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Collision involving stolen utility truck sends two to hospital

A police chase involving a stolen utility truck Sunday ended after the truck struck a passenger vehicle in Corbin sending two victims to the hospital. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not...

Alumni play first game under Whitley Co. soccer field lights

For the first time in the history of its program, the Whitley County School District soccer fields now have lights. The lights were turned on last Friday during a field lighting ceremony. “Just a couple years ago, they [board of education members] spoke to me about different...

Local teachers named Valvoline Achievement winners

Two local teachers are vying for the honors of 2022 Kentucky Teacher of the Year. Morgan Preston, a teacher at Corbin Middle School, and Jodie Carnes, a teacher at Lynn Camp High School, were named semifinalists in the respective middle school and high school divisions.  Winners...

Williamsburg School Board approves second School Resource Officer

The Williamsburg Independent School District (WISD) Board of Education voted to unanimously approve a second school resource officer for the 2021-2022 school year during its monthly meeting on July 27. The officer is part of the Williamsburg Police Department. Williamsburg...

Baptist Health Corbin employees must be vaccinated by Oct. 31

Baptist Health Corbin employees now have a deadline for when they will be required to have a COVID-19 vaccine. In a press release, the hospital stated employees will be required to by vaccinated by Oct. 31. Baptist Health  joins other hospitals and health systems in Kentucky and...

Official schedule for NIBROC released

The official schedule for Corbin’s 69th Annual NIBROC Festival has been announced. “I think everyone is ready to return to our festival after being off last year,” said Bruce Carpenter, the executive director of the Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce. “We are just excited to...

Usual Suspects plays final Williamsburg Block Party

Williamsburg’s final block party of the season featured Usual Suspects. A crowd gathered to watch the live entertainment for the final time this summer.

Williamsburg-Whitley County Airport breaks ground on new hangar

The Williamsburg-Whitley County Airport broke ground Monday on its new 10-bay T-Hangar. Special guest Congressman Hal Rogers applauded airport administration, state and local officials for their work on the grant that will fund the hangar’s construction. “Thank you for devoting...

Ground broken for $51 million Firestone expansion

  Local, state and national dignitaries were in attendance at the groundbreaking for Firestone Industrial Products’ 68,000 square-feet expansion on Monday. “Firestone Industrial Products has been a part of the Whitley County Community and a key team Kentucky player since it...

Kentucky will have three days early voting starting in 2022

Thanks to a new Kentucky law, Kentuckians will be getting more time to vote in-person prior to Election Day starting in 2022. Gov. Andy Beshear officially signed House Bill 574 into law on April 7. The new law will change the way elections are conducted across the Commonwealth by...