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Emby McKeehan building, old Merry’s Flower Shop getting new tenants

A pair of empty storefronts along Main Street in downtown Williamsburg apparently won’t be empty for a lot longer. Williamsburg Mayor Roddy Harrison said Friday that the old Emby McKeehan building was recently purchased by a company named Webbed Sphere. “They are planning to...
Posted On 24 Jan 2020

Corbin woman arrested for selling heroin to police informant

A Corbin woman was arrested Friday afternoon for allegedly selling heroin to a confidential police informant. Mercadez Marie Jackson, 26, is charged with one count of first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance – heroin stemming from the Dec. 20 incident. According to the...

Court documents reveal details behind Sagebrush closure

Just over five months after it opened its doors, Sagebrush Steakhouse in Corbin was suddenly closed last week via a court order over what the property owner claims is unpaid rent. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please...

Legislative update from State Rep. Regina Huff

We returned to Frankfort for our first full week of legislative work on Monday, January 13. With all the administrative duties accomplished, House committees got down to work immediately. Several bills were taken for consideration and a number of them were sent to the full House...
Posted On 24 Jan 2020

Frances Ann Gieszl Bobbitt

Frances Ann (Gieszl) Bobbitt died on January 7, 2020 in Lexington, Kentucky. Her parents were Frank and Frances Gieszl. Frances Ann was born in Corbin, Kentucky, where she grew up. She was a Catholic by faith. Francie graduated from Saint Camillus Academy, Corbin.  She attended...

Federal grand jury returns child pornography indictment against Corbin man

A Corbin man indicted previously indicted in Whitley County on rape and child pornography charges involving a 15-year-old girl, has been indicted in federal court in connection with the child pornography. A federal grand jury returned the indictment Thursday against Amos...