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When Rep. Charlie Siler spoke, people listened

When it comes to former 82nd Rep. Charlie Siler, ex-News Journal Publisher Trent Knuckles may have summed it up best one time. Trent had gone to a Williamsburg-Whitley County Airport Board meeting and Charlie was on the board. I don’t remember what was happening that prompted...
Posted On 02 May 2024

Free networking event for local employers coming to Corbin Center May 9

“We need more reliable employees.” This is an observation that has been made by employers with increasing frequency in recent years. Since the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, many businesses have struggled to stay consistently fully staffed.

Corbin Public Works employees renovate Engineer Street bridge

Aerial photography by TIMOTHY WYATT Corbin Public Works employees worked Monday to put the finishing touches on a project to replace the decking on the Engineer Street Bridge. While the bridge has been closed to vehicle traffic for several years, it was still open as a pedestrian...

May Day 2024 to be presented Friday at the Arena

Whitley Ella Hurst, the 2024 May Queen, and Lainey Page Williams, this year’s Tiny Queen, will be crowned Friday night, May 3, at 7 p.m. during the 81st presentation of the May Day Festival at the Arena in Corbin. Hurst is the daughter of Jason and Crystal Hurst. She will be...
Posted On 02 May 2024
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New USDA draft environmental assessment does little to change the scope of Jellico Mtn. logging project

Community members are concerned about the lack of changes to the proposed Jellico Mountain logging project outlined in a new draft environmental assessment that was released by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Forest Service last week, which still...