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Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies say a Gray man found naked and intoxicated outside a north Corbin motel had to be tazed after he attempted to flee from and then fight with deputies Sunday night. Harold E. Eaton, 44, was charged with first-degree indecent exposure, alcohol...

Construction on the planned standardbred horse racing facility in Corbin is slated to begin this summer, but its first live racing meet will officially begin on Sunday. While construction on the planned facility has yet to begin, it had secured live racing dates that will be held...

Patty Sue (Carroll) Chadwell, age 75, of Jellico, Tennessee, passed away Sunday morning, June 27, 2021, at her home. She was surrounded by her family. Patty was born on June 13, 1946, to the late James “Jim” Carroll and Dorothy (Reynolds) Carroll in Jellico. Her paternal...

Noreta “Dee Dee” Partin Pugsley, age 75, of Hilliard, OH, formerly of Williamsburg, KY passed away Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at Hilliard Assisted Living in Hilliard, OH. She was born December 26, 1945 in Frakes, KY to the late Garrett and Martha Lambdin Partin. Along with her...

Virgil Ellis Carter, age 66, of Claire Drive, Corbin, Kentucky departed this life on Friday, June 25, 2021 at his home. He was born on April 10, 1955 in Rockholds, Kentucky to the late Amos and Edith (Brown) Carter. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his...

Matthew Edward Summers, age 32, of London, Kentucky passed away on Saturday, June 26, 2021 at the St. Joseph of London Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 30th at the Laurel Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Ivan Siler and Bro. Zach Wilson...

Barbara Ann Hicks, age 77, of Newcomb, TN. passed away Thursday, June 24, 2021 at her home. She was born February 20, 1944 in Berwyn, Illinois. Barbara is preceded in death by her parents, Nicholas and Lillian Protis Padgen and her brother Lauren Padgen. She is survived by her...

The Whitley County Judicial Center is expected to be closed this week due to a water leak. Circuit Court Clerk Gary Barton said the building has suffered significant damage from a leak that poured water into his office. The staff in Williamsburg will be working from home. The...

The University of the Cumberlands sold 368.02 acres of land to the Commonwealth of Kentucky for $264,974. The land, which is for the use and benefit of the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves, was acquired by the university from Terry and Marion Forcht in 2003. The purchase of...

I remember standing on the hillside several years ago where the Corbin Arena is located with a group of city leaders and former Senator David Williams said something to this effect. “I want this arena to be an arena for all of southeastern Kentucky, for Corbin, Williamsburg,...