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Last day of district court in Corbin held Tuesday

Tuesday was a busy day on the Whitley District Court docket, the last day it would be held in Corbin. “I’m very sad!” said Whitley District Court Judge Cathy Prewitt who presides over court proceedings in Corbin. “It is a sad day for the people of Corbin and northern Whitley...

‘I want to know how you just kidnapped me and brought me here?’ defendant asks judge

“I want to know how you just kidnapped me and brought me here?” defendant Darnel Chivers asked Whitley Circuit Judge Paul Winchester during his arraignment Thursday morning in connection with the 2017 triple homicide of a local family. On May 20, 2019, a Whitley County Grand Jury...
Posted On 27 Jun 2019

Assault charges filed in Monday shooting

A Knox County man who was shot Monday during a physical altercation at a residence near Corbin, is out of the hospital and in the Knox County Detention Center. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this...

Johnny Matthew Ivey

Johnny Matthew Ivey, 35, of Jellico, Tennessee passed away Friday June 21, 2019 at the Jellico Medical Center. Matt made his profession of faith and was a member of the Clear Fork Baptist Church. Matt is survived by his wife, Elsie Ivey; children, Madison Michelle Ivey and Logan...

Thomas Darrell Lilly

Thomas Darrell Lilly, 65 of Spring Street, London, KY, passed away Friday morning at the St. Joseph of London Hospital. He was the brother of Zebulone A. Martin and husband, Chip of London, KY. The family has chosen cremation. There will be NO SERVICES. Laurel Funeral Home is...

Plans to reopen Barbourville Waterpark in 2020 squashed

Emotions ran high as the fate of the local waterpark was decided by a ‘disappointing’ surprise on Monday. An eager city council printed signs to declare the May 2020 reopening, but, before the ink could dry, one letter changed everything. Read this story and more for...