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Corbin Times Tribune - 9.8.26 · 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, Radio Eye is
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  Speaker 1: a reading service intended for people who are blind or
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  Speaker 1: have other disabilities that make it difficult to read printed material.
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  Speaker 1: We'll begin with the e-edition dated September 3, 2026. Our
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  Speaker 1: first article is Defeating the Darkness, Mother of J.D. Vance
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  Speaker 1: Talks Recovery Addiction Story. at Cumberland River Overdose Awareness Event
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  Speaker 1: by Macy Swofford, Corbin. Beverly Vance Atkins, mother of Vice
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  Speaker 1: President J.D. Vance, shared a powerful story of addiction, recovery,
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  Speaker 1: and reconciliation Saturday during the Cumberland River Behavioral Health Overdose
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  Speaker 1: Awareness Event at Corbin Civic Center. The Saturday event brought
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  Speaker 1: together families, individuals in recovery, and community organizations for an
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  Speaker 1: afternoon of remembrance, fellowship, and resources. Ahead of the National
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  Speaker 1: Overdose Awareness on August 31st, Atkins, who has been in
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  Speaker 1: recovery since January 19, 2015, began her presentation by telling
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  Speaker 1: attendees she has more than 11 1⁄2 years clean and sober.
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  Speaker 1: She spoke openly about a childhood marked by dysfunction and
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  Speaker 1: abuse before describing how her own addiction began while she
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  Speaker 1: was working as a registered nurse. A co-worker suggested she
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  Speaker 1: take Vicodin for a headache, and Atkins said the effects
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  Speaker 1: were immediate. I became an addict that second, she said.
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  Speaker 1: Her addiction progressed from prescription pain medication to other drugs
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  Speaker 1: and eventually cost her nursing license, her home, and her
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  Speaker 1: relationships with her children. At one point, Atkins says she
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  Speaker 1: was living out of her car and prostituting herself to
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  Speaker 1: obtain drugs. I'm ashamed of that, but I'm just trying
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  Speaker 1: to keep it real and authentic to you, she said.
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  Speaker 1: Atkins recalled reaching her lowest point in January of 2015
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  Speaker 1: after purchasing drugs ahead of her birthday. She said she
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  Speaker 1: woke up three days later in a bathroom covered in
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  Speaker 1: vomit and sweat with no drugs or money. She said
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  Speaker 1: she was angry that she had survived and also described
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  Speaker 1: her doubt in her faith at that time and why
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  Speaker 1: it had led to where she was at. After that incident,
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  Speaker 1: Atkins entered treatment and eventually found a sober living program
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  Speaker 1: in Covington. She credited treatment, 12-step programs, faith in people
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  Speaker 1: who believed in her with helping her begin rebuilding her life.
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  Speaker 1: One of those people was a pastor who visited her
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  Speaker 1: during treatment and helped provide the money she needed to
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  Speaker 1: enter sober living. He said, yes, because I believe in
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  Speaker 1: you and you're going to do this and you're going
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  Speaker 1: to get back to recovery community, Atkins recalled. There was
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  Speaker 1: absolutely no way I was going to let that man down.
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  Speaker 1: A significant part of Atkins' recovery involved repairing her relationship
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  Speaker 1: with her children, J.D. and Lindsay. She said both had
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  Speaker 1: distanced themselves from her during the years of her addiction,
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  Speaker 1: leaving her to work toward rebuilding their trust. Atkins recalled
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  Speaker 1: a pivotal moment when J.D. invited her to be present
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  Speaker 1: following the birth of her grandson. As she held the baby,
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  Speaker 1: she said J.D. put his arm around her and told
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  Speaker 1: her he loved her. She described the moment as a
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  Speaker 1: turning point in their relationship. Eventually, Atkins said, her children
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  Speaker 1: began including her in their lives again. She was present
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  Speaker 1: for the major moments in J.D. 's political career and
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  Speaker 1: later became involved in the lives of her grandchildren. What
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  Speaker 1: I've learned is I've got my kids back. It just
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  Speaker 1: wasn't in my time. It was God's time, she said.
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  Speaker 1: Atkins eventually regained her nursing license after completing the requirements
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  Speaker 1: set by the Ohio Board of Nursing. She now travels
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  Speaker 1: throughout the country sharing her story and encouraging others in recovery.
