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UPDATED: Rockholds woman arrested for stabbing man during argument Sunday

A Rockholds woman has been arrested and jailed after allegedly stabbing another person during an argument Sunday afternoon.

ONLY ONLINE: Corbin man says CUC to blame for sewer backup that damaged his home

A Corbin resident is suing the town's utility company claiming that negligence on their part led to a sewer backup this past May that flooded and damaged his home.

Governor gives upbeat assessment of first term during Corbin visit

Praise for the past and high hopes for the future. That was the tone of Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear's keynote speech Tuesday in Corbin during the Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce's monthly membership luncheon.

Corbin poised to challenge occupational tax law as unconstitutional

City leaders in Corbin are poised to vote Thursday to challenge a new state law that short-circuited an inevitable victory in a four-year-long legal battle with the Knox County Fiscal Court over collection of occupational taxes.

Police find booze, pills, pot in Corbin woman’s car following DUI crash Monday

A Corbin woman has been charged with DUI and other drug-related offenses following a single-vehicle traffic crash on Queen Hill Monday evening.

Kentucky governor to visit Corbin June 19

Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear will be visiting Corbin in just less than two weeks, and local officials are already making plans and possible alternate arrangements for what is sure to be a high interest event.

Whitley couple arrested for allowing children to live in filthy home

A Whitley County couple was arrested by police last Friday for allowing their Gatliff mobile home to become so filthy that it endangered the welfare of four children staying there.

Corbin Parks and Recreation Director promoted to interim City Manager

A veteran city government employee has been promoted to serve as interim City Manager in Corbin,  filling a void left after the town's former chief quit this month after only five months on the job.

Hammons wins by landslide in hotly contested County Attorney race

A hotly contested and sometimes nasty race for Whitley County Attorney ended Tuesday with a decisive landslide Primary Election win for Bob Hammons who reclaimed the post in which he served two terms in the 1980s.

Corbin to discuss appointment of interim city manager Friday; questions about form of government linger

Corbin City Commissioners are likely to discuss this Friday who will serve as city manager in an interim capacity as questions loom about whether or not Corbin will change its form of government entirely.