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Corbin Police find meth, pills, scales during Thursday traffic stop

Corbin Police arrested a London man after they located scales, syringes, methamphetamine and prescription pills inside a vehicle following a traffic stop Thursday morning. Zachary A. Jarvis, 30, is facing charges of trafficking controlled substances within 1,000 feet of a school,...

Whitley County Health Department issues public notice concerning potential COVID–19 exposure at Saxton Baptist Church

The Whitley County Health Department has issued a public notice concerning the potential exposure to COVID–19 of those who attended Sunday services at Saxton Baptist Church in Williamsburg. Health Department Director Marcy Rein said she elected to issue the notice after learning...

Corbin woman charged with trafficking morphine

A traffic stop in north Corbin early Tuesday morning resulted in the seizure of suspected morphine, methamphetamine and marijuana, and the arrest of a Corbin woman on a drug trafficking charge. Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Tiffany Paige Whitehead, who was a passenger...

Whitley County Health Department reports nine new COVID–19 cases since Saturday

The Whitley County Health Department announced nine new COVID–19 cases Monday afternoon. Officials noted that five of those are from Sunday and four are from Monday. With those new cases, 89 cases have been reported in Whitley County since early April. Twenty-seven of those cases...

Better Business Bureau warns of COVID–19 contact tracing scams

The Better Business Bureau is warning of an increasing number of scams involving individuals claiming to be local authorities involved in contract tracing of COVID–19. According to BBB officials in St. Louis, scammers are using two primary methods in an effort to trick...

Tennessee man arrested for trespassing in parked vehicle

Williamsburg Police arrested a Tennessee man Sunday morning after he was found trespassing in a vehicle parked along U.S. 25W. Officer Greg Rhoades and Trevor Teague arrested Timothy Lloyd, 45, of Crossville after responding to the complaint near Exit 15. Officers were called to...

U.S. Army combat veteran wants Corbin to reconsider fireworks ordinance

The Corbin City Commission has agreed to revisit the dates in which residents are permitted to set off fireworks following a plea from a U.S. Army combat veteran. Gary Fox came to the regular commission meeting Monday night to ask the commission to reconsider the ordinance that...

Whitley County Fiscal Court approves purchase of second garbage truck

Following up on the success of Whitley County beginning to offer trash collection service, the Whitley County Fiscal Court approved the purchase of a second truck Tuesday as it looks to expand its service area throughout the county. “Right now, we have around 400 customers and...

Corbin Tourism Director talks addition of chess set to downtown, plans to refurbish volleyball courts, more

When the location for the new Corbin Splash Pad was changed from North Main Street across from Sanders Park to South Main Street across from Corbin City Hall, the Corbin Tourism Commission worked to develop a new plan for the lot it owns. The plans for that lot as part of ...

With Corbin Downtown Department now officially abolished, Corbin Tourism taking on some new duties

Approximately one month after Aaron Sturgill was informed that the Corbin Downtown Department was being eliminated, the Corbin City Commission made it official unanimously approving a motion to do so at its regular monthly meeting Monday night. Questions about the process had...