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Almost 500 area children received a merrier Christmas last Thursday thanks to the efforts of the Southeast Kentucky Empty Stocking Fund. Joe Caldwell, who has worked to organize the event for 30 years, said 474 children participated in the 2017 edition held at The Corbin Cente...

The JC Paul Detachment of the Marine Corps League ended its first “Toys for Tots” campaign by collecting enough toys to provide Christmas for more than 1,428 area children. The effort culminated Dec. 16 when the detachments hosted its second and final distribution of toys to...

A Corbin man was arrested Tuesday morning on charges that he kidnapped and threatened to kill a woman after jumping into her vehicle on U.S. 25W in north Corbin. Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 35-year-old James William Moore soon after the woman reported the incident,...

West Knox firefighters are asking Kentucky State Police arson investigators to look into a fire that damaged a church building on Moore Hill Ave. Thursday afternoon. Firefighters were paged to what dispatchers called, “City of Refuge Church” at the intersection with Kennedy Ave....

Two months after the applications were submitted, the Kentucky Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control has selected Austin City Saloon and Felts Music Place to receive Corbin’s two quota retail drink licenses, AKA “bar” licenses. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents...

With the paperwork completed, the site work has now begun on the 145 acres of property off the Corbin bypass that will be the home of Keeneland’s $50 million quarter horse racing track and “historical wagering” gambling parlor in Corbin. Heavy equipment was on the site Monday...

The Corbin City Commission has voted to pay off the $300,000 line of credit that has been used to book acts to play The Arena, but is reconsidering the pot of money that will be used to do so. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every...

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a domestic violence complaint after the perpetrator called 911 and admitted to dispatchers what had occurred. Deputies arrested 21-year-old Carol Ann Jackson of Corbin on one count of fourth-degree assault – domestic violence after...

The Corbin Public Library is considering adding notary public to its public services. At the regular meeting of the library board last Thursday, the board members asked Director Donna Chadwell to contact the library’s attorney, Wes Tipton to determine whether or not it would be...

Sunday night marked the fourth time within the last month that West Knox firefighters were paged to a structure fire on Ky. 233, leading them to call in state police to investigate. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please...