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London Police seeking information on Thursday morning robbery

The London Police Department is asking for the public’s help to identify the individual that robbed a gas station at gunpoint Thursday morning. According to police, the black, male suspect robbed the BP gas station on Ky. 192, off of Exit 38, at approximately 8 a.m. The suspect...

Herman Ray Adams

Herman Ray Adams, age 82, husband of the late, Carole Adams of Gentry Street, Corbin, Kentucky passed away on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at the Baptist Health Hospital in Corbin, Kentucky. He was the father of Nelson Adams and Kenneth Adams and fiancé, Bonnie Farmer all of...

WYMT Fishing Expo returns to The Arena Friday

Corbin and the surrounding area offers a wide array of boating, fishing and outdoors opportunities and the fourth annual WYMT Kentucky Fishing Expo at The Arena in Corbin this weekend will feature the equipment and gear to help improve that experience out on the water. The expo...

Around the local sports world in 80 seconds, or as long as it takes you to read this

I’m calling this week’s column around the local sports world in about 80 seconds as there are several items to cover. • First and foremost, in the top 10 sports stories, I overlooked one big accomplishment. Coach Jimmy Hendrickson’s Corbin Middle School Seventh Grade Boys won the...

Corbin Tourism’s pavilion expected to be completed in June

A proposal to build a pavilion to house the Whitley County Farmers Market on the Corbin Tourism lot on North Main Street will, hopefully, be completed in June. Corbin Tourism Director Maggy Monhollen told the tourism commission Tuesday during its regular monthly meeting that the...

Corbin wrestlers finish meet with nine individual firsts

The Corbin High School Wrestling team took to the mat for the first competition in the program’s short history and came away with nine individual first place finishes, finishing third among the four participating teams. Coach Chuck Davis’ team took 39 wrestlers to the meet at...

Governor’s proposed budget includes earmarked funds for Whitley schools

At this point in the Kentucky General Assembly’s 2022 legislative session anything could happen in regards to the state budget. 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
Posted On 13 Jan 2022

Joint investigation leads to discovery of 106 grams of meth

A Corbin man is facing several charges after a joint investigation by the Williamsburg Police Department and Kentucky Probation and Parole led to the discovery of approximately 106 grams (almost 4 ounces) of suspected methamphetamine. Larry B. Shelton, 38, was arrested at a...

Powers gives update on Omicron during chamber luncheon

“Omicron is here. It is the predominant strain,” Baptist Health Corbin President Anthony Powers told the Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Tuesday at the groups luncheon. “We are very fortunate. We are better than some of the other hospitals in our system,” said Powers. He...