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Rotary Club fills ’empty’ stockings with laughter and joy

Nearly 500 children came to Forest Lanes in Corbin Tuesday where area business owners and other professionals worked in conjunction with the Corbin Rotary Club to help give them a merrier Christmas.

Local animal rescue groups caring for hospitalized homeless veteran’s pets

A Lexington veteran has been able to remain in the hospital to receive treatment without worrying about what would happen to his three dogs thanks to Justice for Abused Animals in Corbin and Homeward Bound Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation in London.

Two flown to UT following car v. ATV wreck in Corbin

  Corbin Police say both drivers had been drinking prior to a wreck involving a car and an ATV at the intersection of Master Street and Commonwealth Ave. late Friday night.

Corbin Schools Superintendent gets two-year contract extension

The Corbin Board of Education and Superintendent Ed McNeil have reached an agreement to extend his contract for an additional two years.

Gray woman airlifted from crash scene in Keavy

  A Gray woman was airlifted to the University of Kentucky Medical Center Wednesday afternoon following a two-vehicle wreck in Keavy.

Laurel deputies find children living in filth during welfare check

  Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies responding to a complaint of an intoxicated woman at a home on U.S. 25 found two young children living in horrid conditions Thursday morning and arrested the woman for child abuse and child endangerment.

‘Civil Emergency’ text message was an accident, officials say

Cellphones and phone lines to area dispatch centers were blowing up just before noon Tuesday when a mass text message went out declaring a, “Civil Emergency.”

KCEOC celebrates 50 years of service to the area

The “War on Poverty” is a national issue, but the local solution, the Kentucky Communities Economic Opportunities Council KCEOC Community Action Partnership has been working to fight the battle in Knox County and other areas of eastern Kentucky.

Local physician pleads to federal charges of being convicted felon in possession of a firearm

  A Corbin physician pleaded guilty Friday to two counts of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, but did so without a plea agreement in place.

Attorney General admonishes Laurel Sheriff for failure to respond to open records request

  The Kentucky Attorney General has ruled that the Laurel County Sheriff’s Department and Laurel County Attorney’s Office must provide Michael McQueen with documents pertaining to former detective and Laurel County Fire Chief Tommy Johnston’s charges of...