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Perry County Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Perry County, KY.

Results 1 - 20 of 271 in Perry County, KY

  1. Eastern Ky. officials to host forums, discuss substance-abuseRead the original story

    Monday Dec 21 | Lexington Herald-Leader

    Police, healthcare providers and others plan a series of community forums on the state's substance-abuse problem, including how to keep doctors safe in the wake of a fatal shooting at a Perry County clinic.

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    Related Topix: Eastern, KY

  2. Opponents urged to wait for 'end result' to judge mining's effects on landRead the original story

    Saturday Dec 19 | The Courier-Journal

    CHAVIES, Ky. - Viewed from the air, vast stretches of Perry County seem like the Desert Southwest, with sharply angled mesas punctuating cratered brown expanses, contrasting with the gentle, leafy mountain slopes nearby.

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    Related Topix: Chavies, KY, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  3. Policy Deals With School Lunch Debt 2hrRead the original story

    Friday Dec 18 | WLKY

    ... Kentucky district will soon have limited options for school lunch if they owe $50 or more on their lunch bill. Perry County school officials tell WYMT-TV in Hazard that 236 students at nine of their schools owe a total of $37,000 in lunch money to ...

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    Related Topix: Hazard, KY

  4. Policy deals with school lunch debtRead the original story

    Friday Dec 18 | WAVE-TV Louisville

    ... Kentucky district will soon have limited options for school lunch if they owe $50 or more on their lunch bill. Perry County school officials tell WYMT-TV in Hazard that 236 students at nine of their schools owe a total of $37,000 in lunch money to ...

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    Related Topix: Hazard, KY

  5. Judge cancels hearing for murder suspect's mental evaluation request

    Thursday Dec 17 | WKYT-TV Lexington

    The Perry County District Judge cancels a hearing on a murder suspect's request for a mental evaluation.

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    Related Topix: Combs, KY, Cornettsville, KY

  6. Perry judge cancels shooting suspect's hearing for mental evaluationRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 17 | Lexington Herald-Leader

    A Perry County judge has canceled a hearing on a murder suspect's request for a mental competency evaluation and ruled that she does not have jurisdiction over the question.

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    Related Topix: Combs, KY, Cornettsville, KY

  7. Bio-energy plant could bring hundreds of jobs

    Tuesday Dec 15 | WYMT

    ... and with it, hundreds of jobs. Officials with a new company called ecoPower Generation want to build a plant in Perry County at the Coal Fields Industrial Park, and plan to use wood for energy. Executives with ecoPower Generation say the materials ...

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    Related Topix: Eastern, KY

  8. Mental evaluation requested for suspect in doctor shooting

    Tuesday Dec 15 | WKYT-TV Lexington

    ... client to get a mental evaluation. John Combs' attorneys made that request this morning during a hearing in Perry County. They say they want to know his mental state because he's now also accused of attacking correctional officers in the jail. The ...

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    Related Topix: Combs, KY

  9. Attorneys seek mental evaluation for suspect in Perry slaying

    Tuesday Dec 15 | Lexington Herald-Leader

    A Perry County district judge is considering an agreement between John Carles Combs' defense attorneys and prosecutors seeking a psychiatric evaluation to determine his competency to stand trial.

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    Related Topix: Combs, KY, Redfox, KY, Knott County, KY, Blackey, KY

  10. Suspect in doctor killing to appear in courtRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 15 | WEHT

    ... hearing if the judge allows a competency evaluation. John C. Combs appeared for the hearing Tuesday morning in Perry County District Court in Hazard with two new attorneys who requested that their client be evaluated at the Kentucky State ...

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    Related Topix: Combs, KY, Hazard, KY

  11. Clinic Where Doctor Was Shot To Death Re-Opens

    Monday Dec 14 | KLEX TV

    ... State police say John C. Combs shot Dr. Dennis Sandlin last Tuesday at the Leatherwood-Blackey Health Center in Perry County. Investigators say Combs pulled the trigger after being denied drugs. Sandlin was pronounced dead at the scene and Combs was ...

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    Related Topix: Combs, KY, Blackey, KY

  12. Popular Perry Co. Doctor Laid To RestRead the original story

    Saturday Dec 12 | KLEX TV

    A popular Perry County doctor was laid to rest Saturday afternoon. Dr. Dennis Sandlin was shot and killed Tuesday in front of his clinic.

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    Related Topix: Combs, KY

  13. Killing pain in Perry Co.Read the original story w/Photo

    Saturday Dec 12 | Lexington Herald-Leader

    ... shot and killed by a patient seeking pain pills at the Leatherwood/Blackey Clinic in a remote area of southern Perry County. The man became angry, clinic employees said, after he was asked to take a drug test as a requirement for a prescription. ...

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    Related Topix: Blackey, KY, Drug Testing, Delphia, KY, Cornettsville, KY

  14. Funeral Scheduled for Perry County Clinic DoctorRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 10 | WBKO-TV Bowling Green

    A funeral service has been scheduled for Saturday for the doctor who was shot to death inside his Perry County clinic.

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    Related Topix: Obituaries

  15. Funeral set for doctor shot inside clinicRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 10 | Moved Permanently

    A funeral service has been scheduled for Saturday for the doctor who was shot to death inside his Perry County clinic.

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    Related Topix: Obituaries

  16. Combs pleads not guilty in shooting death of Perry County doctorRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday Dec 10 | Lexington Herald-Leader

    John Charles Combs pleaded not guilty Wednesday to murder charges in the shooting death of Perry County doctor Dennis Sandlin.

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    Related Topix: Combs, KY, Violent Crime, Knott County, KY, Redfox, KY

  17. Ky. man pleads not guilty in rural doctor shootingRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 9 | FindLaw

    ... guilty. Forty-six-year-old John Combs entered the plea to a murder charge during his arraignment Wednesday in Perry County District Court. He is accused of killing 57-year-old Dr. Dennis Sandlin on Tuesday at a medical clinic in Cornettsville, near ...

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    Related Topix: Violent Crime, Kentucky, Drugs, Combs, KY

  18. Family of doctor shot to death at clinic speaks out

    Wednesday Dec 9 | WKYT-TV Lexington

    ... doctor inside his clinic answered to the charge in court Wednesday. John Combs pleaded not guilty to murder in Perry County. Police say he gunned down Dr. Dennis Sandlin yesterday after the doctor refused to give him prescription medicine. Sandlin's ...

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    Related Topix: Violent Crime, Combs, KY, Wooton, KY

  19. He was shot in the head. He had a pen in his hand.Read the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Dec 9 | TIME.com

    coroner in Perry County, Kentucky, on the death of Dr. Dennis Sandlin, who was killed while standing outside the exam rooms in his clinic; the patient charged in the shooting pleaded not guilty on Wednesday Source: Associated Press

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  20. Man pleads not guilty in doctor's shootingRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 9 | The Courier-Journal

    ... held on $10 million bail in the death of Dr. Dennis Sandlin, 57, at the Leatherwood-Blackey Medical Clinic in Perry County. Authorities said Sandlin, who had worked at the clinic for almost two decades, was shot in the head while he stood in a ...

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    Related Topix: Cornettsville, KY, Combs, KY, Blackey, KY, Redfox, KY