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Corbin Times Tribune - 8.25.26 · Eastern Kentucky Newspapers

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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 Corbin, Laurel, Whitley and Knox Counties. Your
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  Speaker 1: reader today is Janice as a reminder of Radio I
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  Speaker 1: as a reading service intended for people who are blind
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  Speaker 1: or have other disabilities that make it difficult to read
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  Speaker 1: printed material. Will begin with the E edition dated Thursday,
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  Speaker 1: August twentieth, twenty twenty six. Our first article is Judge
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  Speaker 1: Eugene Sealer honored at Federal Courthouse dedication by Macy Swafford, London.
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  Speaker 1: For more than five decades, Judge Eugene E. Siler Junior
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  Speaker 1: has spent his career interpreting the law, serving Kentucky and
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  Speaker 1: the nation. This week, the federal courthouse in his home
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  Speaker 1: region took on a new name to ensure that legacy
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  Speaker 1: will remain for generations to come. Family, friends, fellow judges, attorneys,
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  Speaker 1: elected officials, and members of the community gathered Tuesday for
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  Speaker 1: the dedication of the Eugene E. Siler Junior United States
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  Speaker 1: Courthouse and AX in London. The ceremonies celebrated Sailors more
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  Speaker 1: than fifty years of judicial service. In his decades of
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  Speaker 1: work on the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
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  Speaker 1: Eugenie E. Siler, Junior, who currently serves the Sixth Circuit
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  Speaker 1: US Court of Appeals, smiles Tuesday afternoon as a federal
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  Speaker 1: courthouse in London is named in his honor. Sailor, a
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  Speaker 1: native of Williamsburg, earned his bachelor's degree from Vanderbilt University
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  Speaker 1: and his law degree from the University of Virginia. He
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  Speaker 1: served in the US Navy before entering private practice, including
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  Speaker 1: practicing alongside his father. Seiler later served as U s
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  Speaker 1: Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky before being nominated
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  Speaker 1: by President Gerald Ford to serve as a federal district
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  Speaker 1: judge in nineteen seventy five. In nineteen ninety one, President
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  Speaker 1: George H. W. Bush nominated Sailor to the Sixth Circuit Court,
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  Speaker 1: where he has continued to serve. It was noted that
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  Speaker 1: Slor is only months away from beginning the longest serving
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  Speaker 1: federal judge and the Sixth Circuit history when his district
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  Speaker 1: and appellate service are combined, a record that dates back
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  Speaker 1: to the Circuit's foundings. In eighteen ninety one, Robin Taylor,
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  Speaker 1: State director for US Senator Mitch McConnell said McConnell was
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  Speaker 1: proud to have played a role in having the courthouse
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  Speaker 1: name for Siler. I can assure you that there's nowhere
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  Speaker 1: he McConnell would rather be today than here celebrating this
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  Speaker 1: amazing judge with all of you, Taylor said, speaking from
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  Speaker 1: speaking on McConnell's behalf. But he sends his greetings and
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  Speaker 1: is so grateful for the continued well wishers from so
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  Speaker 1: many of you across Kentucky. Taylor said the legislation legislation
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  Speaker 1: to honor Solon Siler was an important priority for both
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  Speaker 1: McConnell and the US representative Hal Rogers. Congressman Rogers also
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  Speaker 1: spoke during the ceremony, recalling his long standing friendship with
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  Speaker 1: Silar and particular moment early in his congressional career. On
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  Speaker 1: a cold weather day on January fifth, nineteen eighty one,
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  Speaker 1: George Soler met me at the courthouse in Somerset, Rogers said,
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  Speaker 1: sharing a frame clipping of the event, I asked him
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  Speaker 1: to raise my right hand and he administered the oath
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  Speaker 1: of office, swearing me in as a Congressman of Kentucky
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  Speaker 1: for the first time. Rogers also point out to Silar's
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  Speaker 1: history of receiving appointments from three different presidents. It speaks
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  Speaker 1: volumes to have the nomination and support of one of
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  Speaker 1: the US presidents, but my friend has received that honor
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  Speaker 1: from three different presidents. Rogers said. Saler was appointed US
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  Speaker 1: Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky in nineteen seventy
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  Speaker 1: by President Richard Nixon, and then by a federal district
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  Speaker 1: judge by President Ford in nineteen seventy five, and then
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  Speaker 1: to the Sixth Circuit in nineteen ninety one by President H. W. Bush.
