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A Whitley County man has pleaded guilty in federal court to using Facebook to threaten a witness in an ATF investigation into the trafficking of methamphetamine. Kenneth Andrew Dodd, 28, pleaded guilty Feb. 12 to charges set out in an information. According to the information,...

A Corbin Police Officer is recovering after suffering a stroke Sunday. Corporal Ken Proffitt was taken to Baptist Health Corbin for treatment. “He is doing really well. He has been able to walk and talk,” Chief Rusty Hedrick said of the 35-year-old husband and father of two....

Corbin Tourism and Corbin Recreation are partnering together in planning the inaugural “Colonel Sanders Half Marathon” on Nov. 14 At the regular monthly meeting of the Corbin Tourism Commission Tuesday, Director Maggy Kriebel announced that planning had begun for the inaugural...

Whitley County Sheriff’s Deputy Jonas Saunders and Emergency Management Director Danny Moses led an effort Tuesday night to rescue a woman trapped on a tree branch in the swollen Cumberland River outside of Williamsburg. “He deserves just about all of the credit,” Moses said of...

The rising water in Whitley County had local first-responders scrambling as calls for assistance came into 911. Woodbine Search and Rescue, and Williamsburg Fire & Rescue responded to more than 20 calls, though few were injury-related. Read this story and more for just $.99...

Whitley County Sheriff Todd Shelley waded into the rescue efforts occurring across Whitley County Thursday, carrying an elderly woman from the rising water in her home. Shelley said he and some of his deputies had responded to several calls on Ky. 1804 off of U.S. 25W when a call...

A Corbin businessman has been selected as Leadership Tri-County’s “Leader of the Year.” John Bill Keck, who has been involved in assorted businesses throughout his career and currently runs a real estate development business, will receive the award during an event on March 24 at...

An Oak Grove Elementary family is seeking help in getting a wheelchair accessible van for their child. Mary Barnett is the mother third-grader Abby, one of many students who is dropped off and picked up each day at the school. However, for Mary and Abby, it involves more than...

A crew of Corbin firefighters trained in swift water rescue made the difference to 13 people affected by the flooding in Harlan and Bell County Thursday. Captain Eric Philpot led the team, including Lt. Trevor Allen and firefighters Stephen Hunter and Benjamin Craft, that...

The Corbin Police Department will be looking to settle a score with the Corbin Fire Department on March 28 at the second annual Battle of the Badges charity basketball game. At the inaugural event held in May, the firefighters led by as many as 20 points, but saw their lead cut...