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Biden approves major disaster declaration for Kentucky, Whitley County

FEMA announced Wednesday that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the Commonwealth of Kentucky, including in Whitley County, to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides and mudslides Feb....
Posted On 10 May 2023
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Corbin renovation projects expected to finish this month

Two long-term upgrade and improvement projects in Corbin are expected to be completed by month’s end. 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 10 May 2023

Traffic stop leads to search warrant at room in Budget Inn Motel

A trio of Jellico, Tennessee, residents are being held in the Whitley County Detention Center in lieu of $50,000 cash bonds after a routine traffic stop involving one of the suspects led to the discovery of suspected fentanyl in a Williamsburg motel room Saturday evening. Read...
Posted On 10 May 2023

Williamsburg City Council approves threshold increase for federal funds

The City of Williamsburg will now be able to use federal funding to more easily and effectively make purchases following a decision by the Williamsburg City Council. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view...

Legal Notices for 5-10-2023

NOTICE TO TARAH KING To, Tarah King, I have been appointed as Warning Order Attorney to notify you of two confidential court actions which have been filed in Whitley Circuit Court. You have fifty (50) days from April 18, 2023, to file an answer or other pleadings in these cases,...

Court of Appeals says Laurel judge ruled in error in annexation case

Laurel Circuit Court Judge Gregory Lay shouldn’t have granted a motion for summary judgment last year when he concluded that the City of Corbin lacked legal standing to bring a lawsuit against the City of London over its attempts to annex property in southern Laurel County,...
Posted On 10 May 2023

Preliminary hearing held for three Pine Knot men charged with murder

A preliminary hearing was held Monday morning for three Pine Knot men accused of killing Roscoe Garland, another Pine Knot man, and burying his body in the woods off a service road in Whitley County. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access...

Jimmy Leonard “Big Jim” Evans

Jimmy Leonard “Big Jim” Evans, age 81, of Jellico, Tennessee, passed away Tuesday morning, May 9, 2023, at Jellico Regional Hospital. He was born on May 13, 1941, to the late Ted Evans and Georgie (Hatfield) Evans in the Tackett Creek Community of Campbell County, TN. He was a...

Herschel Roaden

Herschel Roaden, age 94, of Corbin, KY, passed away Sunday, May 7, 2023 at Saint Joseph Hospital in London, KY. He was born on January 7, 1929 to the late Leonard Roaden and the late Stella Wyatt Roaden. Along with his parents he is preceded in death by two brothers, Heskel...

Electronic Edition For 5-10-2023

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