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Corbin District Clerk’s Office staying put rent free

Citing the service it provides to Corbin area residents, including those in Laurel and Knox County, the Corbin City Commission recently agreed to continue housing the Whitley District Court Clerk’s satellite office at city hall. The office, which oversees district court cases...

Corbin officials eliminate Downtown Manager position

In what city officials are calling a cost-cutting decision, the Corbin Downtown Manager’s position has been eliminated. Aaron Sturgill, who has held the position since August 2018, announced via Facebook Friday that his position was being eliminated. “It has been highly valued...

Ohio woman arrested following high-speed chase on I-75

Kentucky State Police arrested an Ohio woman Tuesday morning following a high-speed chase on Interstate 75 that began when she allegedly passed a patrol car traveling south at 110 mph in a vehicle that they later learned had been reported stolen out of Georgia. Anna R. Rice, 31,...

Willis: Early, mail-in ballots may double expected voter turnout

While the deadline to request a mail-in ballot for the June 23 primary election has passed, voters may still cast in-person ballots at the clerk’s office, or wait until election day. Voters may cast ballots in Williamsburg at the Whitley County Courthouse or in Corbin in the...

W’burg Police recover meth, pills following Sunday traffic stop

What began early Sunday morning as a traffic stop over and invalid license plate in Williamsburg led to the arrest of a McCreary County man on charges of trafficking methamphetamine and prescription pills. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get...

Complaints of drug activity leads to three arrests in Rockholds

A complaint to the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department of suspected drug activity at a Rockholds residence resulted in the arrest of three people on drug trafficking charges Monday night. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day!...

W’burg Police suspect alcohol involved in Friday night crash

Alcohol is suspected to be a factor in a two-vehicle crash in Williamsburg late Friday night that resulted in one man begin airlifted to the University of Tennessee Medical Center. Williamsburg Police were called to the scene at the intersection of West Ky. 92 and Interstate 75...

Search crews save life of woman at Spillway

The ongoing search for the body of a man whose life ended tragically near the Laurel Lake dam was the difference maker for a woman who required life-saving emergency assistance Thursday night. Amy Hicks, a volunteer with Woodbine Search and Rescue, is a physician’s assistant at...

Corbin man’s skeletal remains identified in Ohio

Skeletal remains discovered in northwest Ohio in 2016 have been positively identified as those of a Corbin man. Ohio authorities recently identified skeletal remains found there as Ryan Zimmerman, a Corbin man. The Mercer County (Ohio) Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday that the...

Corbin train display should include more information, history

I admit I’m a train person. While I can’t identify the various types of locomotives in use, or give details on the various railcars, trains fascinate me. I don’t mind being stuck at a crossing as a train goes by. I wish there was a platform where you could stand and watch cars...