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Posted On 02 Nov 2022

Is this the year that a write-in candidate wins?

With two people running for sheriff as write-in candidates in next month’s November General Election and one person running for third-district constable as a write-in candidate, you might be thinking that this must be some kind of record for write-in candidates running for office...
Posted On 01 Nov 2022

London police officer killed by suspected drunk driver Sunday morning

An on-duty London police officer was killed early Sunday morning by an alleged drunk driver, who is being held in the Laurel County Correctional Center in lieu of a $1 million cash bond. At 12:49 a.m., Kentucky State Police responded to a two-vehicle collision that occurred at...
Posted On 30 Oct 2022

Corbin woman appointed to state council

Gov. Andy Beshear has appointed a Corbin woman to a state council. On Oct. 21, Beshear announced that he had appointed Brandi Gilley as a member of the Kentucky Eating Disorder Council. Gilley is the director of nutrition services at the Laurel County Health Department. She...
Posted On 29 Oct 2022

Local schools score equivalent of ‘C’ or better on state report cards

Local schools are no strangers to sending out student report cards in order to let parents and students know how they are progressing. Last week it was the schools getting their report cards as the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) released annual data from the 2021-2022...
Posted On 28 Oct 2022

Stolen sports cards sold to Corbin business

A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Kentucky indicted two men Thursday for allegedly stealing over $75,000 worth of sports cards from businesses in Tennessee and Kentucky and then selling some of the merchandise at a business in Corbin, according to their indictments....
Posted On 26 Oct 2022

Deputies seize 3 pounds of meth in southern Laurel County

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies seized approximately three pounds of crystal methamphetamine and two firearms during a traffic stop earlier this month in southern Laurel County. Deputies arrested the driver, Kenneth Edward Broyles, 43, of Mosheim, Tennessee, and passenger Ernest...
Posted On 26 Oct 2022

Police Taser Knox County woman twice on her way to jail

Corbin Police Sgt. Steve Meadors arrested and charged Ashley E. Hubbard, 36, of Heidrick, with alcohol intoxication, second-degree disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, menacing and fourth-degree assault in connection with an incident at a restaurant. Ashley Hubbard The Knox...
Posted On 26 Oct 2022

East Bernstadt man finds his share of T-R-O-U-B-L-E during Travis Tritt concert

One of country music legend Travis Tritt’s signature songs was the title release off of his second album, T-R-O-U-B-L-E. Steven Barrett 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
Posted On 26 Oct 2022

‘Say Boo to Bullying’ set for Saturday (Oct. 29)

If you’re looking for the chance to get in some more exercise while hearing some spooky stories and supporting anti-bullying efforts, then you probably want to head over to downtown Williamsburg Saturday night. From 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29, the ‘Say Boo to Bullying’...
Posted On 26 Oct 2022