For the first time deputy jailers at the Whitley County Detention Center are training to become certified in the use of firearms ... and they are utilizing a state-of-the-art virtual reality training system in order to achieve that goal.
A Corbin businessman was honored at a special banquet Monday night for embodying the values of the Boy Scouts of America.
Whether in formal wear or attired to fit the "Denim and Diamonds" theme, about 275 people gathered for the Seventh Annual Silver Ball Gala Saturday to do more than just dress up for a night on the town.
Whitley County will receive roughly $22.5 million in funding for local road projects as part of a funding plan, passed by the Kentucky General Assembly, and signed into law by Gov. Steve Beshear last week.
About 250 volunteer descended on Laurel Lake this past Saturday - but it wasn't to swim or fish or enjoy a leisurely day on the houseboat.
Three days after putting off decisions on over $130,000 worth of funding requests for various events and activities, the Corbin Tourism and Convention Commission voted last Thursday on the fate of several of the requests.
A well-known and respected community servant, and one of the founders of the venerable NIBROC Festival in Corbin, died last week at the age of 85.
A Whitley County man -initially sued a decade ago by a Columbus, OH based natural gas company for shutting of gas wells on his Woodbine property - managed to turn the tables in Whitley Circuit Court last week.
Corbin leaders are boiling mad over amendments to a tax amnesty program that would significantly impact a four-year-long legal battle the city has going with the Knox County Fiscal Court over occupational tax revenues.
