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The News Journal claimed 19 awards Friday at the annual Kentucky Press Association Convention awards banquet, including its fifth First Place General Excellence Award in six years. News Journal Publisher Don Estep said that he was proud of the News Journal staff, which he said...

The Fourth Annual WYMT Fishing Expo presented by Pittsburgh Marine was cut short due to winter weather. The normally three-day event was shortened to two days because of inclement weather which moved into the area Sunday. As of Saturday morning, event coordinator Lonnie Marcum...

Whitley County Sanitation’s garbage service will now be able to a run more smoothly since the new transfer station is officially open and operational. Community leaders cut the ribbon on the transfer station located off Happy Hollow Road behind Wendy’s in Williamsburg on Jan. 12....

After sitting condemned for nearly 17 years, the Tracy Apartments in downtown Corbin are being demolished. 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

Photo courtesy of Vision Engineering The Corbin City Commission unanimously approved plans Tuesday for the Cumberland Run race track project recommended by the planning and zoning committee. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day!...

The WYMT Kentucky Fishing Expo presented by Pittsburgh Marine will end on Saturday due to potential inclement weather. “It is normally a three-day event – Friday, Saturday and Sunday – however, due to the forecast and concern for the safety of everyone, we are going to go ahead...

Between Jan. 6 and Jan. 7, Whitley County received between 4.5 and 7 inches of snowfall, depending on the location within the county, according to the National Weather Service in Jackson. Because  many community members went outside to enjoy the snow, the News Journal put out a...

The Garden Club of Kentucky, which is led by current president and Corbin native Carcille Burchette, has established a fund that will help restore the land devastated by the tornadoes in western Kentucky. Burchette said the fund is an application of the club’s mission statement...

With the help of a Spotlight grant, Tri-County Elks Club 2826 donated $2,000 to Kentucky Harvest Southeast for the Backpack Program in Knox County. The Backpack Program benefits 163 children every weekend.  

A Corbin man is facing several charges after a joint investigation by the Williamsburg Police Department and Kentucky Probation and Parole led to the discovery of approximately 106 grams (almost 4 ounces) of suspected methamphetamine. Larry B. Shelton, 38, was arrested at a...