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News for Monday February 6th, 2012
From WYMT -
Over the weekend man was charged with first degree arson and attempted murder in connection with a house fire in Middlesboro. Police arrested 26-year-old Jonathon Brock Stansberry late Saturday afternoon. No one was hurt in the fire, but homeowner, 45-year-old Clorah Falconer, says she was only worried about her pets. The living room floor is where Falconer and police say the fire started although no one ever saw any flames. She also said she has no idea what could have started the fire but did notice her front door was unlocked which worried her. Officials are working to figure out exactly what happened at the house on Chasteen Drive that could have taken Falconer's life. Justin Barton, with the Middlesboro Police Department said "We're not ruling out anything at this time, but the evidence has been collected. The case is under investigation," said Falconer plans to return home in a couple days when her home is smoke-free. Stansberry is in the Bell County Detention Center.
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From WLEX -
Supporters say passing the wet/dry measure in tomorrow special election in Barbourville would tap a new revenue source in a place where hundreds of jobs are evaporating as one plant shuts down and another cuts its workforce in half. But from the pulpits to the courthouse square, opponents have been pressing their case that uncorking liquor sales would irreparably harm the town of about 3,200. Voters in London and Corbin are also set to decide whether to expand liquor sales. Both cities now allow restaurant sales. Corbin voters will decide Feb. 14, while London's special election is set for March 6. In now-dry Williamsburg, residents will decide March 20 whether to allow liquor sales at certain restaurants.
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From The Daily Enterprise -
Bledsoe finally received some hope from their water problems over the weekend. The Kentucky National Guard A Company 103rd BSB of Danville, along with Bledsoe Volunteer firefighters David Creech Jr. and his father, David Creech Sr. setup a 6,000 gallon holding tank on Saturday behind the Green Hills Water District office. Water is being pumped from a spring located just below the rock quarry on top of Pine Mountain. A sample of the water being pumped and purified was sent to a lab on Sunday and results are expected back this afternoon. Staff Sgt. Joshua Southerland said if the samples are clear, and he expects they will be, then they will begin pumping water into Bledsoe’s storage tanks, which will allow customers to obtain water from their faucets.
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News from the Knox Co Sheriff’s Department -
A traffic stop in Knox County has landed two people behind bars. Friday on KY 223 Officers with the Knox County Sheriff’s Department pulled over a 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix to find two active meth labs, 6 grams of methamphetamine and several precursors inside. Arrested are Jeff Brown and Marsha Vaughn, both of Knox County. The two were charged with manufacturing meth and lodged in the Knox County jail.
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News from the Laurel Co Sheriff’s Department -
A London man was arrested on burglary charges over the weekend after a sheriff’s deputy caught him in the act. It happened Saturday morning at a residence on Farris Jones Road. Following a burglary complaint, officers with the Laurel County Sheriff’s Department arrived at the scene to find one of the men still at the residence. Inside the suspect’s truck, they found a lock that had been cut off the door, bolt cutters and several items that had been stolen from the residence, including a refrigerator, two kerosene heaters and two water heaters.
They arrested 21-year-old Ryan Setters of London. The other suspect fled the scene on foot.
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From The Daily Enterprise -
A Rosspoint couple was arrested Friday at their residence on warrants for drug trafficking charges. Harlan County Sheriff Marvin Lipfird and his deputies executed a search warrant after receiving complaints at the residence of Lonnie Collins Jr., and Alta Milwee. According to Lipfird, the sheriff's office conducted the investigation into alleged drug dealing at the residence, which is located across from the Rosspoint Elementary School. Collins, 36, was charged with two counts of first-degree trafficking a controlled substance. Milwee, 35, was charged with three counts of first-degree trafficking a controlled substance. The Harlan County Sheriff’s Chaplain Corps accompanied the deputies to assist if children would have been in the home.
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In Tennessee News -
From The Claiborne Progress
The man accused of robbing a local convenience store in November has been indicted by the Claiborne County Grand Jury. According to police, Jordon Tyrone Ford entered Kwik Shop Market, U.S. Hwy. 25E, around 9:13 p.m. Nov. 27, 2011, pulled a gun, pointed it at the clerk and demanded that she empty the register. The clerk complied and the man ran out the door with approximately $210 in cash. When police arrived the clerk identified the man as Ford. During the investigation at the store, a couple came to the scene and informed police that Ford had just come to their residence located on Welch Road a short distance from the store. They told the investigating officer Jeremy Myers of the Tazewell Police Department that Ford went into their basement, took off his clothes and ran into the woods.
25 year old Ford was located and gave a full confession. He was also positively identified by the store clerk, taken to the Claiborne County Jail and charged. The Grand Jury indicted Ford on the charge of aggravated robbery.
