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Rotary Club receives donations for Empty Stocking, Powers gives Baptist Health Corbin’s update on COVID vaccines and construction projects

Baptist Health Corbin’s President Anthony Powers recently presented the Corbin Rotary Club with a check worth $6,180 for its Empty Stocking Fun. The money comes from employees, who purchase “blue jean stickers” for $2 to wear on Friday’s, said a spokesperson from the hospita...

Williamsburg man arrested on drug charges during traffic stop

A traffic stop Saturday morning by the Williamsburg Police Department resulted in the arrest of a Williamsburg man on drug-related charges. Officer Dorman Patrick Jr. arrested Ricky L. Siler, 49, on charges of first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance (methamphetamine),...

House fire leaves one dog dead, one person injured

A Tuesday morning house fire left one dog dead and one person injured. Corbin Fire Department Battalion Chief Jack Partin said the department was dispatched to the Third Street residence at approximately 4 a.m. on Jan. 26. Three people were inside the residence when the fire...

Signature Shuffle Pub Crawl to debut Downtown Corbin Signature Drink Menu

Corbin’s very first pub crawl is set to kick off at 7 p.m. Saturday at Si Señor Mexican Restaurant. The Signature Spirit Shuffle Pub Crawl will debut the Downtown Corbin Signature Drink menu. “We are always looking for ways to highlight the uniqueness of our restaurants and...

About 400 educators will get vaccinated during clinic

More than 400 staff of Whitley County and Williamsburg schools will receive their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at Whitley County Middle School over a three-day period this week. Beginning Tuesday, the vaccines were distributed by the ARH hospital from Barbourville. Vaccines...

Search warrant leads to drug arrest

A Williamsburg man was arrested on multiple drug charges recently after Whitley County sheriff’s deputies executed a search warrant at the subject’s residence. Carl R. Person, photo from Laurel County Jail Tracker Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe...

Corbin Police getting some unarmed help

Corbin Police Department may soon have a new face in the office who won’t be carrying a gun. Whitley County Health Department Public Health Director Marcy Rein presented the plan for a pilot program, which would place a behavioral health clinician inside the Corbin Police...

Beshear announces two cases of COVID variant in Kentucky

Gov. Andy Beshear said two cases of the COVID-19 variant from the United Kingdom (UK) have been confirmed in the commonwealth. “Public Health Commissioner Dr. Steven Stack is going to talk about this more tomorrow. The UK variant does spread more aggressively, but he’ll take us...

Local chef featured in Kentucky Restaurant Journal

“I’ve already reached my ultimate goal,” said Wrigley Taproom owner and chef Kristin Smith. “Having a restaurant in my own community where I get to cook for those I love, using ingredients that were grown right here in Whitley county is more than I could have wished for.” Because...

Area firefighters respond to Rockholds structure fire now under investigation

The Woodbine Fire Department responded to a structure fire Wednesday night that is now under investigation. The fire department was dispatched to the fire on Owens Branch Road off of Ky. 779 in the Rockholds community about 9 p.m. Wednesday night. No residents were inside the...