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Baptist Health Corbin seeking donations for annual gala auction

Baptist Health Corbin’s annual Silver Ball Gala is fast approaching and organizers are seeking items to be included in the event’s silent auction. Lee Richardson, Director of Development and Community Health Services at the hospital, said organizers are seeking items valued at...

Corbin man enters guilty plea to manslaughter charge

A Corbin man whom police say was driving under the influence when he ran, head-on into another car on Ky. 229 in 2016, killing Sherry King, 47, of Barbourville, has pleaded guilty. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please...

Corbin Odyssey of the Mind Team fundraising for world finals trip

A group of Corbin High School students is working to raise the funds to take on the world in Iowa next week. Two of the school’s Odyssey of the Mind teams, featuring a total of 11 students, have been fundraising since winning their respective state competitions in April to pay...

For Johnny Wheels founder Tom Storms ‘right was right’

A Corbin business giant has died and will be laid to rest Wednesday. Tom R. Storms, Sr., the founder of Johnny Wheels Auto Service, passed away Sunday at age 79. Storms and his wife, Barbara, opened the business at the junction of Main Street and 18th Street in 1972. “We started...

Fugate to enter plea Tuesday in federal drug, firearms case

A former area law enforcement officer is set to plead guilty in federal court to his part in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. 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

Laurel deputies find drugs, lost/stolen credit cards on Corbin woman

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies responding to a complaint of a suspicious person in the area around Level Green Road early Monday morning, arrested a Corbin woman after finding her with drug paraphernalia and credit/debit cards which did not belong to her. Deputies arrested...

Johnny Wheels founder passes away

A Corbin business giant has died and will be laid to rest Wednesday, Tom R. Storms, Senior, the founder of Johnny Wheels Auto Service, passed away Sunday at age 79. Visitation is set for 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home in Corbin. Funeral mass will be held at 11...

Laurel deputies make arrest in stabbing at north Corbin truck stop

UPDATE: Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies say the woman stabbed outside a north Corbin truck stop Friday morning has been airlifted to the University of Kentucky Medical Center, but is expected to recover. Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, the department’s public affairs...

Demolition begins on former Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Corbin

The original Sacred Heart Catholic Church building on Laurel Ave. in Corbin is being demolished. Crews were on the scene Friday to begin the work on the building owned by Webb Storage in London. Crews removed the steeple bell, stained glass windows and several of the solid wood...

Vehicle fire shuts down portion of I-75 in Whitley County Wednesday

South Interstate 75 in Whitley County was shut down for approximately 20 minutes Wednesday afternoon as Oak Grove firefighters worked to extinguish a vehicle fire. Chief Kevin Gibbs said firefighters were called to the scene between the 20 and 21–mile markers at approximately...