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4 hrs ago | Independent

Lawsuit filed challenging Ten Commandments in Ky.

A man has asked a federal judge to order nine copies of the Ten Commandments taken down from an eastern Kentucky courthouse.

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Related Topix: Activism

Wed Jul 08, 2009

Lexington Herald-Leader

Suit filed over Ten Commandments in Jackson Co. courthouse

A Jackson County resident and the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky have sued the county over copies of the Ten Commandments in the courthouse.

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Related Topix: Activism, McKee, KY

Tue Jul 07, 2009

WKYT-TV Lexington

Meth Lab bust in Jackson County

Another meth lab is shut down in Jackson County. Sheriff Tim Fee tells Mountain News the latest bust happened tonight at a home off Kentucky 2004 in Sand Gap.

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Sat Jun 27, 2009

Middlesboro Daily News

Unemployment up in Bell Co.

Employment took a turn for the worse across the state in May, according to estimates by the Kentucky Department of Workforce and Training.

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Related Topix: Kentucky, Bell County, KY, Laurel County, KY, Rockcastle County, KY, Whitley County, KY

Fri May 22, 2009

Moved Permanently

Police investigate family shooting over VCR

One person was sent to the hospital, another behind bars after a shooting in Jackson County, reportedly over a VCR.

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Related Topix: Kerby Knob, KY

Tue May 19, 2009

The Sentinel-Echo

Signals going up at deadly intersection

Work has begun on a traffic light at KY 192 and the Hal Rogers Parkway, a little more than a month after transportation officials approved its installation.

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Related Topix: Manchester, KY, Laurel County, KY, Clay County, KY

Fri May 08, 2009

Lexington Herald-Leader

Strong winds hit Madison County

Strong winds, and possibly a tornado, moved through Madison County just after 5 p.m., blowing vehicles off the road and damaging houses, according to the National Weather Service in Louisville.

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Related Topix: Madison County, KY, Weather, Louisville, KY, Richmond, KY, Garrard County, KY

Sun May 03, 2009

The Sentinel-Echo

County jobless rate down slightly

Though by a very narrow margin, March numbers show Laurel County's unemployment rate went down from the month before - the first time that has happened since August 2008.

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Related Topix: Laurel County, KY, Kentucky, Menifee County, KY, Magoffin County, KY, Fayette County, KY

Sun Apr 26, 2009

Lexington Herald-Leader

2 arrested after Jackson woman is shot

Two Tyner men were arrested Sunday after they allegedly fired multiple shots into a Jackson County woman's home, hitting the woman three times.

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Related Topix: Tyner, KY, Lexington Metro, Lexington, KY

Mon Apr 20, 2009

Moved Permanently

Congressman Hails The Lord's Gym as - Positive Alternative' For Jackson County Youth

Praising the Jackson County communityA1s vision and support, Fifth District Congressman Harold A3HalA2 Rogers cut the ribbon to officially open The LordA1s Gym in McKee during a gala celebration on April 17.

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Thu Apr 16, 2009

WBKO-TV Bowling Green

Former Russellville Resident Sentenced On Child Pornography Charges

A former Russellville man is sentenced in Logan Circuit Court for using the internet to induce a minor into sexual activity, and of possessing child pornography.

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Related Topix: McKee, KY

Sun Apr 12, 2009

WKYT-TV Lexington

Crews Search For Missing Child

Several emergency crews are searching for a missing child in Jackson County. The four year old girl lives off Kentucky 421 on Morril Kirby Knob Road.

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Fri Apr 10, 2009

98.9 Kiss FM

Missing Ky. Toddler Found Alive In Creek

A missing eastern Kentucky toddler was found in a creek, clinging to a tree branch.

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Lexington Herald-Leader

Lost child found in Jackson County

A four-year-old girl who wandered into a rugged, wooded area of Jackson County Thursday night was found by searchers early Friday morning, authorities said.

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Related Topix: Berea, KY, Kerby Knob, KY

Thu Apr 02, 2009

Richmond Register

EKU student wins challenge

Eastern Kentucky University student Cindy Madden has been selected as the student winner in the sixth annual Excellence in Entrepreneurship Collegiate Business Concept Challenge, a component of the Excellence in Entrepreneurship Awards program honoring business and entrepreneurship in southern and eastern Kentucky.

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Related Topix: Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky University, Lexington Metro, Richmond, KY

Tue Mar 31, 2009

Lexington Herald-Leader

Police: Man charged after attack, theft

A 27-year-old Jackson County man was charged Sunday with second-degree robbery and second-degree assault after another man accused him of attacking him and stealing $1,400 in cash and his vehicle, Kentucky State Police said.

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Related Topix: McKee, KY, Berea, KY

Mon Mar 30, 2009

WLEX-TV Lexington

Man Recovering After Being Assaulted And Robbed

A 63-year-old man is recovering after being assaulted and robbed in Jackson County.

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Related Topix: McKee, KY, Berea, KY

Wed Mar 25, 2009

WAVE-TV Louisville

Rains help firefighters extinguish forest fires

A state forestry official says wild fires burning in several eastern Kentucky counties have been extinguished thanks to firefighters and rain storms.

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Sun Mar 22, 2009

The Courier-Journal

Jobless rate soars to 9.4% in Louisville area

Nearly one out of every 10 people in the 13-county Louisville metro area who wanted a job in January couldn't get one.

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Related Topix: Louisville, KY, Kentucky, Eastern, KY, Menifee County, KY, Trigg County, KY

Fri Mar 20, 2009

Richmond Register

Murder suspect pleads not guilty in circuit court

A Sand Gap man charged with murder entered a not guilty plea Thursday in Madison Circuit Court.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Berea, KY, Home Listing, Home, Madison County, KY

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