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dailyindependent.com | Mary Jane Epling
ASHLAND Following the resignation of its chairman last month, Ashland Independent School Board members voted Wednesday evening to fill the vacancy with lifelong Ashland resident Joseph Coleman, who said he's eager to give back to the school system and community.
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1 week ago | 
dailyindependent.com | Mary Jane Epling
CATLETTSBURG A second lawsuit has been filed in connection to alleged damages suffered during the duration of the Winchester Avenue Streetscape Project, this time involving at least 14 downtown properties.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Mary Jane Epling
ASHLAND A local family physician and former Ashland Independent School Board member pleaded guilty on Tuesday to federal charges related to the unlawful distribution of weight loss drugs on the heels of his recent resignation from public office. A criminal information document was filed against Dr. Matthew T.
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1 week ago | 
dailyindependent.com | Mary Jane Epling
ASHLAND A local family physician and former Ashland Independent School Board member pleaded guilty on Tuesday to federal charges related to the unlawful distribution of weight loss drugs on the heels of his recent resignation from public office. A criminal information document was filed against Dr. Matthew T.
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1 week ago | 
dailyindependent.com | Mary Jane Epling
A West Virginia man was found guilty of attempted murder on Tuesday in connection to a near-fatal attack on South Point Elementary School's principal last fall. As previously reported, while in the midst of a child custody dispute, Joshua Lee Collins, 44, of Huntington, arrived at the school on Oct. 24 and attempted to pick up a student in the moments prior to the attack on Principal Bill Christian, who police said was stabbed multiple times about the face and neck. kAmr9C:DE:2?
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Mary Jane Epling
CATLETTSBURG A Boyd County Circuit Judge is now tasked with deciding whether or not to set aside a recent default judgement against the contractor in the Winchester Avenue Streetscape Project after the construction company’s lawyer said the pending lawsuit was never served.
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1 week ago | 
dailyindependent.com | Mary Jane Epling
CATLETTSBURG A Boyd County Circuit Judge is now tasked with deciding whether or not to set aside a recent default judgement against the contractor in the Winchester Avenue Streetscape Project after the construction company's lawyer said the pending lawsuit was never served.
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firerescue1.com | Mary Jane Epling
By Mary Jane EplingThe Daily IndependentASHLAND Ky. — It’s not a stretch to say most know being a firefighter is one of the most dangerous career fields in which one could find themselves. Whether it be the youngest or eldest member of a community, everybody knows the men and women who don multiple pounds of equipment and ride on a blaring red truck put out the blazes, making career firefighters some of the bravest among us.
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1 week ago | 
dailyindependent.com | Mary Jane Epling
CATLETTSBURG A Boyd County grand jury indicted an Ashland man this week on multiple felony charges stemming from a "rolling domestic" with young children in the backseat late last month. According to court documents, a deputies with Boyd County Sheriff's Department made contact with Zachary K. Senters, 24, after a man called for help after allegedly witnessing a vehicle driving erratically in the area of 17th Street and Lexington Avenue on the evening of March 28.
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1 week ago | 
dailyindependent.com | Mary Jane Epling
CATLETTSBURG A man who led civil outcries against the Ashland Police Department following the highly scrutinized death of his brother in 2023 was indicted by Boyd County grand jurors this week. Lajuan M. Wilkerson, 38, of Ashland, faces a two-count indictment alleging fourth-degree domestic violence assault and first-degree strangulation. kAm(:=<6CD@? H2D 2CC6DE65 3J 56AFE:6D H:E9 E96 q@J5 r@F?EJ $96C:77VD s6A2CE>6?E 324< :? y2?F2CJ @? 492C86D @7 G:@=2E:?8 2?