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  Speaker 1: The military service of both Salar and his father were
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  Speaker 1: also highlighted. Both Eugenie Siler, Junior, senior, and junior joined
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  Speaker 1: the US military, serving the country father. His father served
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  Speaker 1: in the Navy during World War One and as a
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  Speaker 1: captain during World War tw In his father's footsteps, Eugenie
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  Speaker 1: was a Navy midshipman in nineteen fifty seven and served
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  Speaker 1: as a lieutenant in the Navy Reserve for many years.
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  Speaker 1: Congressman Rogers said Siler's influence has extended well beyond his
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  Speaker 1: time on the bench. Judge Siler's wisdom on and off
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  Speaker 1: the bench has been a source of advice to colleagues
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  Speaker 1: young attorneys, jurists, and politicians alike, including me and Senator McConnell.
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  Speaker 1: Rogers said he's dedicated nearly fifty years of interpreting the
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  Speaker 1: law with integrity, excellence, model character, and a commitment to
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  Speaker 1: constitutional questions rather than self promotion. The ceremony also included
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  Speaker 1: recognition from the Captain Charles Gatliffe Chapter of the Sons
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  Speaker 1: of the American Revolution. Charles Hayes, representing the chapter, said
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  Speaker 1: Siler's career exempl the patriotism the organization seeks to recognize.
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  Speaker 1: The Captain Charles Gatliffe Chapter of National Society of the
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  Speaker 1: Sons of the American Revolution recognizes and honors a true
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  Speaker 1: American patriot, the Honorable Judge Eugene Siler, Junior Senior United
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  Speaker 1: States Circuit Court Judge of the US Sixth District Court
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  Speaker 1: of Appeals, for a lifetime of patriotic service to his community, state,
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  Speaker 1: and nation, has said. Salar himself addressed those gathered for
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  Speaker 1: the ceremony, expressing gratitude for the honor and reflecting on
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  Speaker 1: the career that brought him to the bench. I'm honored
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  Speaker 1: to have this building named for me, Judge Siler said.
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  Speaker 1: Sally recalled beginning in his legal career as a young
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  Speaker 1: attorney in London following law school, and described his early
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  Speaker 1: work in the criminal defense before eventually becoming a US
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  Speaker 1: attorney and later a federal judge. He also reflected on
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  Speaker 1: the people who helped him throughout his career, including his
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  Speaker 1: former law clerks, fellow judges, and colleagues. It's been a
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  Speaker 1: wonderful experience. I've been blessed, Siler said. The newly dedicated
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  Speaker 1: courthouse will now carry Siler's name as a permanent reminder
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  Speaker 1: of his more than five decades of service to the law,
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  Speaker 1: the Commonwealth and the nation. And there is also another picture,
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  Speaker 1: and underneath the picture it says, family, friends and colleagues
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  Speaker 1: of Judge Siler gave him a standing ovation. And the
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  Speaker 1: picture is inside of a courtroom with all these people
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  Speaker 1: standing and clapping. Our next article is Dan Blew nominated
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  Speaker 1: for federal judgeship, and there is a picture of him,
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  Speaker 1: and below that picture it says thirty four District Judge
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  Speaker 1: Daniel Blue by Macy Swafford, Washington, d C. President Donald
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  Speaker 1: Trump has nominated thirty fourth Judicial Circuit Judge Daniel Blue
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  Speaker 1: to serve the United States District Court for the Eastern
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  Speaker 1: District of Kentucky. Trump also announced the nomination Tuesday evening
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  Speaker 1: via a truth social pro So let me do that again.
