound and then there
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is a picture of him, and then underneath the caption
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reads Superintendent Travis Wilder gives the board his cap shot
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Stone presentation. Our next article is Corbin Kahn Expanding with
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Wrestling Star's new venue announcement by Sudie K Willis Wilson Corbyn.
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The first CORN of twenty twenty six was a huge
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success with a record breaking crowd. Corbin Kahan returned to
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the Corbyn Civic Center Saturday, bringing a full day of comics, collectibles,
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cost plays, and a special attraction that had wrestling fans
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lining up out the door, a meet and greet with
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Appalachian Mountain Wrestling talent. Fans of all ages packed the venue,
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taking advantage of the free admission event to meet their
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favorite wrestlers, snap photos, and talk one on one with
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the athletes, who will return to Corbin on August twenty
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second to for a live wrestling event at the Corbyn Arena.
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Two of the a MW's top champions Marcus Johnson and
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Marty Clay were crowd favorites throughout the day. Both men
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are known as good guys in the ring, and their
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interactions with fans reflected that reputation. When asked about his
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most memorable moment, Johnson didn't hesitate. He recalled the night
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he cashed in his gold for the Gold briefcase to
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challenge Misery for Kentucky Championship, a title he has now
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held for eight months. After defeating Misery, fans surrounded him
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in celebration. We took pictures, we hugged, and they told
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me how proud they were of me, he said, I'll
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never forget it. Johnson also shared that fans see his
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real personality at events like Corbin Kahan just amped up
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about ten times. Inspired by Mister Perfect and Louisville legend
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Muhammad Ali, he said their confidence in charisma influenced the
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persona he brings to the ring. Fans might be surprised
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to learn he wants tracked and feel once ran track
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and field and Morehead State University. Clay, amw champion for
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over a year, brought his own energy to the meet
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and greet his go to hype song before a match.
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Are you sure? Are you sure? Hank done it this
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way by Waylon Jennings. He credits wrestling icons Eddie Guerrero
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and brock Lesnar as his biggest inspirations growing up. When
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ask what he hopes fans feel when they meet him,
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Clay kept it simple, excitement, especially for the big August
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twenty second show. He added that fans, especially kids, have
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changed his life in meaningful ways. It's cool being like
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a hero for the kids, he said. They make you
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appreciate what you do. Not every wrestler at Corbyn Khan
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played the hero zexy Z Collins, one of am w's
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top villains, learned fully into his persona and fans loved
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every second of it. When asked what message he wants
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young fans to take four from him, he smirked that
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I am the sexiest man alive. Why should fans respect him?
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I'm just so good looking. What does he think when
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fans boo jealousy jealous of the long hair? Colin said
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he's better than anyone everyone else in the ring because
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of his sexiness, and admit it, he respects no one.
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It's all about sexy. His favorite way to get under
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a craft skin is to tell the truth, they are
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not sexy. One fan reacted, that's stuck with him. People
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are constantly telling me to eat cheeseburger, he said. They
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tell me that all the time. I don't know why.
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With champions, villains, and enthusiastic fans feeling, the Civic Center,
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Corbyn Kahn once again proved why it's one of the
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region's most popular culture pop culture events. Event organizers also
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revealed major news following Saturday's turnout. More than two three
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hundred people came through the doors during the spring event
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in record breaking crowd that confirmed their feeling that Corbin
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Khan has officially outgrown the Civic Center After five years
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at the venue, organizers announced that Corbin Khan will move
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to the Corbin Arena beginning with its next show. We
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are grateful to the Civic Center for allowing us to grow,
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but the last few shows made it clear we were
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about to outgrow the building, organizers said in a Facebook
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post yesterday. Proved that despite the move to a larger venue,
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they emphasized that one tradition will remain unchanged as always,
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Corbin Khan will be free. The post continued, we are
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committed to that We never want to change anyone, charge
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anyone to come and enjoy the show. Organizers added that
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they have been holding onto the news for months and
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they are excited to finally share it with the community.
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Please spread it far and wide. Corbyn Kahan has a
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new home at the Corbyn Arena and the sky is
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truly the limit. More than two thousand people attended Saturday's
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Corbyn Khan. Our next article is Support grows for Corbyn
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girl battling cancer by Millie Kate Daughtery. Oh No, I'm
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sorry by Macy Swafford. The girl is Milli Kate Daughtery Corbyn.
