John and Jerri Shotwell of Lexington celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with family at the Boone Tavern restaurant in Berea on Thanksgiving Day. They were married by the late Rev. Dr. Don Herren, a Corbin native, on Nov. 22, 1968, in Danforth Chapel on the campus of Berea...
The University of the Cumberlands received a generous gift Wednesday morning, which will make it possible for students to better prepare for workforce placement in the medical field upon graduation. Local business owners Terry and Marion Forcht donated $1 million to help...
Members of the Whitley Area Retired Teachers Association (WARTA) conducted their annual drive to provide school supplies to area students. With the help of a matching grant from AARP and the Kentucky Retired Teachers Association (KRTA), the Association donates paper, pencils,...
Ever driven by a home in Williamsburg that has really nice Christmas decorations on the outside and wondered what the decorations must look on the inside? If so, you will have your chance to find out what the interiors of some of these homes look like later this month thanks to a...
The Holiday Inn Express in Corbin is under new ownership. General Manager Barry Meadows confirmed the 64-room hotel off of Exit 25, formerly ownedCorbin Host LLC has sold. According to the deed filed at the Whitley County Clerk’s Office, the hotel has been sold to Pine Tree...
A man, who led Kentucky State Police on a high-speed motorcycle chase through three counties in July, was sentenced to eight year in prison Monday afternoon. Devan Whitfield, 28, pleaded guilty to first-degree fleeing or evading police and failure to comply with sex offender...
A Williamsburg man, who tried to have his name changed to Victor Von Frankenstein one week before he allegedly killed someone earlier this year and who has since been found competent to stand trial, won’t find out until next month at the earliest when he will stand trial. Read...