Slaying of Bardstown Officer Prompting Suspect Play Suspected
Kentucky State Police say investigators believe more than one person may have been involved in the ambush slaying of Bardstown K-9 officer Jason Ellis. Ellis was struck by shotgun blasts May 25 as he approached his cruiser to pick up limb debris on a ramp. Authorities continue to process tips and interview witnesses as Bardstown mourns.
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Louisville
Bardstown
Kentucky
Jason Ellis
Ellis
Rick McCubbin
Norman Chaffins
Chaffins
Budget session approves multiple fiscal year actions at Whitley County Court
The Whitley County Fiscal Court approved the new 2013-14 budget and related actions including interfund transfers, insurance premiums, and energy grant projects. They adopted housing and CBDG procurement codes, consented to health vaccinations contracts, set employee pay, approved road and bridge bids, and discussed road maintenance procedures. Also approved were road extensions and cemetery road adoption with readings scheduled for next month.
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Fuson
Kentucky Cbdg
Whitley County
Pert Williamsburg
Whitley County Tourism Board
Whitley County Public Health Taxing District
Whitle Extension District Board
Bell-Whitley Community Action Agency
Southeast Kentucky Tourism Board
Judge White
Whitley County Health Department
Health Department
R.C. Miller Oil Company
Bob Hammons
Jeff Gray
Gray
Vhcy Rose Cemetery
Suboxone in Bible prompts jail drug tests and charges
Williamsburg police launched an investigation after Suboxone strips were found in a Bible at the jail. Captain Privitt observed an inmate passing drugs to others, leading Mobley to order tests in five cells. 21 inmates tested positive. Names to be released later as the probe continues with possible more arrests and charges. Chief Bird and Detective Freeman credited for support.
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Williamsburg
County Project
Amber Owens
Jerry Privitt
Mobley
Chief Bird
Multiple tractor trailers collide on interstate near Whitley County
In a chain of crashes on the interstate, two Patterson Chip Company logging tractors in Barbourville suffered damage. Driver Bruce Helton escaped injury while Frankie Gray of London sustained back and chest injuries and was treated and released from Jellico Community Hospital. A fourth truck driver, Robert Schwenk, faced a ketchup smelling spill from Transit One Trucking loads. A Dodge Caravan driven by Billy Kidd and passenger Don Hazlett, both of South Carolina, were not injured. Traffic halted for hours as responders from local police, fire, and EMS investigated and cleared the scene. No charges expected but investigation continues.
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Patterson Chip Company
Barbourville
Anderson
Bruce Helton
Gray
Frankie Gray
London
Jellico Community Hospital
Robert Schwenk
Madisonville, Tenn
Schwenk
Sweetwater
Tenn
Thousand Island
Billy Kidd
South Carolina
Don Hazlett
Kidd
Hazlett
South Whitley County
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