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  Speaker 1: If you don't have your kids back, please keep praying,
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  Speaker 1: she told attendees. Keep giving it time. Stay clean. It
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  Speaker 1: will happen in God's time. Atkins' Story of Addiction and
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  Speaker 1: recovery is also described in her son's book, Hillbilly Elegy,
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  Speaker 1: which was later turned into a major motion picture by
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  Speaker 1: famed director Ron Howard. Parkway Ministries also participated in Saturday's event,
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  Speaker 1: performing a choreographed dance before Adkins took the stage. The
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  Speaker 1: event included music, food, vendors, fellowship, and community partners providing
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  Speaker 1: recovery resources. Following the event, Cumberland River Behavioral Health thanked
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  Speaker 1: those who attended and helped organize the event, describing the
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  Speaker 1: gathering as filled with love, remembrance, hope, and community. The
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  Speaker 1: organization specifically thanked Atkins, Parkway Ministries Youth, Gary Conley, Operation
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  Speaker 1: Appalachia Strong, and its community partners and sponsors, CRBH, said
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  Speaker 1: the event was intended to honor lives lost to overdose
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  Speaker 1: while reminding those in recovery that they are seen, valued,
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  Speaker 1: and never alone. To every family who has lost someone,
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  Speaker 1: every person walking the road of recovery, and every person
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  Speaker 1: still struggling, you matter, your life matters, and there is
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  Speaker 1: always hope, CRBH stated. And there is a picture of
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  Speaker 1: some dancers, it looks like. And underneath it, it says
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  Speaker 1: Parkway Ministries Youth Group performs a choreographed dance before Beverly
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  Speaker 1: Vance Atkins took the stage. Our next article is Man
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  Speaker 1: Arrested in Siler Shooting by Macy Swafford. Siler, a Siler
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  Speaker 1: man accused of shooting the 64-year-old man during an argument
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  Speaker 1: two weeks ago has been located in and arrested, according
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  Speaker 1: to court records. Zachary Austin Parton, 27, of Siler, was
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  Speaker 1: arrested Monday by the Williamsburg Police Department and booked into
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  Speaker 1: the Whitley County Detention Center under a $ 1 million bond.
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  Speaker 1: He was charged with attempted murder in connection with the
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  Speaker 1: August 21 shooting of Delbert Bolton, 64, of Siler. Kentucky
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  Speaker 1: State Police Post 11 previously reported that troopers were contacted
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  Speaker 1: by Whitley County 911 around 3.35 p.m. August the 21st
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  Speaker 1: regarding a shooting on Harps Creek Road in the Siler community.
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  Speaker 1: Bolton suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen and was
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  Speaker 1: transported by ambulance to the Baptist Health Corbin before being
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  Speaker 1: flown to the University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital
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  Speaker 1: for further treatment. A preliminary investigation determined Bolton and Parton
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  Speaker 1: got into an argument at Bolton's residence. According to KSP,
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  Speaker 1: the argument escalated with Parton allegedly shooting Bolton before fleeing
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  Speaker 1: the scene. Parton was subsequently arrested around 1-16 on Monday,
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  Speaker 1: August 31, where it appears he was served with the
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  Speaker 1: arrest warrant at the jail, according to the citation. Parton's
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  Speaker 1: arraignment is scheduled for this Thursday in Whitley District Court.
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  Speaker 1: Our next article is Pedestrian Killed in Early Morning Knox
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  Speaker 1: County Crash by Macy Swafford, Flat Leg. A man was
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  Speaker 1: killed early Tuesday morning after being struck by a vehicle
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  Speaker 1: at the intersection of US 25 East and Kentucky 3085
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  Speaker 1: in Knox County. According to the Knox County Sheriff, department
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  Speaker 1: deputies responded to the vehicle-pedestrian collision at approximately 2.02 a.m.
