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Financing approved for $9.5 million Campbell Field renovation

Financing to pay for the Campbell Field renovation project is officially proceeding. Corbin Middle School’s Danielle Hardin received the Teacher Difference Maker Award during a school board meeting last Thursday. She does media, yearbook and is girl’s golf coach at Corbin...
Posted On 17 Nov 2022

Corbin school officials concerned about third, fourth graders vaping

When you think about youth vaping, most people imagine rebellious teenagers. However, vaping is now reaching a much younger group of children. “Vaping has become an issue at the elementary level. We are taking quite a few vapes off fourth and fifth graders. That has happened...
Posted On 16 Nov 2022

Whitley County Sheriff Elect Bill Elliotte takes office Jan. 3

Whitley County Sheriff Elect Bill Elliotte will take office on Jan. 3, 2023, at the same time as the rest of the newly elected Whitley County officials. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content....
Posted On 16 Nov 2022

Woman breaks into business, only steals umbrella

A Pulaski County woman is behind bars for allegedly breaking into a southern Laurel County business Saturday morning and stealing an umbrella from inside. It wasn’t raining at the time, according to the Laurel County Sheriff’s Department. Read this story and more for just $.99...
Posted On 16 Nov 2022

Town hall meeting Thursday (Nov. 17) to discuss DB logging proposal

A pair of Williamsburg residents are organizing a town hall meeting later this week to discuss the United States Forest Service’s plan to log a portion of nearly 10,000 acres of the Daniel Boone National Forest, which is located in Whitley and McCreary counties. The land would be...
Posted On 16 Nov 2022

Rockholds man facing murder charge in Louisville

A Rockholds man is facing murder and 10 other charges in connection with a Nov. 10 fatal accident in Louisville where he was allegedly driving under the influence of a controlled substance. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day!...
Posted On 16 Nov 2022

W’burg native being inducted into Kentucky Entrepreneur Hall of Fame (KEHOF)

A Williamsburg native is being inducted into the Kentucky Entrepreneur Hall of Fame (KEHOF) on Wednesday, Nov. 16, during a ceremony that will take place in downtown Louisville. The Kentucky Entrepreneur Hall of Fame is a physical and virtual destination that shares and...
Posted On 16 Nov 2022

Drunk driving fatalities are 100 percent preventable

When it comes to drunk driving fatalities, there are a few constants that you will almost always see. The first is that the person killed by the drunk driver is usually just an innocent bystander minding their own business. The second is that the drunk driver almost never gets...
Posted On 14 Nov 2022

Blaze destroys Rockholds Pit Stop Saturday

Fire destroyed a Rockholds landmark late Saturday morning despite the efforts of nearly every fire department in Whitley County. The Rockholds Pit Stop, which was formerly known as Grannies Country Store, was destroyed after a vehicle crashed into the store and then caught on...
Posted On 12 Nov 2022

Health care facilities leaders talk legislative priorities with Senate Pres. Robert Stivers

While the 2023 session of the Kentucky General Assembly will officially start in January, work to prepare for the legislative session is already underway. Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers visited Corbin Monday morning to meet with representatives from the Kentucky...
Posted On 11 Nov 2022