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  Speaker 1: Trump announced the nomination Tuesday evening via a truth social post,
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  Speaker 1: describing Blue as a longtime circuit judge and praising his
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  Speaker 1: legal and military background. I am pleased to nominate Daniel
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  Speaker 1: to the thirty fourth Circuit Judge and to serve as
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  Speaker 1: judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern
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  Speaker 1: District of Kentucky, Trump stated in the announcement. Blue currently
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  Speaker 1: serves as Circuit judge for Whitley mccrarrie Counties. He was
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  Speaker 1: elected to the position in two thousand and six, having
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  Speaker 1: served a prior four year term as district judge, and
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  Speaker 1: has subsequently been re elected without opposition. According to Trump's announcement,
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  Speaker 1: Blu earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Kentucky
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  Speaker 1: and his law degree from the University of Mississippi School
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  Speaker 1: of Law. He previously served as law clerk for Judge
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  Speaker 1: Eugene Siler of the US Court of Appeals for the
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  Speaker 1: sixth Circuit. Blue is also a US Marine Corps veteran.
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  Speaker 1: Trump said he believes Belou would be a powerful defender
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  Speaker 1: of the rule of the law on the federal bench
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  Speaker 1: and there is a picture of him and below the
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  Speaker 1: picture it says Circuit Judge Dan Belu presided over several
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  Speaker 1: swearings and ceremonies held at the Whitley County Judicial Center
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  Speaker 1: in December twenty fifteen. Our next article is Corbyn School
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  Speaker 1: Board highlights family engagement federal funding by Macy Swafford Corbin.
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  Speaker 1: The Corbyn Independent School Board of Education reviewed federal education funding,
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  Speaker 1: family engagement efforts, and preparations for the upcoming school year.
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  Speaker 1: During its meeting last Thursday. Deputy Superintendent Cynthia Davis provided
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  Speaker 1: an overview of the district's federal funding, including more than
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  Speaker 1: one million dollars in Title I funds. She explained that
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  Speaker 1: the funding supplements existing district resources and supports positions, professional development,
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  Speaker 1: student interventions, and other educational needs. Title funds are academic.
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  Speaker 1: We do the school's safety safety side. Davis said, we
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  Speaker 1: truly look at what the needs are and while and
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  Speaker 1: we try to take the money and stretch it as
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  Speaker 1: far as we possibly can to supplement what the district needs.
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  Speaker 1: Much of the presentation focused on the district's efforts to
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  Speaker 1: strengthen parent and family engagement. Representatives from Corbin schools shared
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  Speaker 1: examples of events held throughout the previous school year. Corbin
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  Speaker 1: Primary Principal Tanya Prophets said the school held five student
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  Speaker 1: showcases events that brought more than twenty five hundred family
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  Speaker 1: members into the building. The events allowed parents to see
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  Speaker 1: what the students were learning and provided opportunities to discuss
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  Speaker 1: academic standards in student progress. Profits said the feedback from
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  Speaker 1: families demonstrated the impact of those events. One of them said,
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  Speaker 1: not just one, there were many said similar things like
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  Speaker 1: but now I will have something to talk to with
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  Speaker 1: them about in the car. Now I will have something
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  Speaker 1: to talk with them about at the dinner table, Principal
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  Speaker 1: Prophets said. Corbin Elementaries, middle school, and high school administrators
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  Speaker 1: also discussed their family engagement efforts, including student led conferences,
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  Speaker 1: transition rights, new student orientation, parent organizations, and the Red
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  Speaker 1: Roundup Red Hound Roundup. Board member Kim Crawley praised the
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  Speaker 1: schools for their efforts, particularly as the community continues to
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  Speaker 1: welcome you families. I think the most important thing is,
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  Speaker 1: you know, we have lots of people who've moved into
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  Speaker 1: Corbin the last few years, Crawley said, they don't necessarily
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  Speaker 1: have oh, I know that teacher that was my mom's teacher,
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  Speaker 1: or I had another daughter or son in that room.
