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Williamsburg man faces 18 charges

A Williamsburg man is facing 18 charges after a trooper with the Kentucky State Police Post 11 observed him pull onto U.S. 25 with a loud exhaust. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a...

Whitley County Detention Center and Fiscal Court named defendants in Civil Rights Action

The Whitley County Detention Center, the Whitley County Fiscal Court and various other individuals were named as defendants in a Civil Rights Action filed in the U.S. District Court.  Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please...

Court to decide Open Records Act appeal

The court will now decide whether the Whitley County Detention Center fulfilled its obligations under the Kentucky Open Records Act. The Whitley County Detention Center has appealed the Attorney General’s decision stating that it was in violation of the Kentucky Open Records Act...

Williamsburg man charged with shooting four juveniles with air gun

A Williamsburg man was arrested after allegedly shooting four juveniles under the age of 12 with an air gun.  Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a Member? Join Us

Williamsburg man charged with strangulation and assault

A Williamsburg man was arrested on charges of first-degree strangulation and fourth-degree assault (child abuse) after police received a call about domestic violence on Newman Campbell Road.  Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every...

UC sells 368 acres to state

The University of the Cumberlands sold 368.02 acres of land to the Commonwealth of Kentucky for $264,974. The land, which is for the use and benefit of the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves, was acquired by the university from Terry and Marion Forcht in 2003. The purchase of...

Corbin High School Red Cross Club President delivers donations to Baptist Health Corbin

The Corbin High School Red Cross Club President Alex Freeman collected donations for Baptist Health Corbin. The donations included approximately 100 stuffed animals, 20 books, several packs of crayons, coloring pencils, coloring markers, pencils, small notebooks, over 100...

Way second runner up for Miss Kentucky Quality of Life Award

Corbin native, Brooke Danielle Way, was second runner up for the Miss Kentucky Pageant Heather French Henry Quality of Life Award. The award is meant to highlight candidates who go above and beyond when it comes to service. Miss Pride of the Bluegrass, Hannah Edelen took home the...

Journey to Miss Kentucky ends at top 12

Two local ladies made it to the top 12 at the Miss Kentucky Pageant over the weekend, but their journey to Miss Kentucky ended just short of the title when Morgan Moses and Makenna Thibodeaux were not announced as members of the top eight at the pageant’s finals on Saturday. Five...

Whitley County Fiscal Court discusses opioid litigation

The Whitley County Fiscal Court recently entered executive session to discuss pending litigation relating to the opioid litigation. In 2017, the Whitley County Fiscal Court became part of a multi-county suit against the three largest wholesale distributors of prescription...