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A Corbyn family is receiving an outpouring of community support
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after their young daughter, Millie Kate Daughtery, was diagnosed with
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Duffu's eccentric pone tyme galom gilloma d IPG, a rare,
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aggressive form of childhood brain cancer. According to a GoFundMe
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created to assist the family, Millie Kate's parents, Alison and
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Samuel Daughtery, receive the diagnosis on the April sixteenth. The
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fundraiser is aimed at helping cover treatment expenses, meals, travel costs,
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and other unexpected needs the family. As the family focuses
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on their daughter's care. As of press time this week,
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more than sixty five thousand dollars had been raised toward
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a seventy thousand dollars goal. Millie Kate recently underwent surgery
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at Cincinnati Children's Hospital and will be taking a homopathic
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and holistic approach in her recovery. While the family has
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chosen this route, her parents noted that they have not
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ruled out additional treatment options. They remain in close communication
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with her medical team, who have expressed support for their decision.
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The family will also continue to follow up visits with
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Millie Kate's neuro oncologists at Cincinnati's children at least every
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three months for imaging and evaluation. In an update shared
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by her mother, Alison, Daughtery said Milly Kate remains in
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great spirits despite ongoing weakness on her right side that
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affects her balance while walking. We continue to encourage her
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and to use her right hand and arm as much
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as possible to help keep her strength on that side,
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says missus Daughtry. Other than those issues, she's doing great.
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Daughtery added that her daughter's appetite has remained steady and
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that she continues to eat and drink well. The family
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is also working to help Milly Kate maintain as much
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independence as safely as possible as her parents, we continue
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to encourage her and advocate for her as much as possible,
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said Daughtery. Daughtery also described her daughter as a fighter
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and emphasize their commitment to reporting and advocating for her
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throughout her journey. Those wishing to support Millie Kate can
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visit ww dot GoFundMe dot com, forward slash F forward
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Slash Support Milly Kate's Journey with DPG and www GoFundMe
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dot forward slash F, forward slash Comfort Milli Kate's fights
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against DIPG. Both fundraisers are verified and will go directly
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to the family. Our next article is Gardener Arena to
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be crowned Friday at Corbyn Mayday Festival by Janie Slavin Corbyn.
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The queens have been announced for this weekend's May Day
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festivities at the Corbyn Arena. Riley Mackenzie Gardner is the
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twenty twenty six May Day Queen, while Zelli Wren Arena
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will be crowned as Tiny Queen. The Queen's includes first
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runner up Sidney Janine Britton, second runner up Chloe Aslee Trivett,
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third runner up Tyler Elizabeth Strain, fourth runner fourth runner
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up Tory Camille Hampton. The fifth runner up is Alexis
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Rose Wilson, sixth runner up Jane Peace. The Tiny Queen's
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Court includes first runner up Ramsey Charles Robinson, second runner
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up Lauren Gill Damern, third runner up Aspen ree Semma,
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fourth runner up tal Leitha roschell Brooks. The GFWC Dash
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Kentucky Ossala Club of Corbin invites everyone to attend this
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year's festival, which features a theme on May Day, rock Out.
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The festival will be held this Friday, May first, at
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seven pm at the Core Arena. Tickets will be purchased
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online at the arena. Our next article is Southern Kentucky
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Chamber of Commerce to host legislative Update May twelve by
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Jamie's Sloven Corbin. Following an eventful twenty twenty six general Assembly,
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the Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce is inviting its members
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to hear the latest from their legislators. The Chamber will
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host a legislative update featuring Senate President Robert Stiver's Republican
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Manchester Representative Tom O'Dell smith, Republican Corbin and Representative Nick Wilson,
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Republican Williamsburg on Tuesday May twelfth at a thirty a m.
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In the Corbyn Center to twenty two Corbyn Center Drive, Corbin,
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Kentucky for seven oh one following the breakfast catered by Ladna's,
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The trio will provide an overview of the most recent
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legislative session and how it affects the Tri County region.
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Registration is required with fifteen dollars for Chamber members and
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twenty five dollars for non members. Tosv RSVP. Email Whitney
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at sky Dasheda dot com or call six O six
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five to eight sixty three ninety. Our next article is
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Jellico Mountains Logging project canceled by Forest Service by Macy Swafford,
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Whitley County, A controversial federal logging proposal in the Jellico
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Mountains of southern Kentucky has been officially canceled, according to
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recently released information from the US Forest Service. The Jellico
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Visitation Management Project, proposed within the Daniel Boone National Forests
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in Stearns Ranger District, has been under consideration since twenty
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twenty two and would have authorized large scale timber harvesting
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and vegetation management across thousands of acres in mcquarie in
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Whitley Counties. In an April ninth letter from the Sturms
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District Ranger Kyle Edmonds, the Forest Service withdrew its draft
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decision for the project, stating that the new information warranted
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additional review and consideration. The agency also indicated that any
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future proposal would have to restart the federal environmental review
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process under the National Environmental Policy Act NEPA NEPA. The
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cancelation was reflected this week on the official Force Service
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project page, which now lists the project's current status as canceled.