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  Speaker 1: September 1. Upon arrival, authorities found the male pedestrian had
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  Speaker 1: suffered fatal injuries in the collision. He was pronounced dead
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  Speaker 1: at the scene. The name of the pedestrian has not
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  Speaker 1: been released as of press time. Sergeant Jesse Smith is
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  Speaker 1: leading the investigation and the Sheriff's Department said additional information
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  Speaker 1: will be released following the conclusion of the investigation. The
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  Speaker 1: Knox County Coroner's Office and Knox County EMS also responded
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  Speaker 1: to the scene. Barberville officers Colby Patterson and Bryce Bays
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  Speaker 1: assisted with the investigation. The circumstances surrounding the collision remain
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  Speaker 1: under investigation. Our next article is Knox County Grand Jury
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  Speaker 1: Returns Two-Count Child Pornography Indictment by Macy Swofford, Barberville. A
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  Speaker 1: Knox County grand jury has returned a two-count indictment related
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  Speaker 1: to child pornography against a Corbin man. Cameron Allen Adams, 18,
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  Speaker 1: has been charged with two counts of possession of matter
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  Speaker 1: portraying a sexual performance by a minor. The indictment accuses
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  Speaker 1: the defendant acting alone or in concert with others, knowingly
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  Speaker 1: and unlawfully possessed material that visually reflects depicted a sexual
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  Speaker 1: performance by a minor under the age of 12. Both
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  Speaker 1: counts contain substantial the same charge, with each identifying the
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  Speaker 1: same April 1 through May 26 time period. The Knox
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  Speaker 1: County Sheriff's Office arrested Adams May 28 on an out-of-state
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  Speaker 1: fugitive warrant involving 10 felony counts of child pornography. The
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  Speaker 1: agency reported at that time that deputies were helping the
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  Speaker 1: police department in Moline, Illinois, investigate an exploitation case believed
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  Speaker 1: to be involved a Corbin resident. Then the local indictment
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  Speaker 1: was returned as a true bill by the Knox County
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  Speaker 1: Grand Jury with August indictments. An indictment is a formal
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  Speaker 1: charge that does not imply guilt or innocence. All defendants
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  Speaker 1: are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a
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  Speaker 1: court of law. Our next article is Demolition Begins on
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  Speaker 1: Williamsburg Buildings Damaged in January Fire by Macy Swafford. Williamsburg,
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  Speaker 1: demolition of several historic buildings damaged in the January fire
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  Speaker 1: earlier this year in Williamsburg began this week, months after
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  Speaker 1: the structures were determined to be beyond saving williamsburg mayor
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  Speaker 1: roddy harrison announced the demolition plans in a facebook post
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  Speaker 1: monday notifying residents that main street would be closed overnight
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  Speaker 1: as crew began removing the damaged structures sadly it's time
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  Speaker 1: to start demolition of our buildings downtown harrison said we're
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  Speaker 1: going to try to do it in such a manner
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  Speaker 1: that causes the least disturbance as possible Harrison said Main
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  Speaker 1: Street would be closed from 2nd Street to 3rd Street
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  Speaker 1: from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. every night throughout the week,
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  Speaker 1: unless the demolition crews get ahead of schedule. The demolition
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  Speaker 1: comes more than seven months after a fire swept through
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  Speaker 1: nearly an entire block of downtown Williamsburg on January 20th,
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  Speaker 1: destroying or heavily damaging several businesses and apartment units. The
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  Speaker 1: demolition work also follows the conclusion of a federal investigation
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  Speaker 1: in the cause of the January fire. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms,
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  Speaker 1: and Explosives determined the fire was accidental and was not
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  Speaker 1: caused by arson. According to findings released and reported by
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  Speaker 1: Fox 56 News at the time of the investigation, investigators
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  Speaker 1: determined the fire originated in the ceiling area between the
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  Speaker 1: roof and the interior structure of one of the affected buildings.
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  Speaker 1: While investigators were unable to definitely identify the exact source
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  Speaker 1: of ignition, they found no evidence of criminal activity connected
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  Speaker 1: to the blaze. The ATF National Response Team assisted local
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  Speaker 1: agencies with the investigation, conducting scene examinations, interviewing witnesses, and
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  Speaker 1: performing forensic analysis. With the investigation complete and the damaged
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  Speaker 1: buildings deemed unsalvageable, demolition is now underway in the heart
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  Speaker 1: of downtown. Harrison thanked residents for their cooperation as the
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  Speaker 1: city works throughout the demolition process. My goal is to
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  Speaker 1: have those buildings built back, said Harrison. We worked hard
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  Speaker 1: to have our historic downtown status. Now I want them
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  Speaker 1: to be built in a similar fashion as they looked before.
