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Corbin police investigating second ‘suspicious’ vehicle fire in two weeks

Corbin Police and firefighters are investigating a second suspicious vehicle fire in the area around Engineer Street. Firefighters were called to Creekside Apartments about 3:30 a.m. Monday where a Pontiac sedan was destroyed by fire. A pickup truck was destroyed by fire outside...

Coal severance funds going towards the purchase of new Whitley ambulance

Whitley County EMS will be getting a new ambulance thanks to coal severance money. The Whitley County Fiscal Court approved a resolution to transfer $74,000 in coal severance funds to Whitley County EMS. Amber Owens, the Director of County Projects for the Whitley County Fiscal...

Area schools receiving coal severance funds

Whitley County’s three school systems will each receive $10,000 in coal severance funds. At Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Whitley County Fiscal Court the magistrates approved a resolution authorizing and transferring the coal severance funds to Corbin, Whitley County and...

Former Corbin BOE member, car salesman Reasor dies at age of 98

A former member of the Corbin Board of Education, local car salesman and prominent Corbin citizen passed away last week at age 98. Baker E. Reasor, who died January 9 in Clarksville, Tennessee, was laid to rest Sunday in Corbin During his career in the car business, Reasor was...

Snow forces closure of government offices, schools throughout Whitley County Wednesday

Snow moving through Whitley County Tuesday left road crews scrambling to keep up to keep the roads cleared. Amber Owens, Projects Directors for the Whitley County Fiscal Court, said crews attempted to get ahead of the storm by pretreating the main roads overnight Monday. Whitley...

Whitley County officials: No state of emergency declared

Whitley County officials are advising that no state of emergency has been declared. Amber Owens at Judge-executive Pat White, Jr’s office said a Facebook post from 2016 announcing the state of emergency and the opening of warming shelters has been shared multiple times today. “If...

Lily man charged with sexual abuse

A Lily man is being held without bond in the Laurel County Correctional Facility following his arrest Monday on charges of first-degree sexual abuse. Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 18-year-old Brett E. Hand Monday afternoon. Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, the department’s...

One person killed in Monday wreck on U.S. 25W

UPDATE: The person killed in a wreck Monday afternoon has been identified as 28-year-old Kyle Stoerger of Corbin. One person died Monday afternoon in a two-vehicle wreck on U.S. 25W in Whitley County. The driver, whose name has not yet been released, was pronounced dead at the...

Whitley County Schools closed Tuesday

Whitley County Schools will be closed Tuesday. Superintendent Scott Paul sent out a message via Twitter just after 2 p.m. announcing the decision. “Due to hazardous road conditions, there will be no school in Whitley County on Tuesday, January 16,” Paul stated in the Tweet. While...

Two Corbin residents among the six individuals charged with trafficking crystal meth

Two Corbin residents were among the six individuals arrested Friday afternoon after Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies discovered nearly two ounces of crystal methamphetamine and assorted drug paraphernalia at a Keavy area residence. Deputies arrested, 58-year-old Michael N....