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Bell, Whitley and Laurel counties all report new COVID-19 cases Thursday

Whitley, Bell and Laurel counties are all reported new cases of COVID-19 Thursday, July 2. On Thursday afternoon, the Whitley County Health Department reported four additional lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Whitley County residents. Since Monday a total of 12 people have...
Posted On 02 Jul 2020

Michigan man sentenced to 35 years for 2019 murder at Gray convenience store

Murderer Phillip Lewis was sentenced Thursday to 35 years in prison for the January 2019 murder of Gary Medlin. Lewis entered the A&B Quick Stop in Gray in the early hours of Jan. 16, 2019, where he used a firearm in an attempted robbery. 25-year-old Gary Medlin attempted to...

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Posted On 02 Jul 2020

Everette “Gene” Marcum

Everette “Gene” Marcum, age 69, of Corbin, KY, passed away on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at Hillcrest Health and Rehabilitation in Corbin. Visitation will be from 6-7pm on Friday, July 3 at the Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home where his funeral service will be held at 7pm on Friday with...

Corbin man one of two arrested after Laurel deputies find meth, pills, cash

A Corbin man was one of two people arrested early Wednesday morning after Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies recovered separate stashes of Xanax and methamphetamine inside a vehicle, and inside a London motel room that one of them had rented. Larry C. Helton, 42, of Corbin was...

Rice named WCHS interim principal

A veteran Whitley County High School educator has been pegged to serve as interim principal until a full-time replacement can be named. Effective July 1, Rachele Rice will be taking over the role of interim principal at the high school. Rice taught English at the high school for...
Posted On 02 Jul 2020

‘Let Freedom Ring’ ceremony planned Saturday at Cumberlands’ Patriot Park

Federal Judge Eugene E. Siler II will be the keynote speaker at an Independence Day ceremony Saturday honoring the 13 original colonies. Siler is a senior judge for the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals for the United States. The Captain Charles Gatliff Chapter of the Sons of the...
Posted On 02 Jul 2020

West Knox Volunteer Fire Department hosting Fourth of July fireworks display Saturday

Even though several groups have canceled Fourth of July fireworks celebrations this year, including the cities of Corbin, Williamsburg and Jellico, Corbin-area residents still won’t have to go far to see fireworks on July 4. West Knox Volunteer Fire Department is once again...
Posted On 02 Jul 2020

Fourth of July fireworks still on for Saturday in Barbourville, London

While several local cities have canceled their Fourth of July festivities, including: Corbin, Williamsburg and Jellico, Independence Day celebrations will still take place in London and Barbourville Saturday, but in a scaled-down fashion. In other words, fireworks will still take...
Posted On 02 Jul 2020

Despite COVID–19, options still remain to celebrate the Fourth of July

With the possible exception of those, who own stock in Clorox or Lysol, I think that we can all pretty much agree on one thing. COVID-19 stinks. First there were the business shutdowns, then the layoffs. Now we have the cancelation of events, such as NIBROC, Old Fashioned Trading...
Posted On 02 Jul 2020