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  Speaker 1: An estimated date of completion of the demolition and plans
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  Speaker 1: for the future has not been announced as of press time.
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  Speaker 1: And there is a picture where it is fenced off
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  Speaker 1: and underneath the picture it says demolition of Main Street
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  Speaker 1: buildings continued Wednesday in downtown Williamsburg. And there are no
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  Speaker 1: buildings standing. It's just rubble that's fenced off. Okay, our
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  Speaker 1: next article is Whitley County School Board approves 2026-27 tax
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  Speaker 1: rates by Macy Swofford. Williamsburg, the Whitley County Board of Education,
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  Speaker 1: met in a special called session on Monday to approve
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  Speaker 1: its recommended proposed tax rates for the 2026-27 school year
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  Speaker 1: during a special called meeting Monday. The board approved a
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  Speaker 1: real estate rate tax, pardon me, The board approved a
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  Speaker 1: real estate tax rate of $ 44. 7 per $ 100 of assessed
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  Speaker 1: value and a personal property tax rate of $ 43. 3 per
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  Speaker 1: $ 100 of assessed value. According to the proposal presented to
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  Speaker 1: the board, The real estate rate consists of a base
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  Speaker 1: rate of 44.4 cents plus decimal three cents to account
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  Speaker 1: for prior year losses due to exemptions. The personal property
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  Speaker 1: rate consists of a base rate of 46 cents plus
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  Speaker 1: decimal three cents for the same purpose. The recommended tax
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  Speaker 1: Proposed tax rates were approved. The special call meeting was
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  Speaker 1: held at the Whitley Board of Education Central Office and
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  Speaker 1: included approval of the agenda. Consideration of a proposed tax
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  Speaker 1: rates and public comment period and adjournment. The approved rates
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  Speaker 1: will apply for the district's 2026-27 school year. Our next
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  Speaker 1: article is Kentucky Supreme Court Sends King Crete-Whitley County Contract
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  Speaker 1: Dispute Back to Circuit Court by Macy Swafford. Frankfurt, the
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  Speaker 1: Kentucky Supreme Court recently ruled that King Crete Drilling Incorporated
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  Speaker 1: can continue pursuing a breach of contract claim against Whitley
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  Speaker 1: County Fiscal Court over payment for road repairs following the
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  Speaker 1: county's 2021 flooding. In an opinion rendered August 20, the
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  Speaker 1: state's highest court reversed the Court of Appeals in part,
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  Speaker 1: finding that sovereign immunity does not prevent King Creek from
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  Speaker 1: seeking enforcement of an express written contract with the county.
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  Speaker 1: The case was remanded to Whitley Circuit Court for further proceedings.
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  Speaker 1: The dispute began after serious flooding in Whitley County during
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  Speaker 1: the summer of 2021 and damaged public roads. The county
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  Speaker 1: received federal emergency management agency funding for road repairs and
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  Speaker 1: advertised for bids on July 28, 2021. The advertisement stated
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  Speaker 1: the projects would be bid using unit pricing for materials
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  Speaker 1: instructed bidders to include unit pricing in their bids. King
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  Speaker 1: Crete submitted bids and was awarded two projects, Lower Laurel
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  Speaker 1: Fork E for $ 41, 890. 59 and Dahl Road B for $ 172, 844. 82.
