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Cumberland Falls Cleanup brings out 270 volunteers

As visitors start to pour into Cumberland Falls State Resort Park this summer to take in its majestic beauty, one thing that they will have to look at a lot less is litter thanks to the efforts of 270 volunteers Saturday, who collected 700 bags of trash during the annual PRIDE...

Posted On 05 May 2022

, By Mark White

May Day winners announced, will be crowned Friday (May 6)

The winners of Corbin’s May Day Festival have been determined. MaryAlice Rose McVey, the 16-year-old daughter of John and Heather McVey, will be crowned the 2022 May Day Queen during the Ossoli Club of Corbin’s 79th May Day Festival, which will take place on Friday, May 6. Ella...

Posted On 05 May 2022

, By Mark White

12-hour community prayer event set for Thursday (May 5)

A 12-hour community prayer event is planned on Thursday, May 5, around the Whitley County Courthouse in conjunction with the National Day of Prayer. In observance of this historical day, there will be prayer stations set up around the courthouse from 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. to...

Posted On 04 May 2022

, By Mark White

Final hurdles being cleared to build Corbin Farmer’s Market Pavilion

Corbin tourism officials say a project to build a new farmer’s market pavilion along Main Street hasn’t progressed as fast as they would have liked, but the project is now only a couple of more hurdles away from construction starting. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents...

Posted On 04 May 2022

, By Mark White

Additional details about jail escape plot coming to light

Williamsburg Police believe that a Whitley County Detention Center inmate faked a diabetic emergency Friday evening in order to lure three detention center staff into his cell so that a convicted killer and an accused killer could trap jail staff members inside the cell in order...

Posted On 04 May 2022

, By Mark White