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  Speaker 1: Parents have as much interpretation as taking their child to
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  Speaker 1: school as a student does to go, she said. The
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  Speaker 1: board also received updates on preschool goals, kindergarten readiness, social
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  Speaker 1: emotional learning, twenty first century programs, and English Language Learning services.
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  Speaker 1: Learner Services officials reported that preschool kindergarten readiness increased from
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  Speaker 1: forty nine percent at the beginning of the previous school
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  Speaker 1: year to seventy five percent by the end of the year.
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  Speaker 1: The first day of school for Corbin students in August
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  Speaker 1: twenty four is August the twenty fourth, and will be
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  Speaker 1: a half day on Tuesday morning. The district also unveiled
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  Speaker 1: the results from the Red Hound Way, a portrait of
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  Speaker 1: a learner initiative that they conducted last school year. The
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  Speaker 1: unveiling of this work showcase a vision for skills and
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  Speaker 1: characteristics that administration hopes every Corbyn student is able to develop.
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  Speaker 1: A special called meeting was scheduled for Wednesday evening, with
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  Speaker 1: property tax rates included among the agenda items, and there
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  Speaker 1: is a picture of a woman in below the picture,
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  Speaker 1: It says Deputy Superintendent Cynthia Davis discusses the district's federal
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  Speaker 1: fundings with Title I funds our Next article is Corbin
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  Speaker 1: City Commission approves airport grant, police promotions by Macy Swafford, Corbin.
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  Speaker 1: The Corbin Board of Commissioners approved several items during its
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  Speaker 1: regular monthly meeting on Monday, including authorizing Mayor Susie Raymonds
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  Speaker 1: to sign a federal grant agreement for the London Corbon Airport.
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  Speaker 1: According to city officials, the grant will help fund a
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  Speaker 1: hangar project related to the damage from the May twenty
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  Speaker 1: twenty five tornado. Corbin also will have no financial responsibilities
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  Speaker 1: under the agreement, official said, with additional airport grants expected
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  Speaker 1: to come before the Commission in the coming weeks. The
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  Speaker 1: Commission also approved the promotion of four Corbin Police Department
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  Speaker 1: officers to the rank of Patrolman first class. Police Chief
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  Speaker 1: Rusty Hedrick recognized Zach Johnson, Brentley Patrick, Justin Walker and
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  Speaker 1: Jared Carr for saying he wanted to recognize the officers
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  Speaker 1: for their outstanding service, dedication and commitment to the Corbyn
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  Speaker 1: Police Department and the City of Corbin. Hendrick also reported
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  Speaker 1: the department responded to seven hundred and eighty five calls
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  Speaker 1: during the previous month, including seventy seven collisions. The Commission
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  Speaker 1: approved a request to advertise for additional police officers and
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  Speaker 1: the u S as the department remains short staff. The
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  Speaker 1: Commission also approved the first reading of the Ordnance twenty
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  Speaker 1: twenty six six, which would annex a portion of the
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  Speaker 1: property along US twenty five East into the Corbon city limits.
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  Speaker 1: The property, identified as a portion of the Laurel County
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  Speaker 1: Property Map, would be annexed into the city and retain
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  Speaker 1: a commercial zoning classification. The ordinance states the property is
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  Speaker 1: adjacent and contiguous to the existing city limits. According to commissioners,
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  Speaker 1: the location of the annex is where the Old King's
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  Speaker 1: Truck Stop used to be located. During the Meeting and
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  Speaker 1: Pardon Me, Fire Chief Barry MacDonald announced the Corbon Fire
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  Speaker 1: Department Insurance Services Office i SOO rating has improved to
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  Speaker 1: Class three effective September one. I'm so proud of all
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  Speaker 1: these guys, McDonald's said. While discussing the improved rating. Mayor
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  Speaker 1: Ramis encouraged residents to notify their insurance companies of the change.
