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Williamsburg School honors veterans

Zach Shannon, the band director at Williamsburg City School, said it is important to continue have programs such as the Veterans Day program because it exposes students to the outside world. “I think it is really important that they get to see that there is a whole sect of people...

Local churches serve employees at Baptist Health Corbin

Five local churches linked arms to serve more than 700 employees at Baptist Health Corbin on Nov. 12. Tom Cassidy, a member of the West Corbin Christian Church, said the idea to feed healthcare workers was born when he saw a Facebook post that The Creek Church in London stating...

CHS Red Cross Club hosts Turkey Drive

With the Thanksgiving holiday quickly approaching, the Corbin High School Red Cross Club is hosting a Turkey Drive for the Cumberland River Behavioral Health (CRBH) and Capers Children Services families in Whitley, Laurel, Knox, Rockcastle, Jackson, Clay, Bell, and Harlan...

Corbin rolls out new garbage carts

Corbin residents and businesses will start seeing brand new 95-gallon, gray garbage carts appearing at their residences. The carts were ordered by the city in early this year after the Corbin City Commission voted on July 1 to budget $209,000 to purchase the 3,500 new carts. The...

PHOTO GALLERY: Colonel Sanders Half Marathon and 10K

More than 250 runners competed in the Colonel Sanders half marathon and 10k Saturday morning. Participants travelled from as far away as California to run. Runners of all ages participated in the races. Colonel Harland Sanders impersonator Colonel Johnny Miller joined...

259 runners compete in Col. Sanders half marathon and 10k

Downtown Corbin played host to more than 250 runners Saturday as they converged on Depot Street for the second annual Colonel Sanders Half Marathon. Unlike last year, the event also included a 10K race. Runners met at the starting line beginning at 8:30 Saturday morning for the...

Former Corbin Housing Authority director indicted again

A former Corbin Housing Authority Director, who was indicted in June over allegations that he took a total of $119,629.53 from the housing authority over a three-year period by a variety of means, is now facing additional charges. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents...
Posted On 17 Nov 2021

Whitley County’s COVID-19 death toll now stands at 89 people

On Monday, two more Whitley County residents died from COVID-19 bringing the total number of people killed by the virus in Whitley County to 89 people. While the ages of the two deceased people were not revealed, Whitley County Public Health Director Marcy Rein told the Whitley...
Posted On 17 Nov 2021

Masks now optional in Whitley County schools, except on buses

Students in the Whitley County School District still have to wear masks while riding school buses, but they can now take off their masks once they get to school. The Whitley County Board of Education unanimously approved the policy change during its regular monthly meeting...
Posted On 17 Nov 2021

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