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State police are investigating an officer involved shooting in the north Corbin area, which involved a suspect allegedly fleeing from a trooper and firing shots at the officer before the officer shot back striking the suspect, who survived the shooting. Read this story and more...

An early Wednesday morning traffic stop in Williamsburg resulted in the arrest of four area residents for alleged drug trafficking. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a Member? Join Us

Doyle Linville Hill, age 87, of Rockholds, KY, passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at the Corbin Rehabilitation Center. Doyle was born on March 5, 1934 in Knox County, KY to the late Luster Hill and Annie Warfield Hill. He is preceded in death by Eunice Grant Hill, his wife of...

Alvin Ray Evans, age 74, of Jellico, TN passed away on Monday, January 10, 2022 at Tennova Lafollette Medical Center. Alvin is preceded in death by his parents, Harold and Myrtle (King) Evans; his sister, Jeannie Shaw; mother and father-in-law, Raymond (R.C.) and Shirley Surber;...

Ruth L. Davis, age 91, of Clairfield, Tennessee, passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at Tri-State Manor Health & Rehabilitation Center in Harrogate, TN. Arrangements are incomplete but will be announced later by the Cox & Son Funeral Home. Cox & Son Funeral Home...

With the election filing deadline extended until Jan. 25, it will be a few more weeks until we know what the final election battle lines will look like in 2022, but a few additional people have tossed their hats into the ring running for elected office in Whitley County. Read...

Carl Cox Sr., 89 of Deer Park, OH passed away on Friday, December 31, 2021. He was the husband of Jewell “Jean” Cox and the late Anna Cox; father of Carl Cox Jr. and the late Teresa Elaine (Mark) Williams; step-father of Barry (Kathy) Sebastian and the late Patricia (Tim)...

If you were thinking about running for elected office in Whitley County this year, but thought you had missed out on your chance due to the filing deadline expiring, then you are in luck. Gov. Andy Beshear signed HB172 into law Thursday, which extended the candidate filing...

The area basketball schedule was no match for Mother Nature as games across the area and the commonwealth were cancelled because of the snow last Thursday and into the weekend. The Corbin Redhounds, who defeated Whitley County last Tuesday, 74-60, were scheduled to get back on...

The Kentucky National Guard is scheduled to return to Baptist Health Corbin to augment support staff beginning Friday. Officials announced Tuesday that 10 National Guard soldiers will be on active duty at the hospital assisting with entrance screening, traffic control, restocking...