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  Speaker 1: Everybody needs to let their insurance company knows that they
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  Speaker 1: live in a community that is ISO three ramis said,
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  Speaker 1: so that will save on your insurance. The commissioner also
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  Speaker 1: entered into oh yeah, pardon me. The Commissioner also entered
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  Speaker 1: into executive session during the meeting to discuss personnel matters.
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  Speaker 1: Upon returning to open session, officials stated that no formal
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  Speaker 1: action was taken. And there is a picture of three men,
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  Speaker 1: two in uniform and one is not And underneath the
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  Speaker 1: picture it says Corbyn police officers Brentley Patrick and Zach
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  Speaker 1: Johnson received promotions at the Corbyn City Commission meeting and
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  Speaker 1: they're all smiling. Our next article is Kentucky's State Police
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  Speaker 1: investigating fatal crash in Knox County. Knox County, one man
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  Speaker 1: is dead following the single vehicle accident Friday night on
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  Speaker 1: the Little Indian Creek Road. William Hunley, fifty nine, of Hazard,
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  Speaker 1: was pronounced dead at the scene around nine forty four
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  Speaker 1: pm by Knox County Coroner Mike Blevins after Kentucky's State
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  Speaker 1: Police responded to the report around a forty one PM
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  Speaker 1: of a possible fatal accident. According to KSP Post ten
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  Speaker 1: Public Information Officer Trooper Shane Jacobs. Upon arrival, Trooper Ben
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  Speaker 1: Meadows located a red Dodge pickup overturned in the creek.
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  Speaker 1: Members of the Knox County Rescue Squad entered the water
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  Speaker 1: and confirmed one occupant inside. Toxology reports are pending, according
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  Speaker 1: to Trooper Jacobs. The crash remains under investigation by Trooper Meadows.
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  Speaker 1: True for Brian Nance, Sergeant Bobby Roberts, and the Knox
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  Speaker 1: County Sheriffs also assisted at the scene. Our next article
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  Speaker 1: is Whitley Federal Court gives first reading to data center ordnance,
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  Speaker 1: recognizes July thirty first rescue by Massy Swafford, Williamsburg. Whitley
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  Speaker 1: County Fiscal Court unanimously approved the first reading of an
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  Speaker 1: ordinance Tuesday establishing requirements for the data center development projects,
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  Speaker 1: while Laurel Whitley Emergency Management Director Jerry Rains recognized local
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  Speaker 1: departments and personnel for their roles in a July thirty
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  Speaker 1: first rescue at Laurel Lake. Ordnance twenty twenty six twenty
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  Speaker 1: dash seven pertaining to data center development projects would require
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  Speaker 1: any new business development in Whitley County in which more
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  Speaker 1: than fifty percent of the business involves data storage and
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  Speaker 1: or processing for the Internet to provide the Fiscal Court
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  Speaker 1: with a one hundred and twenty days notice before making
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  Speaker 1: a substantial commitment to the project, The developer would be
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  Speaker 1: required to submit five copies of a statement outlining the
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  Speaker 1: potential impacts of the project on the community to Judge
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  Speaker 1: Executive's office. The ordinance states the one hundred and twenty
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  Speaker 1: day period would give the Fiscal Court time to review
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  Speaker 1: the proposed project, address public concerns, and establish regulations for
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  Speaker 1: the development. The ordnance defines a data center as a
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  Speaker 1: business in which more than fifty percent of its activity
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  Speaker 1: involves computers, servers, and network tools used to store, process,
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  Speaker 1: and share digital data for the Internet, cloud services, and applications,
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  Speaker 1: including but not limited to bitcoin minds. The ordinance also
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  Speaker 1: states its purpose to regulate infrastructure and public safety impacts
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  Speaker 1: rather than land use, and does not establish as zoning
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  Speaker 1: districts or land use classifications. Judge Executive Pat White Junior
