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#KeepCorbinClean community cleanup scheduled for Saturday

Community members are encouraged to meet Saturday at 9:00 a.m. at Sanders Park for the #keepcorbinclean event. The event will last from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The first 50 participants will receive a free grabber, donated by David Hart, to pick up trash. All participants will...

Williamsburg Golf Course for sale

The Williamsburg 9 hole Golf Course is on the market for $550,000. The leasee of the course will receive the assets, including the golf carts, equipment, etc. and the lease to the property. The lease is a 99-year transferable lease, but it is currently in its 36th year, according...

Weather causes four-week delay in Knox County Detention Center construction

The number of adverse weather days has put a damper on the Knox County Detention Center construction project. “We’re running about four weeks behind schedule. We hope to grab that back once we get everything dried in,” reported Matt Mills with Codell Construction to the Knox...
Posted On 18 Jul 2018
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Corbin woman arraigned for identity theft

A Corbin woman pleaded not guilty Monday to a theft of identity charge after police say she gave the wrong identification to an officer to avoid detection with an active Knox County bench warrant. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access...
Posted On 18 Jul 2018
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Rickett named new Whitley County Deputy Superintendent

The Whitley County school district now has not only a new superintendent, but also a new Deputy Superintendent too. John Siler took over as Whitley County Superintendent on July 1 replacing Scott Paul, who retired after serving 29 years with the school district, including the...
Posted On 18 Jul 2018

Corbin City Commission agrees to give $12,000 to London-Corbin Airport, if London City Council does, too

The Corbin City Commission unanimously approved a motion to give $12,000 to help fund operations at the London-Corbin Airport, if the London City Council agrees to match it. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to...

White appointed to W’burg school board

Williamsburg’s newest school board member is a familiar face. During the Williamsburg Independent Board of Education’s monthly meeting Tuesday, board attorney Paul Croley swore Kim White into office. White replaces Jason Caddell, who was elected to the board in 2016 and resigned...
Posted On 18 Jul 2018

Friends, family celebrate Rosa Berry’s 100th birthday

Friends and family members gathered at the Merry Jeffries Center Saturday afternoon to celebrate the 100th birthday of Williamsburg resident Rosa May Berry. Berry couldn’t be physically present for the party, but Mayor Roddy Harrison presented a key to the city in her honor,...
Posted On 18 Jul 2018

Corbin Library hosting cooking night for teens Friday

Middle and high school aged children will have the opportunity to learn some basic kitchen skills and how to make fajitas Friday at the Corbin Public Library’s Teen Cooking Night. Over the course of the hour-and-a-half long class, the students will cut and prepare the vegetables...

Medical emergency leads to Monday afternoon crash

If someone hadn’t seen the accident, officials aren’t sure how long an elderly Williamsburg woman would have been sitting in her crashed vehicle that went down an embankment Monday afternoon. “It could have been much worse given where she was at. Most likely nobody would have...
Posted On 18 Jul 2018