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Ballou notes opposition to keeping Corbin District Court open

Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, and 82nd Rep. Regina Huff, R-Williamsburg, recently secured funding to keep the Whitley Circuit Clerk’s Corbin district court office open, but not every member of the Whitley County judiciary is in favor of the move. Read this story...
Posted On 27 Mar 2019

Bevin discusses friendship with President Trump at Corbin fundraiser

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, center, visited the home of Terry and Marion Forcht, in Corbin, this past Saturday for a private fundraising event. Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin revealed to supporters at a re-election fundraiser in Corbin Saturday that he frequently has 15 to 20-minute...

Bevin, McConnell, Paul address Fifth District Lincoln Club Banquet

Republican party faithful got to hear from Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, U.S. Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul, U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers and Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers during Saturday’s 81st Annual Fifth District Lincoln Day Banquet, which was held at The Corbin...
Posted On 27 Mar 2019

Corbin man arrested for driving intoxicated for the fourth time

A Corbin man was arrested Sunday night on a felony DUI charge. Luke A Frenz, 35, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol/drugs/etc. – fourth or greater offense following a traffic stop on Sixth Street. Corbin Police Officer William Stewart stated in the arrest...

Board of Health moves closer to naming new public health director

The Whitley County Board of Health has moved one step closer to naming a new public health director for the Whitley County Health Department. 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?...
Posted On 27 Mar 2019

Carnegie Center of Corbin seeks donations for preservation, restoration efforts

The Carnegie Center of Corbin, Inc. is taking the next step in turning the former Carnegie Library on Roy Kidd Ave. into multi-purpose building. To achieve that goal, the non-profit group is asking each Corbin area resident to pledge at least $1 toward the project. Diane...

WCHS Culinary Arts Program named to 2019 Elite 50

For the fourth consecutive year, the Whitley County High School Culinary Arts Program has been named to the 2019 Elite 50, an annual selection of the top 50 secondary school hospitality programs in the nation. “We are again honored to be one of the Elite 50 hospitality programs...
Posted On 27 Mar 2019

W’burg Firestone plant celebrates 4 million work-hours without accident

Last year while they were celebrating having worked three-million work-hours without having a lost time accident, Williamsburg Mayor Roddy Harrison challenged local Firestone employees to go for four million work-hours without a lost time accident. On Tuesday, Firestone workers...
Posted On 27 Mar 2019

Sheriff’s deputies make two drug arrests

The Whitley County Sheriff’s Department recently arrested two people on drug-related charges over a four-day period. On March 20, Deputy Chad Foley arrested Melissa Marie Ingram, 44, of Rockholds, on Mountain Lane and charged her with first-degree trafficking in a controlled...
Posted On 27 Mar 2019

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