Barbourville News

Ivy Brashear / Staff Writer A Barbourville man was shot late Tuesday evening at his residence on Mays Street, said Barbourville Police Detective Mike Broughton.

By Samantha Swindler / Managing Editor A Lily man was arrested by Corbin police about a mile from the site where he allegedly ran over a pedestrian in an apartment complex parking lot.

By Samantha Swindler / Managing Editor The man accused of killing Jeremy Johnson and the man accused of helping cover up the crime were indicted last week by a Knox County grand jury.

The company that operates the Knox County Hospital agreed in Knox Circuit Court Thursday to abide by the provisions of the contract into which it entered when it began running the facility on Jan.

After a fire consumed his home, a Knox County man found himself living out of his pick-up truck.

The idea for a Tri-County running club formed gradually, over the years, during the long and lonely treks Chris Jones took as a long distance runner.

The guest speaker at the London-Laurel County Chamber of Commerce's luncheon meeting was Community Liaison and Sales Associate Amy Stroud from the Center for Rural Development in Somerset.

The Auction has been rescheduled.We had to cancel because of the severe weather that moved in on Tuesday evening.

By Ivy Brashear / Staff Writer The Barbourville City Council met on Thursday night to discuss issues pertaining to city property and a new wellness center proposed to be built by Union College, Barbourville mayor David Thompson said.

A Judge ruled Thursday that the city of Corbin should get to keep 100 percent of the occupational taxes its Knox County citizens are now paying to the county's fiscal court - a move that could add hundreds of thousands of dollars to the city's coffers.

By Ivy Brashear / Staff Writer Jason Davis, the Knox Central teacher accused of threatening to kill 500 students by the end of the school year, is still being held on a $10,000 bond in the Knox County Detention Center.

May 30, 2009 With each passing Memorial Day, I am reminded of the great heritage passed to each of us as citizens of the United States.

By Samantha Swindler / Managing Editor Not all the cowgirls with the Lone Star Rodeo Company came from Texas, as the name might suggest - a few, like Jennifer Butcher, were from right here in the Tri-County. Butcher, a barrel racer from Flat Lick, was one of a handful of local riders who competed in the Lone Star Rodeo's two-day appearance at The ...

A Barbourville woman who admitted to overseeing and cleaning the equipment used by her co-defendants to manufacture methamphetamine is facing up to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court in London.

A Knox County teacher pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he made threats to kill people while in front of students in a classroom.

By Sean Bailey / Staff Writer A Barbourville man and woman have been arrested and charged in connection to a May 1 kitchen fire, started in their apartment where they were allegedly cooking meth.

By Samantha Swindler / Managing Editor A Knox Central High School teacher was arrested Tuesday evening for allegedly threatening to kill 500 people and "make national news" at KCHS before the end of the school year.

BARBOURVILLE, Ky. - A high school teacher in a southeastern Kentucky jail on charges he made death threats in front of students says he isn't dangerous.

Authorities have positively identified the body of a Knox County man found last Friday and have charged a long-time suspect with his murder.

Local officials, dignitaries and others were on hand last Friday for the grand opening of the newest Forcht Bank location on Knox Street in Downtown Barbourville.