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The robbery and murder of a smoke shop employee in Louisville, Ky, led Kentucky State police across the state line into Jellico this past week.

On July 23, Jellico Police were notified by the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) of the possibility that two murder suspects could be in the area at a local apartment complex.

JPD officers went to the location and found the vehicle the suspects were allegedly driving, according to a JPD report.

When a woman living on the corner of Fir and Sixth Street had her child approached with the offer to buy meth as he played in the front yard, she was furious. But when she heard LaFollette City Council member Hansford Hatmaker shy away from hiring a trained K-9 police officer and his dog because of weight restriction, she was dismayed.

K-9 Officer Darrell Mongar has a lifting restriction due to an on-the-job injury he received while employed at the sheriff’s department.

At last week’s Jellico Utility meeting, board members discussed the current sewer project, which is going on in Jellico. Citizens may not have to deal with flagmen and congested roads for much longer, as the project is nearly complete.

“We have around 90-percent of the originally planned work completed,” said Jellico Utility Manager Mike Bethurem. A Community Block Development Grant (CDBG) has funded the sewer project.

Bethurem said he knew there had been some traffic flow problems, but said the crews had been addressing them the best they could.

Tomorrow The Ice Cream Factory: Soups, Sandwiches and More will have it’s grand opening at 11 am.

They’ll serve everything from soft serve ice cream to seafood platters until 9 pm.

Ice cream was the furthest thing from Tammy Milner’s, owner and formal owner of The Whistle Blower Café and Deerfield Resort Restaurant, mind when she was looking for the right building to put a small café in. But when she looked into the old Lyon’s Building she knew this was a place for ice cream as well.