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Maps lead police to buried jars of marijuana

Williamsburg Police did not initially find any marijuana when they served a search warrant Friday morning at the property on West Ky. 92 belonging to Ronald Allen and Debbie Lee. However, inside the RV in which the couple was living, officers found a number of maps Chief...

Williamsburg couple arrested after report of abused children

James and Tatum Canady were arrested Wednesday after Williamsburg Police allegedly found their children had been neglected and abused

Four injured, one seriously, in crash on KY 26 Tuesday

Driver inexperience and mechanical failure are said to be the blame for a head-on collision on Ky. 26 Tuesday afternoon that resulted in one person being airlifted from the scene.

Corbin man arrested for burglarizing old CTA Acoustics building

A Corbin man is facing burglary and trespassing charges after he was found inside the former CTA Acoustics building on Myers Baker Road Wednesday night.

Local woman wins first NIBROC Just Lose It weight loss competition

Whatever the competition, the difference between winning and losing is usually a matter of a few tenths.

Man admits to theft of copper, power tools from National Forest work centers

Following a one-month delay because of the impending birth of his child, Roger Dale Woolum, Jr. was in federal court in London Thursday to plead guilty to his part in stealing more than $150,000 worth of copper pipes and power tools from Holly Bay and Grove work centers in...

Two seriously injured in Master Street wreck

Two people were airlifted to the University of Tennessee Sunday when they were thrown from their motorcycle after hitting a car on Master Street in Corbin.

EXTRA CONTENT: Following resignation, Cannon will serve as city consultant at same pay

After 13 years, Bill Ed Cannon is out as Corbin City Manager. However, he will remain involved in Corbin city government through Nov. 8.

Following News Journal story, Corbin City Manager pays delinquent tax bills

A week ago, Corbin City Manager Bill Ed Cannon owed over $4,500 in unpaid property taxes to Knox County, but officials confirmed Tuesday that all of that debt, some of it a decade old, has now been paid in full.

Police: Lily man admitted to killing grandmother; motive still uncertain

Detectives say that 32-year-old Jeremy Owens has confessed to three different officers that he killed his grandmother, Bernice Champlin, 74, but they are still trying to determine a motive.