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  Speaker 1: According to allegations in King Crete's lawsuit, the company determined
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  Speaker 1: the quantities of materials included in the FEMA specifications were
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  Speaker 1: insufficient to properly repair the roads. King Crete alleged it
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  Speaker 1: informed Jimmy Bates, the County Director of Infrastructure and County
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  Speaker 1: Project Development, of the same issue. The company further claimed
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  Speaker 1: Bates instructed it to bid according to the FEMA specifications
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  Speaker 1: and assured King Crete that the county would pay for
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  Speaker 1: the number of units ultimately needed. regardless of the quantities
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  Speaker 1: originally specified. King Creek completed the projects in approximately three
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  Speaker 1: months and submitted invoices on November 19, 2021. The company
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  Speaker 1: billed using the unit prices in its bids, but the
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  Speaker 1: total amount increased because additional materials were used. The county
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  Speaker 1: paid only the amounts contained in the original bids, according
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  Speaker 1: to the Supreme Court opinion. King Creek filed suit in
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  Speaker 1: Whitley Circuit Court, claiming the county breached its contract, among
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  Speaker 1: other things. The county argued it was protected by sovereign
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  Speaker 1: immunity and that Kentucky's model procurement code did not waive
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  Speaker 1: that immunity for counties. The Court of Appeals agreed and
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  Speaker 1: dismissed King Creek's claims against the county. The Supreme Court
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  Speaker 1: agreed that KRS 45A. 245, part of the Kentucky Model Procurement Code,
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  Speaker 1: does not waive sovereign immunity for counties. The statute allows
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  Speaker 1: lawsuits involving certain written contracts with the Commonwealth, but it
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  Speaker 1: does not specifically include counties. However, the Supreme Court pointed
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  Speaker 1: to a long exception recognized in Illinois' Central Gulf Railroad
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  Speaker 1: Company v. Graves County Fiscal Court. That 1984 decision established
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  Speaker 1: that sovereign immunity does not prevent a lawsuit seeking enforcement
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  Speaker 1: of an express written contract with a county. The court
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  Speaker 1: noted that that predecessor has remained controlling for more than
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  Speaker 1: 40 years. The Supreme Court said the issue now is
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  Speaker 1: whether King Crete's written contract required unit pricing or fixed pricing.
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  Speaker 1: That determination will be made by the circuit court and
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  Speaker 1: will help determine whether the county fulfilled its obligation under
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  Speaker 1: the agreement. The ruling does not allow King Creek to
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  Speaker 1: pursue all of its original claims. The Supreme Court upheld
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  Speaker 1: sovereign immunity protections against claims used on oral modifications to
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  Speaker 1: the contract and equitable claims such as unjust enrichment. Justice C.
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  Speaker 1: Shea Nicol, joined by Justice Angela Besig, partially dissented. Nicol
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  Speaker 1: argued that the Court of Appeals decision should have been
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  Speaker 1: affirmed in full because the parties dispute both the terms
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  Speaker 1: of the contract and the amount allegedly owed. The Supreme
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  Speaker 1: Court ruling does not determine whether Whitley County owes King
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  Speaker 1: Creek additional money. That issue will now be considered in
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  Speaker 1: Whitley Circuit Court. Our next article is, Baptist Health Corbin
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  Speaker 1: Holds Blessing Ceremony for Detox Recovery Unit Renovation. Corbin. The
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  Speaker 1: Baptist Health Corbin marked a meaningful milestone July 22 with
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  Speaker 1: the blessing ceremony for its detox recovery unit, gathering hospital leaders, staff,
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  Speaker 1: and invited guests to pray over their space as renovations
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  Speaker 1: near completion. As part of the ceremony, attendees wrote prayers, blessings,
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  Speaker 1: and words of encouragement directly on the walls of the unit.
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  Speaker 1: The walls will soon be covered with custom murals, allowing
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  Speaker 1: the messages to remain permanently beneath the artwork as a
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  Speaker 1: lasting foundation of hope, healing, and compassion for every patient
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  Speaker 1: who enters the area. The Detox Recovery Unit is in
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  Speaker 1: the next phase of a multi-stage renovation project designed to
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  Speaker 1: modernize Baptist Health's Corbin Behavioral Health Services. Earlier this year,
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  Speaker 1: the hospital completed renovations to its adult psychiatric unit with
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  Speaker 1: future improvements planned for the adolescent and senior units. The
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  Speaker 1: renovated detox recovery unit features refreshed patient rooms, updated common areas,
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  Speaker 1: improved finishes, and enhancements designed to create a calming, therapeutic
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  Speaker 1: environment that supports recovery and healing. Behavioral health is an
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  Speaker 1: essential part of overall health, and every patient deserves to
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  Speaker 1: receive care in an environment that promotes dignity, healing, and hope,
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  Speaker 1: says Martha Bruner Breeding, Behavioral Health Nursing Director at Baptist
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  Speaker 1: Health Corbin. Today's blessings remind us what beautiful spaces matter.
