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Corbin swimmers showing great potential in year three; Region meet set to take place next week

The Corbin swim team is enjoying continued success in its third year of existence, with several swimmers on track to appear at the KHSAA state championship meet in Louisville later this month.
Posted On 02 Feb 2016
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Man gets five years for sexually abusing relatives

A 66-year-old Somerset man, who is accused of sexually abusing three female relatives about 20 years ago, has agreed to accept a five-year prison sentence for his crimes. On Oct. 21, 2013, a Whitley County Grand Jury indicted Roger Martin Ruggles for first-degree rape, incest,...

CTA Acoustics employee injured by falling equipment

A CTA employee had to be airlifted after a piece of equipment fell on his leg Tuesday afternoon. Knox County EMS and Corbin firefighters were called to the facility on CTA Blvd. in the Southeast Regional Business Park about 2:45 p.m. Firefighters said the employee, whose name was...

Local unemployment rate rises slightly, report shows

Unemployment rates rose in 109 Kentucky counties between December 2014 and December 2015, including Whitley, Knox and Laurel counties, but fell in six counties and remained the same in five, according to the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training, an agency of the Kentucky...