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W’burg man arrested for sending nude picture of himself to teen

Robin Gobel A Williamsburg man is being held in the Whitley County Detention Center in lieu of a $50,000 cash bond for allegedly sending a nude picture of himself to a person who he apparently thought was a teenager but was instead the girl’s mother. Read this story and more for...
Posted On 22 Aug 2018

Elmer Carpenter

Elmer Carpenter, 72, of Poplar Street, Corbin, departed this life on Thursday, August 16, 2018 at Baptist Health in Corbin. He was born on December 17, 1945 in Williamsburg, to the late Dillard Lee Carpenter and Litha (McKiddy) Carpenter. He was also preceded in death by a...

Russell W. Elliott

Russell W. Elliott, 71 of Williamsburg, passed away Friday, August 17, 2018 at his home. He was born July 11, 1947 in Rochester, NY to the late George Elliott and Delphine Jones Mailo. Along with his father he was preceded in death by his grandparents Emerson and Icie Jones. He...

Mildred Louise Freeman

Mildred Louise Freeman, 67, of Becks Creek Road, Williamsburg, departed this life on Monday, August 6, 2018 at her home. She was born on February 19, 1951 to the late Alvis Preston Edmonds and Nancy (Croley) Edmonds. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by...

Annie Moses Band to kick off Fine Arts Concert Series Saturday

The 57th Annual Fine Arts Association of Southeastern Kentucky Concert Series will kick off Saturday in Corbin with a performance by the dynamic, energetic Annie Moses Band. The Annie Moses Band is a Christian family of Juilliard trained musicians and award winning songwriters...

CHS Roastin’ Redhounds make it to final four in state cooking competition

Corbin High School’s “Roastin’ Redhounds” junior chef team are moving onto the final four in the state competition. The team of Kendell Lewis, Rachel Standifer and Sierra Johnson defeated Taylor County in the opening round of the 15-team competition. The girls were so fun on...

Greer recognized by board for ‘Principal of the Year’ honors

The Corbin Board of Education recognized one of its school leaders Thursday for earning, “Principal of the Year” honors. Tom Greer, principal at the Corbin Educational Center received the award during the Kentucky Alternative Education Summit in Lexington in July. “That is not...

World record attempt to be made Thursday at UC

Faculty, staff and students at the University of the Cumberlands are joining together Thursday to attempt to set an official world record. The record in their sights involves placing 3,000 cooked hotdogs end to end. The current record is 2,496. Andrew Underwood, Dean of Student...

Legal Notices for 8-22-18

NOTICE: Grace Health is accepting bids. Visit gracehealthky.org for more information.   NOTICE TO KATHY BOWEN AND CHRIS BOWEN To, Kathy Bowen and Chris Bowen, I have been appointed as Warning Order Attorney to notify you of Civil Action No. 18-CI-00241, Federal National...

Ruth Caddell McCullah

Ruth Caddell McCullah, 88, of Williamsburg, passed away Saturday, August 18, 2018 at Williamsburg Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born March 4, 1930 in Whitley County, to the late Claude and Vicy Moses Heatwole. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by her...