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Corbin man charged with threatening deputy with knife

A Knox County Sheriff’s deputy used his Tazer to subdue a Corbin man who allegedly threatened him with a knife Saturday night. Deputies arrested 27-year-old William Ellis at a residence on Hancock Ave. off of Master Street, charging him with first-degree wanton endangerment of a...

Corbin home gutted by fire

  A west Corbin home was gutted by fire Sunday morning. Corbin firefighters were called to the scene at 102 Williams Street just north of Gordon Street about 4:10 a.m. Firefighters said the two-story home was fully involved when they arrived on the scene with flames shooting...

Senator proposing sunset of school NTI days wants underperforming programs improved

A bill recently passed by the Kentucky Senate would end the state program that permits school districts to offer nontraditional instruction days as opposed to tacking on days to the end of the calendar, but local educators along with State Representative Regina Petrey Huff, argue...

West Knox firefighters battle truck fire at former King’s Truck Stop

West Knox firefighters were called to the former King’s Truck Stop Thursday morning in response to a report of a tractor-trailer truck on fire. Firefighters were called to the scene on U.S. 25E just off of Interstate 75 about 11:30 a.m. The fire was located in the sleeper...

CHS basketball players suspended three games

  Two Corbin High School basketball players have been suspended for three games after a video in which one utters what some have called a racial slur was posted to the Internet and went viral.

CHH Biomedical Course, Human Body Systems career pathway students receive white coats

More than 100 Corbin High School students in the Biomedical Course, Human Body Systems career pathway received their white lab coats during a ceremony Monday night. The coats were awarded to sophomores, juniors and seniors who had begun their second class. “The white coat...

Corbin recycling director calls it a career

The Corbin Recycling Department will soon be under new management following the retirement of Director Gene Smith. Smith, who began working in the city’s public work’s department more than 33 years ago as a laborer, recently sent a letter to the Corbin City Commission announcing...

Portion of I-75 in Whitley County to be reduced to one lane Tuesday, Wednesday

A portion of Interstate 75 in Whitley County will be reduced to one lane Tuesday and Wednesday. Officials with the Kentucky Transportation cabinet said the area around the bridges over Lynn Camp Creek just south of the 28-mile marker would be reduced to one lane to permit...

Corbin man accused of contracting out murders attempting to have evidence thrown out

The federal trial of a Corbin man accused of attempting to pay to have four people, including Commonwealth’s Attorney Allen Trimble and Whitley County Attorney Bob Hammons, killed, is scheduled to begin Tuesday, but a judge must decide whether or not prosecutors may use phone...

Corbin High School to offer flex scheduling

Some Corbin High School seniors in the Class of 2019 may see some flexibility with their class scheduling to ensure they meet their graduation requirements while gaining valuable work experience, or attending to matters that may have previously forced them to miss school, or,...