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Some thoughts on the quest for 6

Before I write anything else, I want to wish the Corbin High School football team the best of luck Friday night in their quest to win a sixth state championship. They will be taking on Central High School (Louisville) at 7:00 p.m. The game will be played at Kroger Field in...

Corbin School Board approves calendar for 2019-20; school to start one week later

Students in the Corbin Independent School System will start school a week later in 2019 in order to allow more time for the opening of the heavily renovated old Corbin Middle School, to be known as Corbin Traditional School. The school district Board of Education voted to approve...

Lions Club seeks donations for 70th annual Christmas Basket Program; sign ups Thursday and Friday

For 70 consecutive years, the Corbin Lions Club has made the Christmas holiday just a little bit brighter for many in the area. The club is currently accepting donations to support its Christmas Basket Program. The goal with 2018 is $15,000. “Beginning with five baskets in 1949,...

Electronic Edition for 11-28-2018

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West Knox firefighters rescue woman from smoke-filled apartment

West Knox firefighters called to an apartment fire Tuesday morning found and rescued a women from the smoke-filled unit. Chief Darryl Baker said firefighters were called to Spider Creek Apartments on Gilbert Street at 4:01 a.m. after a fire alarm was activated. “When we got...

First Baptist Church in Corbin’s ‘White Flag Night’ is back

With nighttime temperatures falling into the low and mid 20’s, First Baptist Church has run up the white flag. Rather than surrender, the flag signifies that the church on Roy Kidd Ave. near the Corbin Library is offering shelter from the cold to those in need. The church is...

Jellico Community Hospital getting new owner

Jellico Community Hospital (JCH) will soon be under new ownership. Rennova Health Inc., which is located in West Palm Beach, Florida, announced Monday to that it had entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement to acquire Jellico Community Hospital and its CarePlus Center...
Posted On 28 Nov 2018

Arson suspected in Tuesday trailer fire

Arson is suspected in an early Tuesday morning blaze that destroyed a trailer. Goldbug firefighters were dispatched to 368 Hanging Rock Road about 1:41 a.m. to a report that an older model, singlewide trailer was on fire with flames visible through the window. “When we got on...
Posted On 28 Nov 2018

Deputy jailer finds drugs hidden inside woman’s body cavity

A Williamsburg woman is facing multiple charges after deputy jailers discovered drugs hidden inside a body cavity after she was arrested Sunday evening. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content....
Posted On 28 Nov 2018

Williamsburg police arrest two after drugs found in motel room

A Williamsburg man and a Corbin woman are behind bars after police found drugs in their motel room late Sunday evening. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a Member? Join Us
Posted On 28 Nov 2018