For the husband and wife carving team known as J&K Kingdom Carvers, their work is more than a job. It is a calling from God. Recently, they successfully completed a portrait carving, which many carvers consider to be a pinnacle achievement. The achievement was reached just...
The Whitley County Board of Education unanimously approved 139 parent requests for the supplemental year provided under Senate Bill 128 during its regular meeting Tuesday evening. Requests had to be made in writing by May 1, stated John Siler, the superintendent of Whitley County...
The world’s only chainsaw carved statue of Colonel Harland Sanders now stands in front of the Corbin Tourism office. The statue carved by J&K Kingdom Carvers was unveiled on May 5 during a special unveiling ceremony. The statue was commissioned by the Corbin Tourism...
Gov. Andy Beshear announced Monday that more than 80 percent of Kentuckians 65 or older have received at least their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and he announced that on May 28, the state will lift the curfew on restaurants and bars and allow bar seating. As of Monday, May...
UPDATE (May 12): Around noon on Wednesday, the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department shared a post on Facebook stating that James B. McDonnell Jr. has been found safe in Campbell County, Tennessee. The department expressed its gratitude to those who helped locate McDonnell....
Williamsburg City School welcomed a new addition to the campus in the form of the “Jacket Box.” The Jacket Box is a food pantry located at the corner of 10th Street and Main Street in Williamsburg. “It will be running on a ‘take what you need, give what you can’ basis, with a...
Wild Health is offering free COVID-19 vaccines at the Kentucky Splash Waterpark in Williamsburg today, May 7, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Pfizer vaccine will be available to anyone 16 years old or above. The vaccines are free and no insurance is required. No appointment is...
Like many other traditions, the May Day Festival has changed throughout the years. What used to be a large-scale, in-person production has been moved to a virtual event since the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Despite the changes to the event, the grace and poise of the May Day...
The Corbin City Utilities Commission is warning customers to be alert about a recent phone scam. The commission began receiving calls on Wednesday from customers asking if it is really calling them and telling them they have to pay their bill in gift cards. The answer is no. The...