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The Jellico project plans included timber harvesting, road work, and
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vegetation treatments designed to alter forest conditions and support a
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mix of age classes and species. The project drew significant
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public attention during its environmental review phase, with hundreds of
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public comments submitted for informal objections filled earlier this year.
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Filed earlier this year, Local opposition groups and environmental advocates
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had raised concerns about potential impacts, including erosion, water quality,
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wildlife habitat, and scenic views. Tim Martin, an administrator for
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the Jellico Mountains Logging Facebook group and a vocal critic
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of the project, said its cancelation has provided both him
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and the community with a sense of the peace of mind. However,
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Martin cautioned that questions remain about the long term outlook.
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We find it odd that the Forest Service sent a
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letter but still hasn't made a public statement, he said.
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We and the community are delighted with the news that
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the logging project is canceled, but absent a Forest Service
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statement on their reasoning in future plans, we are worried
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that this is a just a temporary delay. He also
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expressed concern that the project could return in a different form.
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The Jellico project may be revived in the future, perhaps
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under a streamlined NAPA National Environmental Policy Act process which
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doesn't require community input, Martin said, or perhaps it's just
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a pause while the Forest Service undertakes a major reorganization.
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Under the current federal rules, the withdrawal of the decision
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effectively halts the current proposal. Any future logging or vegetation
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management project in the same area would require a new
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environmental review process. Our next article is man charged with kidnapping,
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burglary after Knox County investigation by Masie Swafford. Corbin, a
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South Laurel man, is facing multiple charges after authorities say
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he abducted a woman from her home before he was
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later taken into custody following a traffic stop in Barberville.
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According to a press release issue Friday, the Knox County
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Sheriff's Office received a complaint on last Wednesday, April the
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twenty third, regarding a possible kidnapping in the eight thousand
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block of Kentucky twelve thirty two near Corbyn. The incident
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involved adult female victim and an adult male suspect, later
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identified as thirty eight year old Sean Bennett Asher of London.
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Investigators alange Asher broke into the victim's residence and was
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waiting for the victim when she arrived home. Authorities said
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and argument followed, during which Asher allegedly forced the victim
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to leave her phone at the residence, then forced her
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into the passenger seat of her grand jeep of her
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jeep Grand Cherokee before driving away at approximately six pm.
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Knox County Sergeant Jesse Smith and Deputy Elijah Broughton, with
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assistance from Barberville Police Department in the US Marshall Service
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Central Kentucky Fugitive Task Force London office received information that
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the vehicle was traveling southbound on Kentucky eleven near Swan
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Pond Road in Barberville. Officers located the vehicle and conducted
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a felony traffic stop. Asher was taken into custody without incident,
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and the victim was found with minor physical injuries. The
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release also stated Asher had previously been arrested on February
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sixteenth on a second degree assault charge after allegedly spiking
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the same victim's coffee with methanphetamine on Christmas Day twenty
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twenty five. He was later released on bond in that
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case and was indicted February twenty seventh for the misdemeanor
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charge of a fourth degree assault. Asher has been launched
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in the Knox County Detention Center and charged with second
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degree burglary, kidnapping and an adult, second degree strangulation, domestic violence,
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violation of electronic protection order, second degree unlawful imprisonment, and
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fourth degree assault domestic violence minor injury. He is next
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scheduled to appear in Knox District Court on May twelfth.
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The Knox County Sheriff's Department, Barberville Police Department in the
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US Marshall's Service Central Kentucky Fugitive Task Force continued to
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investigate the case. Our next article is arson Fleeing charges
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highlight Knox County indictments by Macy Swafford. Knox County charges
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including ar duson, burglary, fleeing police, and assault were among
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incidents returned by a Knox County grand jury Friday for
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the month of April. Among those indicted was Shaan Tig,
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forty five, flat leg, who faces a lengthy list of
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charges stemming from a March twenty eighth incident. According to
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the incident, Tig is charged with two counts of first
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degree fleeing and evating police, avoiding with first degree wanton
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endangerment after allegedly using the vehicle in a manner that
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created the danger of death or serious injury to deputies.
