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Farmer’s Market contest winner announced

The winner of the Whitley County Farmer’s Market t-shirt design was Julia Centers, a high school art teacher at McCreary Central High School. “We live on a little farm and I was looking at the barn out back. I thought, ‘hey, that would be  really cool to do on it,’ and I wanted...

Tombstone Junction property now up for auction thru May 27

Bids for the Tombstone Junction property are coming in as the auction winds down. The auction which is set to end on May 27 at 5 p.m. had received 90 bids as of noon on May 17 with the highest bid being $60,100. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to...

Corbin High School students collect shoes donated by community for WaterStep

Corbin High School Social Studies teacher Cheryl Tinsley said Corbin has been participating with the WaterStep program for seven years. It all started with Tinsley’s two sons and Lauren Shackleford’s, the current leader of the program, older brother. “It’s really not a difficult...

Photo Gallery: For King & Country

The Corbin Arena served as host to Christian artist duo For King & Country. The two brothers, Joel and Luke Smallbone, performed at The Arena as part of a rescheduled tour on May 14.  

Movies at the Park draws crowd

Approximately 100 people attended Corbin’s first Movies at the Park for 2021 on Saturday evening. The Corbin Tourism Commission showed Toy Story 4. Buzz Lightyear and Sheriff Woody were in attendance for the event. The next movie in the park will be Hocus Pocus on Oct. 2.

Corbin City Commissioners disagree over proposed alcohol ordinance

The Corbin City Commission voted 3-1 against the approval of a second reading of an ordinance that would allow city officials to participate in the sale of alcohol. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this...

Williamsburg Board of Ed approves do-over year

Approximately 11 students at Williamsburg Independent School will have the opportunity to participate in a supplemental year under the Senate Bill 128 provisions. The district received 11 requests: three from seniors, two from juniors, two from sophomores, three from freshmen and...

Sunup vigil planned Tuesday

Tuesday marks the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s death. The Sunup Initiative in Corbin will be hosting a Vigil in Remembrance of Victims of Racial Violence at 8:30 p.m. in the lot across from Sanders Park on Main Street. “We hope to draw awareness to the issue of violence...

Whitley and Bell remain in orange

Whitley County The Whitley County Health Department announced six additional COVID–19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the county’s total to 3,817. There are currently 26 active cases, of which none are hospitalized. With the new cases, Whitley County’s COVID–19 incidence rate stands...

Corbin High School Cheerleaders host annual princess party fundraiser

While the tea party may have been a bit different this year, the magic of Disney still filled the cafeteria of Corbin Primary School as the Corbin High School Cheerleaders invited little princesses in for the team’s annual Princess Party. During a year without COVID, families...