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  1. Coroner identifies 2 bodies found in burned carRead the original story w/Photo

    Saturday May 18 | WDRB-TV Louisville

    ... juggling a North American tour with being a college student. WDRB's Lindsay Allen got the chance to sit down JACKSON, Ky. (AP) -- An eastern Kentucky coroner says the identities of two people found in a burned out car in 2012 have been confirmed. ...

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  2. Concerns brew about future of Jackson Independent SchoolRead the original story

    Saturday May 4 | Lexington Herald-Leader

    Friends of the Jackson Independent School were shocked when the small K-12 school ran short of money and needed a line of credit to get through last fiscal year.

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  3. J.P. Mathes & Kentucky School of Bluegrss at Carter Fold May 4Read the original story w/Photo

    Sunday Apr 28 | Cybergrass

    ... (KSBTM). The student performers include Caleb Edwards (mandolin) from Indiana; Bobby Earl Whitaker III (guitar) from Jackson, Kentucky; and James Colwell (bass) from Hazard Kentucky. Special guest performers will include Dean Osborne, two-time ...

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  4. Kentucky county removing TenCommandments from schoolsRead the original story

    Apr 12, 2013 | Lucianne.com

    JACKSON, Ky.-Breathitt County school officials say they are removing Ten Commandments displays from the high school, middle school and elementary schools. 7 comments

  5. James W. GrandyRead the original story

    Apr 5, 2013 | Mount Vernon News

    ... and Dixie Massey; and a great-grandson, Xavier James Sawyer. Jim was a member of the Guerrant Presbyterian Church of Jackson, Ky. A retired teacher, coach and friend to many of his students, Jim had spent his career at Margaretta High School, ...

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  6. SHORT, JeannineRead the original story

    Mar 24, 2013 | Dayton Daily News

    News Death Notice SHORT, Jeannine age 80, of Centerville, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2013. She was born in Jackson, KY on November 21, 1932 to Irene Kash and Leonard Slusher. Jeannine graduated from the University of Kentucky and she was a long ...

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  7. Francis I, King Charles, Rand Paul, Jackson 'Jax' TellerRead the original story

    Mar 14, 2013 | thehill.com

    ... - will fulfill its promise. I myself am more concerned with those constitutional conservatives on the coast, Jackson "Jax" Teller and the "Sons of Anarchy" and Rand Paul, the Jacksonian upstart from Kentucky - from Cassius Marcellus Clay to Ashley ...

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  8. Saturday service to honor retired accountant who devoted life to helping othersRead the original story w/Photo

    Mar 8, 2013 | Lexington Herald-Leader

    Friends and relatives of Juanita King Callahan will gather Saturday at the Guerrant Memorial Presbyterian Church in Jackson to remember the retired accountant who devoted herself to serving others. 1 comment

  9. If you don't want bees, the Ole Fisherman will take themRead the original story

    Feb 27, 2013 | The Cincinnati Enquirer

    ... was given to the different things: The Kitchen of Hope, the FreeStore, the Gideons, the City Gospel Mission and the Jackson Kentucky food pantry. The church has a group that goes down to Kentucky once a year and takes things for their food pantry. A ...

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  10. Central Methodist names Drake new president Friday afternoonRead the original story

    Feb 4, 2013 | Fayette Advertiser

    ... enrollment of 2,677 and operates an extensive off-campus program in five states. Drake attended Lees Junior College (Jackson, Ky.), received a bachelor of business administration degree in accounting from Eastern Kentucky University, a master of ...

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  11. Central Methodist names Drake new president Friday afternoonRead the original story

    Feb 1, 2013 | Fayette Advertiser

    ... enrollment of 2,677 and operates an extensive off-campus program in five states. Drake attended Lees Junior College (Jackson, Ky.), received a bachelor of business administration degree in accounting from Eastern Kentucky University, a master of ...

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  12. Small tornado hits FergusonRead the original story

    Jan 31, 2013 | Commonwealth Journal

    ... of between 50 and 60 mph. That line produced one confirmed twister, according to the National Weather Service in Jackson, Ky. Officials with the NWS said Wednesday afternoon that an EF-0 tornado touched down in the Ferguson community at around 6:30 ...

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  13. Duo in 'Waffle' Lot of TroubleRead the original story

    Sep 20, 2012 | Commonwealth Journal

    ... some ill-gotten dough, according to police ... but found law enforcement hot on their trail. Randy Combs, 35, of Jackson, Ky., and Larry Sword, 29, of Clayhole, Ky., were both arrested and charged with first-degree robbery, a Class D felony. ...

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  14. TURNER, Donald R.Read the original story

    Dec 27, 2012 | Dayton Daily News

    News Death Notice TURNER, Donald R. 66, passed Sat., 12/23. Services Thurs. 12/27 1PM at Breathitt Funeral Home Jackson, KY, visitation Wed.

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  15. Obituary: Lewis HornsbyRead the original story

    Dec 19, 2012 | The Cincinnati Enquirer

    ... Fort Thomas. He was a machinist for Hasco Tag Co. in Dayton, received his associate degree from Lees Jr. College in Jackson, Ky., was a member of the First Baptist Church of Cold Spring, a masonic member of Clay County Lodge, a fan of the the ...

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  16. Government rewarding self-destructive actionsRead the original story

    Dec 11, 2012 | Charleston Daily Mail

    New York Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristof visited Jackson, Ky., and discovered something he could have learned in Harlem: Anti-poverty programs promote behaviors that continue poverty from generation to generation. 4 comments

  17. What Does Let It Burn Mean?Read the original story

    Dec 11, 2012 | Free Republic

    ... and clear fracture line. I feel little or no kinship for the "blue" sates, or the cultures within them. Writing from Jackson, Kentucky, Mr. Kristof reported that numerous poor parents in Appalachian hill country are yanking their kids out of ...

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  18. Icon of jbaderRead the original story

    Dec 9, 2012 | WTAQ-AM Green Bay

    ... believes this is only true now that he's recognized it as true. Here's Kristof's big discovery: Writing from Jackson, Kentucky, Mr. Kristof reported that numerous poor parents in Appalachian hill country are yanking their kids out of literacy ...

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  19. NYT: Conservatives May Have a Point About Welfare DependencyRead the original story

    Dec 9, 2012 | Breitbart.com

    ... a soul-crushing dependency. Our poverty programs do rescue many people, but other times they backfire." Writing from Jackson, Kentucky, Mr. Kristof reported that numerous poor parents in Appalachian hill country are yanking their kids out of ...

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  20. Profiting From a Child's IlliteracyRead the original story

    Dec 9, 2012 | Real Clear Politics

    Courtney Trent, right, of Save the Children, visits with Britny Hurley, left, and her 19-month-old son, Landon, in Jackson, Ky.

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