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  Speaker 1: said the ordinance was drafted cautiously because of the potential
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  Speaker 1: for a broad definition of data centers to encompass existing
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  Speaker 1: businesses and organizations. I've tried to use great caution in
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  Speaker 1: how I proceed with regulations, because I think there's room
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  Speaker 1: for a lot of unintended consequences, said White. White said
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  Speaker 1: the county does not currently have a data center project
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  Speaker 1: under consideration, despite rumors circulating in the community, but as
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  Speaker 1: of yet, we don't have a data project data center
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  Speaker 1: project that we're working on, he said. The judge continued
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  Speaker 1: that the ordinance is intended to give the counting time
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  Speaker 1: to address potential concerns while avoiding unnecessary restrictions on existing
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  Speaker 1: businesses and property owners. I believe that this adequately addresses
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  Speaker 1: some of the concerns that have been raised to me
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  Speaker 1: from the public and gives us an and appreciable amount
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  Speaker 1: of time to deal with any issues that do come
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  Speaker 1: up without affecting the people's private property rights or also
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  Speaker 1: affecting existing businesses, he said. The first reading of the
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  Speaker 1: Ordnance twenty twenty six, Dash of seven was approved unanimously
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  Speaker 1: by Fiscal Court. Also during the meeting, Rains recognized several
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  Speaker 1: agencies and individuals who assisted with the July thirty first
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  Speaker 1: search and rescue operation at the Laurel Lake Damn spillway.
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  Speaker 1: Rain said the incident began in Whitley County nine to
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  Speaker 1: one one. Dispatchers received a tax message from an individual
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  Speaker 1: who was unable to make or receive a voice call
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  Speaker 1: and needed a search and rescue assistance. The message included
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  Speaker 1: latitude and lounge litude coordinates transmitted through a satellite connection.
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  Speaker 1: The individual later reported being injured and trapped in water.
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  Speaker 1: Dispatchers plotted the coordinates and determined the location was near
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  Speaker 1: Laurel Lake Dam spillway would bind search and rescue. Emergency
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  Speaker 1: Management personnel responded with Corbin Fire Department requested for mutual
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  Speaker 1: mutual aid because of the terrain. Responders eventually determined a
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  Speaker 1: helicopter hoist would be the most practical method of extract
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  Speaker 1: Of extracting the injured individual, Rains contacted Kentucky Emergency Management,
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  Speaker 1: which coordinated with Kentucky State Police Aviation. Williamsburg Assistant Police
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  Speaker 1: Chief Brandon White was also requested to respond with a
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  Speaker 1: drone to maintain visual contact with the injured individual and
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  Speaker 1: obtain precise GPS coordinates. Rain said the conditions became more
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  Speaker 1: difficult after sunset when snakes began appearing in the ravine.
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  Speaker 1: The injured individual was moved into a Zodiac boat while
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  Speaker 1: responders prepared for the helicopter rescue. Kentucky State Police Aviation
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  Speaker 1: ultimately lowered a rescue specialist into the ravine and hoisted
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  Speaker 1: the injured individual to safety. The individual was transported to
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  Speaker 1: the Williamsburg Whitley County Airport and then taken by ambulance.
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  Speaker 1: Rain said the individual was expected to make a full
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  Speaker 1: recovery and did not suffer serious injuries. Rains recognized Whitley
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  Speaker 1: County Sheriff Pardon Me. Rains recognized Whitley County nine one
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  Speaker 1: one dispatchers, as well as Woodbine Search and Rescue volunteers,
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  Speaker 1: Corbin Fire Department personnel, Williamsburg Police Department Assistant Chief Brandon White,
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  Speaker 1: and Whitley County EMS. Rains presented certificates to the dispatchers
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  Speaker 1: and thanked them for the responding agencies for their assistance.
