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Redhounds, Lady Colonels poised to make noise at region

High school basketball fans in Whitley County will have at least one more week of local basketball as the Corbin Redhounds and Whitley County Lady Colonels both qualified for the 13th Region Tournament with their respective wins in the first round of the 50th District Tournament...

Whitley County Wrestling’s season ends at region

Whitley County’s wrestling season came to an end on Saturday at the Region 7 Wrestling Tournament at Madison Central High School in Richmond. Coach Brandon Lawson took four wrestlers to the tournament, including Caleb Brown (126 pounds), Andrew Meadors (120 pounds), Anthony...

Pigman sees play shown during early season winning streak

The Whitley County Lady Colonels are going to the 13th Region Tournament as the 50th District runner-up. Whitley County lost to South Laurel in the championship game Tuesday night, 65-55. The Lady Colonels defeated Williamsburg in the opening round of the girls 50th District...

13th Region Tournament at The Arena go on sale Friday

Tickets for the 13th Region Tournament at The Arena in Corbin will go on sale Friday. Arena Director Kristi Balla said tickets will be sold at The Arena Box Office and online at www.ticketmaster.com. Unlike previous years, no ticket packages for the tournament will be available....

Redhounds advance to 13th Region Tournaments

The Corbin Redhounds are moving on to the 13th Region tournament. The Redhounds earned their spot on Saturday with a 90-68 victory over Whitley County in the first round of the 50th District Tournament. Josh Hibbits led the way for Corbin with 26 points, while Dakota Patterson...

Lady Jackets’ Mikkah Siler named 13th Region Player of the Year

Williamsburg Lady Jackets senior basketball player Mikkah Siler will be one of 16 finalists for 2021 Miss Basketball after being named 13th Region Player of the Year. Photo by Carrie Mattingly Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every...

Indiana man accused of trafficking drugs near north Corbin motel Tuesday

An Indiana man is facing drug trafficking charges in Laurel County after Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies located suspected methamphetamine, pills, paraphernalia, weapons and a large amount of U.S. currency in his possession in the parking lot of a north Corbin motel early...

Knox County man charged with indecent exposure, assaulting mom, sister, deputy

Knox County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a Gray area residence last Wednesday where a Barbourville man had allegedly assaulted his mother and sister, and exposed himself to a seven-year-old. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every...

Outdoor burning ban lifted in Whitley County

With the recent rains, the burning ban in Whitley County has been lifted. Judge-Executive Pat White, Jr. signed the executive order instituting the red flag warning on Thursday. Area fire departments had been inundated with calls concerning out of control brush fires in the days...

January tip off works for high school basketball

COVID–19 has changed the way a number of things work from voting to high school basketball. Because of the pandemic, early and absentee voting was made more widely available. It proved so popular, with voter turnout increasing exponentially in both the 2020 primary and general...