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A Missouri man has received a 10-year prison sentence in connection with a 2019 crash that seriously injured a woman. Jason Farner, 32, of Marine City, was originally indicted on Sept. 16, 2019, on a charge of first-degree assault in connection with the June 8, 2019 crash. Farner...

Contrary to what rumors circulating on social media are saying, the Whitley County Health Department will be giving flu shots this year. “I’m not sure where that rumor started. We will be giving flu shots this season like we usually do,” said Whitley County Public Health Director...

Local residents were able to dispose of thousands of old tires for free on Aug. 20-22 as part of the Whitley County Fiscal Court’s Tire Amnesty Program. Tires were dropped off at the Williamsburg-Whitley County Airport and then loaded onto tractor trailers and taken for proper...

Recently, several Corbin restaurants and bars were warned by a local Alcohol Beverage Control official after multiple reports were made to state ABC officials about violations of the mandate prohibiting serving customers at the bar. Some of these establishments took to social...

Both Knox County and Bell County reported new COVID-19 fatalities Friday. The Knox County Health Department reported five new COVID-19 cases Friday, including three cases involving children. “We are also heartbroken to report one death today. It is always tragic to report any...

Corbin Superintendent Dave Cox has received the equivalent of straight A’s on his report card following his recent annual evaluation by the Corbin Independent Board of Education. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please...

Knox, Laurel, Whitley, Bell, and McCreary counties all reported new COVID-19 cases Thursday, including several associated with a Barbourville college. The Knox County Health Department reported 35 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, including one child and a cluster of 27 positive cases...

Williamsburg’s budget for fiscal year 2020-2021, which started July 1, 2020, and ends June 30, 2021, is better overall than initially expected, and includes some good news and some bad news. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day!...

Free naloxone (Narcan) training and kits will be given away during a planned overdose awareness walk, which will take place from 4 – 6 p.m. Monday at NIBROC Park along First Street in Corbin. Since May, there have been 17 suspected overdoses in Whitley County, two of which were...

Laurel, Bell, McCreary and Whitley counties all reported new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday. The Laurel County Health Department reported 15 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, which ranged in age from a 13-month-old to a 64-year-old. Wednesday’s new cases include: a 64-year-old female, a...