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  Speaker 1: We're playing with a great bunch of responders and i
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  Speaker 1: just want to show my appreciation to this one call
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  Speaker 1: that really made a difference in the first that we
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  Speaker 1: had a helicopter hoist. Whitley County Fiscal Court meetings are
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  Speaker 1: held the third Tuesday of each month, and there are
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  Speaker 1: some pictures here, and the first picture is of a
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  Speaker 1: gentleman in court and below it it says Judge Executive
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  Speaker 1: Pat White, Junior discussed the ordinance pertaining to Data Center
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  Speaker 1: Department projects. The next one is for women, and underneath
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  Speaker 1: that picture it says the Whitley nine to one one
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  Speaker 1: Center was recognized in their tremendous help during the emergency
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  Speaker 1: hoist rescue on July thirty first. The next one is
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  Speaker 1: of three gentlemen in a uniform and below that it
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  Speaker 1: says Corbin Fire Department was presented with a certificate recognizing
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  Speaker 1: their efforts during the July thirty first rescue. The next
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  Speaker 1: picture is of a female and a male, and below
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  Speaker 1: that it says Woodbine Search and Rescue was recognized for
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  Speaker 1: their help and the July thirty first rescue. On the
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  Speaker 1: last picture, there is a gentleman in uniform and it
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  Speaker 1: says Williamsburg Assistant Police Chief Brandon White was presented with
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  Speaker 1: a certificate recognizing him and his department for the July
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  Speaker 1: thirty first rescue. Our next article is assault, rape and
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  Speaker 1: Domestic Charges Top Whitley indictments by Macy Swafford. Whitley County.
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  Speaker 1: Assault rape and domestic violence related charges were among the
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  Speaker 1: incidents returned by a Whitley County grand jury this month.
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  Speaker 1: Anthony R. Turk Tucker, forty five, of Corbin was indicted
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  Speaker 1: on one count of second degree rape, one count of
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  Speaker 1: possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, one count
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  Speaker 1: of tampering with physical evidence, and one count of first
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  Speaker 1: degree persistent felony offender. According to the indictment, Tucker was
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  Speaker 1: engaged in a sexual intercourse with an individual who was
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  Speaker 1: mentally incapacitated or incapable of consent. He was also accused
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  Speaker 1: of knowingly and unlawfully possessing a handgun after having previously
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  Speaker 1: been convicted of a felony. The indictment further alleges that
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  Speaker 1: Tucker destroyed, mutilated, concealed, and removed or altered physical evidence
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  Speaker 1: that would have been used in an official proceeding. Tucker's
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  Speaker 1: PFO count is based on prior felony convictions in Letcher
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  Speaker 1: and Campbell County courts. Jennifer Sutton, thirty nine, of Williamsburg
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  Speaker 1: was indicted on two counts of abandonment of a minor.
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  Speaker 1: According to the indictment, Sutton abandoned a minor while acting
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  Speaker 1: as a parent, guardian or other person legally charged with
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  Speaker 1: the care custody of a child. The indictment states that
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  Speaker 1: the miner was allegedly left in circumstances that endangered the
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  Speaker 1: child's life or health and with the intent to abandon
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  Speaker 1: the miner. Ira S. Brooks, fifty, of Williamsburg was indicted
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  Speaker 1: on one count of first degree unlawful imprisonment, one count
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  Speaker 1: of first degree want an endangerment, one count of first
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  Speaker 1: degree strangulation domestic violence related in one count a fourth
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  Speaker 1: degree assault. This concludes the reading of the Times Tribune.
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  Speaker 1: Please tay tuned for continued programming. Thank you for joining
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  Speaker 1: me and on behalf of everyone here at RADIOI. This
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  Speaker 1: is Janice wishing you a very good day.