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Sheltowee Trace offers adventure fun for all ages

Belle from the Disney classic ‘Beauty and the Best’ was always looking for her “adventure in the great wide somewhere” before she met the Beast. Fortunately for local residents, they don’t have to meet a scary, mythical creature or travel far to find their own adventure at the...

Houchens Food Group donates $250 to Canadatown Fellowship Pantry

The Houchens Food Group donated $250 to the Canadatown Fellowship Pantry last week. The check was presented at the Save-a-Lot store in Jellico. Joyce Wilson, the director of the pantry, said they serve 60 families every month. The pantry regularly hosts food giveaways for anyone...

Save A Lot in Williamsburg makes donation

Teddy Anders, the store manager for Save A Lot in Williamsburg, recently presented a $500 check to Travis Jones, the pastor at Calvary Missionary Baptist Church. “Over the holidays for the month of November and December, we did a feed the needy holiday bag giveaway,” said Anders....

Whitley remains in red zone

Whitley County remains in the red as Laurel, Knox and Bell counties move into the orange zone. Whitley County The Whitley County Health Department announced eight additional COVID–19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the county’s total to 3,648. There are currently 54 active cases, of...

12-months since first COVID case hit Whitley

  April 6 marks the one-year anniversary since the first case of COVID-19 was announced in Whitley County. Members of the community have all been impacted differently with some feeling the effects of the virus more than others. Despite the differences, every person has been...

Redhounds runner-up in 13th Region Cheer Competition

The Corbin Redhound cheerleaders were first-runner up in the 13th Region Basketball Tournament Cheerleading Competition.

Storms end cleanup early at Cumberland Falls on Saturday

Numerous volunteers arrived at Cumberland Falls Saturday morning for the PRIDE Spring Cleanup only to head home a few minutes into the event as storms pummeled the area with rain. At about 9:15 a.m., leaders announced that the event had been canceled after weather radar and dark...

Celebrating 20th anniversary of “Clay’s Quilt”

Local New York Times bestselling author Silas House talked about his first novel “Clay’s Quilt” Thursday with fellow author Angela Correll. The event, which was hosted by the Kentucky Book Festival, took place virtually via zoom and Facebook. During the event, House reflected on...

Grandpa Sanders: Remembering their icon grandfather

Was Colonel Sanders a real person? Do you get free chicken? Do you know the secret recipe? These are the most frequently asked questions that Colonel Harland Sanders’s great granddaughters get, and the answers to those questions respectively are yes, no, and no.   Read this...

Sanders great granddaughters making KFC museum signage

Two great granddaughters of Corbin’s most famous colonel have a unique connection with the Sanders Café and Museum in Corbin that has nothing to do with their great grandfather birthing his fried chicken recipe there. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or...