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Forcht Group of Kentucky founder named Corbin’s ‘Business Professional of the Year’

Forcht Group of Kentucky Founder, Chairman and CEO Terry E. Forcht always tries to be in bed by 7:00 p.m. He gets up at 3:30 a.m. daily, except on Sundays, when he doesn’t wake up until 5:00 a.m. He works seven days a week. At 81-years-old, he’s not even considering retirement....

Rand Paul’s ‘Case Against Socialism’ makes compelling defense of Capitalism

Before I ever cracked open U.S. Sen. Rand Paul’s new book, “The Case Against Socialism” (released nationally Tuesday by Broadside Books), I wrote down a few things … • U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders • Venezuela • U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez • Sweden • Karl Marx These are all...

Gray man leads police on chase

What began as a complaint of a Gray man creating a disturbance on Higgins Branch Road last Thursday, ended after the suspect led Kentucky State Police on a high-speed chase around the neighborhood as he drove through several back yards on a motorcycle. Cody McFarland, 30, was...

No timetable, but Corbin Railroad Museum is back on track

Five months after the Corbin Tourism Commission put the proposed Corbin Railroad Museum project on hold because of financial constraints, it remains on the back burner. At the regularly monthly commission meeting last week, the commissioners agreed to hold $100,000 in a bank CD...

Rev. Gerald Parks inducted into W’burg Gospel Barn’s Wall of Honor

The Rev. Gerald Parks, owner of WEKC Radio in Williamsburg, Felix Brock of Corbin, and The Williams Family of London were among the 2019 inductees into the Williamsburg Gospel Barn’s Wall of Honor Saturday evening. Parks sang with the Bridges Quartet for four and one-half years...
Posted On 16 Oct 2019

Photo Gallery: Inaugural River Stomp Bluegrass Festival makes debut

The inaugural River Stomp Bluegrass Festival took place this past Friday and Saturday at the Whitley County Fairgrounds at Savoy, and featured several local bluegrass artists
Posted On 16 Oct 2019

Electronic Edition for 10-16-2019

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Utility companies need notification system

The other day, I got in the shower to get ready for work. I turned on the faucet … and all that came out was cold, wet torture. It’s a heck of a way to start your morning! A cold shower. Shaving with cold water. Not fun at all. I went downstairs to check the pilot light on my...

Circuit Court

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Posted On 16 Oct 2019

Marriage Licenses

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