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A Williamsburg Independent High School freshman brought home seven awards from the Kentucky State Fair. Chelsie Adkins won four blue ribbons, two red ribbons and a white ribbon at the Kentucky State Fair for her photography. This isn’t the first time Adkins has brought home...

The Red Cross is looking for volunteers in the Whitley County area. “Volunteers are needed to help us respond when there is a house fire, specifically. Somebody that has a fire during the middle of night or during the middle of the day – it doesn’t matter – they will be reaching...

A Whitley County native is returning home as the new horticulture agent with the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service. Ben Prewitt said his new job will encompass anything related to plants from landscaping to yards, green houses, and row crops. “Anything plant...

The Whitley County Health Department has added a new way to share information about resources available to the community. The health department has launched an app, which is free from Google Play or the App store and can be downloaded by searching “Whitley County Resource Guide”....

The Corbin City Commission has elected to hold off on investing money received through the American Rescue Plan into the Kentucky League of Cities Money Market. At a special called meeting Tuesday morning, commissioners did not make a motion to move the approximate $932,000 into...

A collision between a moped and a passenger vehicle sent one person to the hospital Monday morning. The collision happened near Bates Lane on Browning Acres Road, said Oak Grove Fire Captain James Smith. Oak Grove Fire Department, Whitley County Sheriff’s Office and Whitley...

Despite a 3 to 2 vote on moving ahead towards the purchase of a heater for the city pool, some Corbin City Commissioners did not quite warm up to the decision. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this...

The UK Cooperative Extension Service in Whitley County will be hosting its first annual Whitley County Farm Field Day on Friday, Oct. 1. The Farm Field Day will be an educational experience for children and adults alike, stated Andrew Modica with the extension office. “It is...

What do woolly worms, the fogs in August and persimmons all have in common?  They are subjects of folklore tales used to predict the upcoming winter.  While folklore tales differ as they are told, they are all rooted in a similar truth.  Tales of woolly worms, also known as...

The City of Corbin is one step closer to receiving 3,500 new garbage cans. The commission voted in July to budget $209,000 to purchase the new cans. During the August meeting, the commission rejected a bid from Municipal Equipment for the garbage cans because the bid came in at...