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Final Corbin Community Yard Sale of the season set for Saturday

Whether you are looking for a bargain or attempting to convince bargain hunters that your stuff can be their stuff, Corbin’s final city yard sale of 2017 offers the opportunity. The monthly event will wrap up its season Saturday. Corbin Downtown Manager Andy Salmons said the...

Corbin Octoberfest planned for Monday

Corbin’s annual Octoberfest will take place Monday in downtown. Downtown Director Andy Salmons said more than 50 vendors and crafters are registered to participate in the event in NIBROC Park. In addition, downtown merchants will be open for business. The event will kick off at...

Lefevers named new principal at Corbin Middle School

Corbin Independent Schools officials announced Monday that Corbin Middle School Assistant Principal Christi Lefevers has been selected to be the school’s new principal. Superintendent Dave Cox said the school’s Site Based Decision-Making Council selected Lefevers from among three...

Laurel County Sheriff warns of phone scam claiming individual has arrest warrant

Laurel County Sheriff John Root is asking residents to be aware of a phone scam in which the caller tells the individual they have missed a court date. Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, the department’s public affairs officer, stated the caller goes on to say that a warrant has been...

Corbin man pleads in Knox County rape case

By Emily Baker For the News Journal A Corbin man pleaded guilty to charges of sexual abuse. James Eugene Lanham, 41, was indicted in January of this year and charged with four counts of first-degree rape. According to the indictment, Lanham engaged in sexual intercourse through...

Corbin man accused of exposing himself to bank employees

A Corbin man told the officer who arrested him Saturday morning on an indecent exposure charge that he was, “just being stupid.” Fifty-four-year-old David Lewallen was arrested just after noon for allegedly urinating in the drive through of a local bank and exposing himself....

Police: Corbin woman shot self outside Wayne County business

A Corbin woman was airlifted to the University of Kentucky Medical Center for treatment of a gunshot wound to the head that she sustained Monday outside of a Wayne County business. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please...

Corbin Police investigating graffiti incidents at local restaurants, boat ramp

UPDATE: Shelby County man charged after turning himself in to police Thursday A Shelby County man is facing multiple counts of criminal mischief in connection with four incidents of vandalism at local businesses. Corbin Police Detective Coy Wilson said 25-year-old Joseph Walters...

Redhound Theatre opens new season Thursday

Corbin High School’s Redhound Theatre will open its season Thursday night, and it will be with a laugh. Breaking with the recent tradition of opening the season with a drama, CHS Theatre Director Rebecca Liford-Hibbard said the students would bring Brandon Thomas’ classic farc...

Corbin mulling tax incentive to upgrade older properties

The Corbin Planning and Zoning Commission is asking the city commission to offer tax breaks to property owners who spend significant money to update and upgrade older properties. At the regular workshop meeting of the Corbin City Commission Monday night, Henry Heaberlin with the...