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Seven local middle school students will be competing at the academic team Governor’s Cup state competition.  From Whitley County Middle School, Kambree Bunch, for composition and social studies; Reese Croley, for math assessment; Samuel Lemons, for social studies assessment; and...

Jonathon Jackson and Kaila Stidham were crowned 2022 Mr. and Miss Basketball during halftime of the Corbin vs. Jackson County boy’s basketball game Monday evening.  Jackson is the son of Shawn and Lindsay Jackson. He escorted Sydney Blakenship during the homecoming events. ...

Laurel County Circuit Court Judge Gregory Lay has ruled in favor of London in the annexation lawsuit regarding property off of Exit 29. The decision was filed on Wednesday, and Lay granted London’s motion for summary judgement. “We have just received the ruling through our...

The attorneys of Paul Brock argued numerous motions Monday in Whitley Circuit Court in an attempt to remove the death penalty and/or delay the trial. Paul Brock is charged with three counts of capital murder and fetal homicide. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today,...

(Editor’s note: While the News Journal recognizes that Wanda Richardson’s family and Michael Worley’s family are all technically family since Richardson was Worley’s aunt, family members are referred to as “Richardson’s family” and “Worley’s family” throughout the story to...

Corbin Police Department’s partners in crime, Detective Robby Hodge and Sergeant Bill Rose, will compete go head to head with Corbin Fire Department’s Lt. Mike Neal and firefighter Daryl Thompson to see which team will go out in a blaze of glory at the chili cook off on Feb. 10...

A Williamsburg man entered a guilty plea to end his murder case just short of trial. Michael Lee Worley entered the plea as part of an agreement for a 25 year prison sentence. Worley was charged with murder in 2019 after an R-Tech driver reportedly witnessed Worley choke his aunt...

The case involving an armed Williamsburg man, who was shot by a Kentucky State Police Trooper, will be presented to the Whitley County Grand Jury on Feb. 7. Carl Amos Moses, 26, appeared in Whitley District Court on Monday in front of District Judge Fred White. White sent the...

For those tracking the progress, local and state leaders welcomed Keeneland and Kentucky Downs officials to the site off Buchanan Boulevard for the official ground breaking of the Cumberland Run horse racing facility on Monday afternoon. “We never lost hope,” said Corbin Mayor...

It was a blue day on Wednesday as Corbin said goodbye to one of its most beloved “eyesore[s],” the Karaoke Garage, on Main Street. 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