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Thompson may appeal ruling

By Greg Bird

How do you place a value on the pain and suffering of a family following a tragic accident?
Does an officer of the law have the right to respond to an emergency call as he sees fit?
Would seatbelts have made a difference in the fateful events of August 21, 2003 that shattered a family and ended a young man’s career as a McCreary County Sheriff’s Deputy?

A Jury of 12 men and women in the civil trial between former Deputy Jeremy Thompson and Charles Rose Sr., Charles Axl Rose and the estates of Ashley and Alice Rose wrestled with those questions for more than five hours Monday evening and Tuesday morning, wrapping up a six day trial.
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The Rose family, above, were riding in a 1997 Hyundai Accent when they turned into the path of McCreary County Deputy Jeramy Thompson. Alice, right in the photo, and Ashley, left, were thrown from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene.

Whitley County puts Sheriff Gus in new ride

Two locals complete paramedic training

Governor appoints District Judge

By Andrew Powell

McCreary County’s Sheriff will not have to turn to his horses for a means of transportation after a neighboring county made his fight against drugs their own.

Various members of the Whitley County community came together in recent weeks to virtually rebuild a police vehicle from the ground up, only to put McCreary County Sheriff Gus Skinner in the saddle.

By Andrew Powell

Two local emergency medical technicians have fulfilled the requirements necessary for certification as paramedics and promoted by county officials Tuesday night.

During a meeting of the McCreary County Fiscal Court, newly certified paramedics Kelly Griffis and Scott Adkins were given pay increases and placed on the ambulance service roster as paramedics.
Voice Staff Report

Governor Steve Beshear has appointed a Williamsburg attorney to fill an open judicial seat.

Last Friday, Fred F. White was appointed to the office of District Judge for the 34th Judicial District, Division 2, serving McCreary and Whitley counties. White is one of four candidates vying for the seat this election cycle.

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