ClayCoNews - Whitley County, Kentucky Man Pleads Guilty to Producing Child Pornography - Amos Sparkman
Amos Sparkman / Laurel County Correctional Center

Whitley County, Kentucky Man Pleads Guilty to Producing Child Pornography

LONDON, KY - A Williamsburg, Ky., man, Amos Sparkman, 25, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, before U.S. District Judge Claria Horn Boom, to the production of child pornography.

Clay County, Kentucky Man Sentenced to Prison for Distribution and Possession of Child Pornography

ClayCoNews - Clay County, Kentucky Man Sentenced to Prison for Distribution and Possession of Child Pornography - Richard Scott Smith

Richard Scott Smith / Laurel County Correctional Center

LONDON, KY - A Manchester man, Richard Scott Smith, 45, was sentenced on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 to 196 months in federal prison, by U.S. District Judge Claria Horn Boom, for one count of distribution and one count of possession of child pornography. Smith was further ordered to pay $31,000 in restitution to his victims. 

Lake in Southeast Kentucky Closed to Public Immediately after Small Breech found at Bert T. Combs Dam in Manchester

Bert T Combs Lake Dam

MANCHESTER, KY - The City of Manchester, Kentucky City Hall is reporting that: The City of Manchester is advising residents of Lower Beech Creek and the area near the Bert T. Combs Dam that a small breech has been found at the dam.

Human remains located in Big Creek Community of rural Clay County, Kentucky

DEATH Investigation 600

BIG CREEK, KY (March 7, 2021)- On March 6, 2021 at 6:49 PM, Kentucky State Police Post -11 London received a complaint of possible human remains located in the Big Creek Community of rural Clay County.

ClayCoNews - Op-Ed: It's Time to Fix Kentucky's Unemployment System - Auditor Mike Harmon
Auditor Mike Harmon

Op-Ed: It's Time to Fix Kentucky's Unemployment System

Op-Ed: Auditor Mike Harmon

FRANKFORT, KY – Governor Beshear, thousands of Kentuckians are counting on you.  It's hard when you don't have all the answers.  I get it.  We all face challenges in life that you just cannot figure out. It's painful and frustrating, and you let your pride get in the way of asking for help.  In the case of Kentucky's unemployment system, it's been almost a year trying to untangle the mess, and eventually you just have to figure it out.

Deputies Seize Drugs & Arrest a Kentucky Woman and a Texas Man after K-9 Alerts to the Presence of Narcotics during Traffic Stop

ClayCoNews - Deputies Seize Drugs & Arrest a Kentucky Woman and a Texas Man after K-9 Alerts to the Presence of Narcotics during Traffic Stop - Drugs - Lisa Patterson - Douglas Simons

LONDON, KY - Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Laurel Sheriff's Deputy Justin Taylor along with Deputy Landry Collett and K-9/shift Sgt. Gary Mehler with assistance from Barbourville police officer Karl Middleton arrested two individuals on Wednesday night March 3, 2021 at approximately 11:08 PM.

 

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