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A welfare check Wednesday night led to the discovery of heroin and drug paraphernalia at a Woodbine area residence that was home to two small children. Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Tommy Dotson, 25, of Corbin on charges of first-degree possession of a controlled...

Two Lily men and a Corbin resident were among the 18 people that Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies took into custody on drug-related charges. recently. Dillon Asher, 41, of Corbin was arrested on a Laurel County indictment warrant charging him with first-degree trafficking in a...

The 13th Region Volleyball Tournament will open Saturday at Jackson County High School. Defending region champion Corbin, who is coming in, once again, as the 50th District Champion, will face Harlan County in the opening round at 9 p.m. Whitley County, which will be on the other...

Williamsburg football fans, cancel those other plans for Friday night as the Yellow Jackets will be playing after all. Coach Jerry Herron, Jr. has arranged for Williamsburg to play at home against McCreary Central. The Class 3A Raiders come into the game with a record of 3-7....

Though our local coaches may not agree, I have to say, it was a great to see our local football teams in the midst of competitive games. Pineville came to Finley Legion Field in Williamsburg Friday night and gave the Jackets all they wanted in the Jackets’ 21-13 win. The Mountain...

Corbin and Whitley County have each earned a spot in the 13th Region Volleyball Tournament, but the Lady Redhounds are going as the 50th District Champions after defeating the Lady Colonels Tuesday night. Corbin won at Whitley County in three sets by scores of 25-18, 5-21 and...

Corbin, Whitley County and Williamsburg each found themselves in tough fights on the gridiron Friday night. Corbin Redhounds The Redhounds traveled to Lincoln County Friday night for a game that would determine the district championship and found themselves in the midst of the...

Medical trouble led West Knox firefighters to extricate this driver from his vehicle after it struck a house at the intersection of London Avenue and East Lewis Street in Corbin Tuesday afternoon. The driver was airlifted for treatment.

A Whitley County grand jury has cleared Corbin Police Corporal Steve Meadors of any wrongdoing in the February fatal shooting incident. The grand jury returned, “no true bill” in the case, meaning it found insufficient evidence to return an indictment. Kentucky State Police were...

Late November will mark one year since I took over as sports editor at the News Journal. With the focus on high school sports, you begin to notice certain athletes in each sport for the way they play, plays they make or seeing their names in the stats sheets time after time....