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Corbin Middle School construction remains on schedule

Work on the new Corbin Middle School is on schedule to open as planned in time for the start of the 2018-19 school year. At Tuesday’s special called meeting of the Corbin Board of Education, Kevin Cheek with Sherman, Carter, Barnhart Architects and David Jackson with Hacker...

Whitley deputies searching for man who attempted to rob Dollar General Store

Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies are asking for the public’s help to locate the man who attempted to rob the Dollar General Store on Cumberland Falls Highway Sunday night. According to Sheriff Colan Harrell the man came into the store at the intersection of Falls Highway and...

UPDATE: London man killed in Friday night wreck on Corbin bypass

A motorcycle rider was killed late Friday night on the Corbin bypass when his bike struck a car and both vehicles caught fire.   Whitley County Coroner Andy Croley identified the victim as 38-year-old Roger Lee Wilson of London. “They found helmets at the scene, but he...

Corbin Tourism Commission approves request for proposal specs for L&N 2132 restoration

While the L&N 2132 steam engine along with her tender and caboose have received a new albeit temporary coat of paint, the Corbin Tourism Commission took the next step in the plans to restore the historic railroad pieces by approving the request for proposal Monday night....

Second of three federal defendants plead guilty in conspiracy to distribute meth in Whitley Co.

The second of three people accused of conspiring to distribute methamphetamine in Whitley County pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court in London. Thirty-nine-year-old Roy Allen West of Williamsburg pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture...

Corbin woman facing attempt assault charge for allegedly trying to run over pedestrian

A Corbin woman who was arrested Saturday afternoon for allegedly attempting to run down a pedestrian with her car told police she did it because he had stolen money from her. Twenty-nine-year-old April Sizemore is facing charges of second-degree attempted assault and first-degree...

Knox deputies investigating burglary complaint find man with shotgun and ‘Ninja Death Star”

Knox County Sheriff’s deputies called to investigate a report of a burglary in Gray Saturday discovered a man hiding in the garage with a shotgun and a “Ninja Death Star.” Sheriff Mike Smith said Deputy Keith Liford was called to the residence on Doctor Parker Lane about 2 p.m....

‘Blue Star Memorial’ to be dedicated Friday in Corbin

The Corbin Garden Club is planting a tribute to the men and women who have, are now, or will service in the U.S. Armed Forces but it will not require any watering or pruning. A Blue Star Memorial Marker will be dedicated Friday next to the Tri-County Veterans Memorial outside...

Sunday vigil planned for teen who took his own life

Family and friends are asking the community to come together Saturday to remember a Corbin teen who took his own life and encourage those who may be considering suicide to seek help. Bailee O’kuma, a junior at Corbin High School, said Stephen Woolums had attended Corbin...

Prevailing winds pushing smoke from wildfires into the area

The haze that has been hanging over Corbin and Whitley County is from a combination of forest fires burning in Knox and Harlan counties along with multiple fires in Tennessee, North Carolina and Georgia. Shawn Harley, the meteorologist in charge at the National Weather Service in...