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Two local men are among six people named in a federal indictment stemming from an investigation into drug trafficking at a Tennessee pain clinic. James Bradley Combs, 40, of Woodbine and Larry Karr, 73, of Keavy were named in the superseding indictment handed down Jan. 25 in U.S....

A Gray woman is being held in the Knox County Detention Center on charges that she left her six children alone inside of a residence with no food Tuesday night. Thirty-eight-year-old Mary Meek is facing charges of endangering the welfare of a minor, third-degree possession of a...

The City of Corbin has purchased the vacant lot at the corner of Gordon and Depot Street. At a special called meeting Tuesday, the commissioners unanimously approved a motion to move forward with the purchase. Under the terms of the agreement, the city will pay $27,500 for the...

The Dixie Café in Corbin has been court ordered to cease operations over unpaid restaurant taxes. The order came down Monday in Whitley Circuit Court. Owners Ed and Carolyn Garr announced on the restaurant’s Facebook page that they would permanently close the doors at the end of...

The bouts with winter weather are, or close to, wreaking havoc on the local schools systems calendars. Icy roads forced Corbin, Whitley County and Williamsburg school systems to cancel classes Monday. While several periods of rain are forecast into the weekend, the National...

Woodbine and Oak Grove firefighters spend nearly three hours Tuesday battling a house fire off of Ky. 6. Firefighters were paged to the scene on Sycamore Street at approximately 2:45 p.m. “There was heavy smoke showing and two rooms were fully involved,” said Woodbine Battalion...

One of eight men facing federal charges in connection with a string of pharmacy burglaries in Kentucky and Tennessee has made a motion to enter a guilty plea. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this...

The Corbin Public Library is offering area teens the opportunity to show off their building skills using marshmallows and spaghetti. On Feb. 12, the library will host the Teen Marshmallow Building Challenge. Sasha Ledger, circulation manager at the library, said the challenge...

A Corbin man pleaded not guilty to assaulting his brother with a vehicle. While he did not actually strike his brother, 23-year-old Cody L. Vandemark is facing charges of first-degree assault and second-degree disorderly conduct in connection with the incident that occurred...

Three local fire departments were called out Tuesday morning to battle a fire that ultimately destroyed a barn and two vehicles in the Lily area. Lily and West Knox firefighters were called to the scene on Echo Valley Road near the intersection with Hopkins Cemetery Road about...