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Brite Grubb

Brite Grubb, age 61, of Corbin, passed away on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at Baptist Health in Corbin. Visitation will be held from 6 pm until 9 pm on Friday, October 15, at the Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home. Funeral service will be held at 11 am on Saturday, October 16th. Burial...

Eva “Bobbie” Alsip

Eva “Bobbie” Alsip, age 77 of Corbin, passed away on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at Baptist Health in Corbin. She was born in Moses, Kentucky and was a lifelong Southern Baptist having been a member of Southside Baptist Church for over 40 years. She was a loving mother to all her...

Williamsburg donating $25k in ARPA funding for homeless shelter roof

Williamsburg is planning to use at least a portion of its federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to help get the Emergency Christian Ministries homeless shelter back operating. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day!...
Posted On 14 Oct 2021

W’burg purchases parcel of land for waterpark

The one parcel of undeveloped land adjacent to the Kentucky Splash waterpark, which the city doesn’t already own, will soon be in the city’s hands and will be used as part of the planned waterpark expansion. Last piece: The Williamsburg City Council is buying this one-acre parcel...
Posted On 14 Oct 2021

Stakes get higher as district football schedule continues Friday night

District football will continue Friday night with the stakes getting higher for the local teams as Corbin heads to Lincoln County, Williamsburg hosts Pineville, Whitley County hosts North Laurel on senior night and Lynn Camp welcomes Harlan. Corbin Redhounds Coach Tom Greer’s...

Corbin Soccer 13th Region Champs

The Corbin Redhounds Soccer team posted its fourth consecutive shutout, capturing the 13th Region Championship Monday night with a 7-0 win over North Laurel. Corbin led North Laurel 3-0 at halftime Monday night and added two goals early in the second half to extend the lead to...

UC Women’s Basketball visits Williamsburg City School

Students at Williamsburg City School received a warm welcome Friday morning as they were greeted by the University of the Cumberlands Women’s Basketball Team upon arrival at the school. One reason the team chose to visit the school was because University of the Cumberlan...