2025年1月1日 · It was a full room when Roger Schott was sworn in for his sixth term as Laurel County Circuit Clerk Monday. The swearing-in ceremony took place in Laurel Circuit Courtroom 402. Per Schott’s request, he was sworn in by his longtime friend Robert Dyche, who served as both a district and appellate ...

2025年1月1日 · The case of a local man charged for the Dec. 19 shooting of an unarmed man has been referred to a grand jury. Probable cause was found regarding the case of Benjamin Hobson, 36, of County Farm Road in London.

2025年1月1日 · In 2024, patrons visited the Laurel County Public Library 140,778 times. The data also revealed that “A Court of Thorns and Roses” by Sarah J. Maas was the book most checked out this year, with “Fourth Wing” by Rebecca Yarros as a close second.

2024年11月5日 · On the topic of education, here are the board of education victories, with the exception of Laurel County's District 5 (where no one filed as a candidate named on the ballot) as the results are made up of 492 write-ins and were still being calculated at press time: Mike Garland for District 2 with 3,565 votes, Jeff Lewis for District 4 with 3,821 votes, and Meqeil Storm and Jody Elza within ...

2024年12月29日 · Dispatch audio released Friday evening suggests that Monday's London Police officer-involved shooting occurred at an incorrect address. WKYT shared audio which it obtained from the Dec. 23 shooting of Douglass Harless, 63, of Lily.

1 天前 · A local woman is facing an assault charged following a stabbing early Sunday morning. Kristen L. Hoke, 39, of London, was arrested around 4:59 a.m. Sunday by Laurel County Sheriff's Detective Tommy Houston on a single count of first-degree assault. According to the sheriff's office, Deputy Cody ...

2025年1月10日 · Newly-released audio reveals more Laurel County Judge Executive David Westerfield's statements in relevance to the recent officer-involved shooting. The Sentinel-Echo obtained audio Thursday of a Dec. 24 Laurel County 911 dispatch call that confirms Judge Westerfield did reach out to law enforcement ...

2024年12月26日 · The officer involved in the Dec. 23 shooting of a Lily resident has been placed on administrative leave. London City Police Department shared a press release Thursday afternoon revealing that the unnamed officer who shot 63-year-old Douglas Harless, subsequently leading to the his death, had done so after "the occupant of the residence produced a firearm and pointed it at officers" during a ...

2024年12月24日 · [UPDATE: The Laurel County Sheriff's Office has released a statement that the agency was not involved in this case.] A man is deceased after officer-involved shooting Monday night, warranting investigation by the Kentucky State Police.

4 天之前 · At their second special-called meeting in the same week, London City Council members announced their pick for the council's vacant seat Friday.