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Man Dies ; Found Trapped Under Car

Police find Pineville man dead under car in Flat Lick community, no foul play suspected The Knox County Sheriffs Office in Kentucky said David Howard, 37, was found dead under a small car Wednesday afternoon. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 5:32 PM EDT June 9, 2021 FLAT LICK, Ky. — A man was found dead in the Flat Lick community in Kentucky on Wednesday. Police said he was found under a small car. They said they received a call about a man trapped under a car in th...

Corbin Fire Department photo CORBIN — A downtown Corbin building was damaged along with two parked vehicles and city flower pots in a crash Tuesday night that led to the arrest of a Flat Lick man.  Larry Israel, 31, was arrested for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of a controlled substance - second offense, first-degree possession of a controlled substance (meth), first-degree possession of a controlled substance (drug unspecified), pres...

By Jarrod Mills Staff Writer Apr 15, 2021 5 hrs ago KNOX COUNTY - On Monday, several jury trials were scheduled for those facing charges in Knox County’s Circuit Court. Jerry Lee Smith, 40, of Flat Lick was just one of those individuals who had a future trial scheduled by Judge Michael Caperton. Smith was indicted in 2018 after police say he traded explicit photos with an 11-year-old girl with a disability via Facebook Messenger. Smith was then indicted by a Knox County grand j...

A former News Journal Society Editor was recognized Monday for her excellence as a teacher. Fatemia Fuson teaches dual credit mathematics at Knox Central High School, and worked at the News Journal from 2008 – 2014. She was one of three Knox County teachers honored with the award. Fuson, Kara Bailey and Bethany Miracle all received a surprise visit from their principals in their classroom Monday to notify them that they are recipients of Campbellsville University’s Excellence in Teaching Aw...

By Erin Cox Editor Jan 28, 2021 During Wednesdays COVID-19 briefing, Dr. Steven Stack, commissioner of the Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH), spoke to Kentuckians about the implications of the United Kingdom (UK) COVID-19 variant, after two cases of the strain were confirmed in Kenton County Tuesday. “The vast majority of COVID-19 mutations have no clinical meaning, they don’t functionally have an impact on us if we’re infected. But some of the mutations do cause the v...

Dec 18, 2020 Dec 18, 2020 KNOX COUNTY — Knox County Public Schools were in the spotlight this fall for their continued success with PBIS, with modifications even being made for positive behavior through online learning. Southeast South-Central Educational Cooperative (SESC) made the announcement at their fall meeting. G.R. Hampton received recognition for maintaining a tier two, silver level, of fidelity of implementation at their school. Central Elementary, Dewitt, Flat Lick, ...

The Knox County Sheriff’s Office made 21 arrests as part of Operation Winter Frost on Friday. The arrests were the result of undercover drug investigations conducted by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office. The individuals arrested were lodged in the Knox County Detention Center. During the operation, deputies located and seized quantities of heroin, methamphetamine, Suboxone, oxycodone, marijuana, various prescription medications and over $20,000 in cash, according to a Knox County Sheriff’s...