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Tig is also charged with first degree criminal mischief for
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allegedly damaging a police cruiser, second degree strangulation in multiple
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counts of fourth degree assault, including incidents involving both adults
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and juveniles. Additional charges include reckless, and he is listed
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as a persistent felony offender in the first degree. The
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case stems from the Knox County Sheriff's Department responding to
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a domestic disturbance at a residence on Sturgis Street. Tig
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is accused of choking a woman and striking a four
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year old in the face with food, in addition to
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significant damage throughout the home. K CSO reported that the
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time of the deputies were working to find a placement
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for the mother and the child when Tig returned to
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the residence, fleeing up on seeing law enforcement. Tig was
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later located at a cemetery off of Kentucky nine thirty,
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where he was taken into custody after striking a deputy's cruiser.
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In a separate case, multiple individuals were indicted in connection
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with a series of incidents involving home under construction. Clovis
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Ashley Mayfield forty nine of corbyin Free, Duayne Campbell fifty
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two of London, and Robert Earl Mayfield, forty eight of
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Lilly face charges tied to incidents occurring between August and
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September twenty twenty five. According to the incident Clovis Mayfield
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and Campbell are charged with second degree austin in, third
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degree burglary and allegedly setting fire iiO and unlawfully entering
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a home under construction. Robert Mayfield and Campbell are charged
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with theft by unlawful taking and involving property valued between
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one thousand dollars and ten thousand dollars. The indictment further
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alleges that Robert and Clovis Mayfield committed additional acts of
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second degree arson, third degree burglary, and theft in a
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separate incident involving the same property. All three defendants are
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also charged with engaging in organized crime in connection with
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a series of offensives. Clovis Mayfield and the Campbell are each
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additionally charged with persistent felony offenders in the first degree
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based on the prior felony convictions. An indictment is a
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formal charge that does not imply guilt or innocence. All
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defendants are presumed innocence until proven guilty in a court
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of law. Our next article is Whitley County Duo Lands
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Region three Bass Fishing Title by Les Dixon Campbellsville, Whitley
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County's Braden Rose and Aiden Taylor saved their best for
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Region three stage and had paid off in championship fashion.
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Rose and Taylor hauled in five fish for sixteen pounds
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twelve ounces to secure Region three Bass Fishing Championship and
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punch their ticket to the KHSAA State tournament. The duo
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let Us drove showing from arena from area programs due
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to several with several teams from Whitley County, South Laurel,
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North Laurel, and Corbyn advancing Taylor Counties. Colton Thompson and
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Jace Gray finished runner up with fourteen pounds one ounce,
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followed closely by North Laurels Tray Smith and Noah Hickey
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in third with thirteen pounds and four ounces. The Colonels
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not only claimed the regional title, but showcased the depth
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across the board. In addition to Rose and Taylor's first
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place finish, Whitley County also had the following anglers to participate.
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Caden Conlin, Braden Shelton fifteenth place advanced to state tournament,
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Scholar Mahan and Hagen Hatfield twenty sixth place, Logan Petree
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and Brian Center's thirty third place corn was presented in
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the advancing group by Jacob White and Cameron Smith ninth place,
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ninth place, eight to eleven advanced to state tournament, Alan
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Brody Cooper Lawless twentieth place, six to thirteen. Region champions
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Braden Rose and Aiden Taylor of Whitley County posed with
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their championship trophy. Next article is Hilliard silences Corbyn's bats
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as Colonels win eleventh game in a row by Las
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Dixon Williamsburg. Louke Hilliard was near perfect on the mound
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during the Tuesday's fiftieth district battle with rival Corbin. Hilliard
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dominated from beginning to end, limiting the Red Bounds Red
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Hounds to only one hit in three base runs while
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striking out five batters to leave the Colonels to a
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four to zero victory. Whitley County is now twenty four
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to two and finished fiftieth district State A slate with
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a perfect six to zero record. The state's number two
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ranked team number one in RPI ratings, has now won
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eleven games in a row and seventeen out of its
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last eighteen games. Corbyn falls twelve to eleven and two
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to four against district opponents. Proud of our guys tonight.
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Whitley County coach Jeremy shop said, Luke competed his tail
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off as we played Arafree defense. Great recipe for winning baseball,
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Gold Colonels. The Colonels also pushed across the first inning
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and added two more in the third inning before scoring
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another insurance run with the fourth inning. Hilliard help his
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own calls with two RBIs, while Henry Bowling went three
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for three with run score. Ethan Allen had a hit
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in an RBI and a run scored with while Kip
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Allen at it running score hit. Caden Mountjoy also had
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a hit to win trade delivered Corbin's lone hit just
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concludes the reading of the Times Tribune. Please stay tuned
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behalf of everyone here at RADIOI. This is Janice wishing
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you a very good day.