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  Speaker 1: It is the compassion, prayers, and dedication of our caregivers
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  Speaker 1: that truly create a space of healing. Knowing these blessings
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  Speaker 1: will remain behind the murals serves as a lasting reminder
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  Speaker 1: of our commitment to every patient who begins their recovery
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  Speaker 1: journey here. Baptist Health Corbin offers comprehensive behavioral health services
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  Speaker 1: for adolescents, adults, seniors, and individuals seeking treatment for substance
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  Speaker 1: use and psychiatric disorders. The hospital multidisciplinary team provides inpatient
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  Speaker 1: psychiatric care, medically supervised detoxification services, counseling, and support designed
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  Speaker 1: to help patients achieve improved mental wellness. The renovation is
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  Speaker 1: part of Baptist Health Corbin's ongoing investigation in behavioral health
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  Speaker 1: services to meet the growing needs of the region while
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  Speaker 1: providing patients with an environment that fosters comfort, dignity and healing.
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  Speaker 1: For more information about behavioral health services at Baptist Health Corbin,
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  Speaker 1: visit BaptistHealth.com. Our next article is City approves airport grants,
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  Speaker 1: advertises for reserve fire engine. By Brian Theodore. Corbin. The
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  Speaker 1: Corbin Board of Commissioners met last Thursday for a special
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  Speaker 1: called meeting for the second reading of property tax rates,
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  Speaker 1: among other items. After Mayor Suey Ramos called the meeting
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  Speaker 1: to order and the minutes from the August 24th meeting
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  Speaker 1: were approved, commissioners gave a second reading to the Ordinance
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  Speaker 1: 2026 20-7, which sets the city's tax rates for the
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  Speaker 1: upcoming tax year. The ordinance maintains the same rates as
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  Speaker 1: of last year. Commissioners also gave a second reading to
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  Speaker 1: Ordinance 2026-8, which declared tracts of real property as being
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  Speaker 1: dedicated as city streets, naming said streets and establishing speed
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  Speaker 1: limits and fines for violation of the ordinance. These tracks
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  Speaker 1: include properties along Interstate 75's Exit 29, Stewart Road beside Walmart,
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  Speaker 1: the Old Kings Truck Stop site, the Access or Frontage Road,
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  Speaker 1: and portions of U.S. 25 East. The commissioners went on
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  Speaker 1: to authorize Mayor Ramos to give grant agreements for the
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  Speaker 1: London Corbin Airport. Ramos explained they're purchasing some property to
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  Speaker 1: give themselves a buffer around the airport. She added that
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  Speaker 1: the airport is purchasing land from landowners who do not
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  Speaker 1: want to rebuild after last year's tornado, and they, the airport,
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  Speaker 1: are getting reimbursed through this grant. Pursuant KRS 61.810F, the
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  Speaker 1: commission briefly went into executive session to discuss personnel, but
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  Speaker 1: no formal action was taken. The board of commissioners went
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  Speaker 1: to approve four promotions and associated pay increases of $ 1. 50
• 26:27
  Speaker 1: per hour for the Corbin Police Department. Also on the agenda,
• 26:32
  Speaker 1: the commissioners discussed taking action on acquiring a new reserve
• 26:36
  Speaker 1: vehicle for the fire department. Corbin Fire Chief Barry McDonald stated, Basically,
• 26:43
  Speaker 1: what is? The trucks that we have right now, they're
• 26:46
  Speaker 1: pretty much obsolete. They're old and you can't get parts
• 26:50
  Speaker 1: for them. He went on to explain, right now, we
• 26:53
  Speaker 1: just got engine two and engine five, and the department
• 26:56
  Speaker 1: is looking for a newer truck that will be called
• 26:59
  Speaker 1: a reserve truck. Currently, there is no reserve truck in
• 27:03
  Speaker 1: case one fails. The commissioners went on to approve, pardon me,
• 27:09
  Speaker 1: the commissioners went on to approve an action to advertise
• 27:12
  Speaker 1: for a new reserve truck, and there is a picture
• 27:16
  Speaker 1: of two men, and underneath the caption reads, Corbin Fire
• 27:20
  Speaker 1: Chief Barry McDonald left to discuss acquisition of a reserve
• 27:25
  Speaker 1: fire engine truck. This concludes the reading of the Times Tribune.
• 27:30
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• 27:34
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• 27:37
  Speaker 1: Janice wishing you a very good day.