Member Login | Contact Us | Call Us Today! 1-606-528-9767 | info@thenewsjournal.net
default-logo

Corbin leaders put brakes on new fire truck purchase

The Corbin Fire Department still needs a new pumper truck, but it may not be getting one that the Corbin City Commission voted to purchase last week. 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...
Posted On 19 Sep 2018

Passcodes cracked for iPads, cellphones in Courtney Taylor capital murder case

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 19 Sep 2018

Corbin votes to move forward with downtown splash park

If all goes according to plan, Corbin children could have a splash pad to play on by next summer. 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 19 Sep 2018

Gray motorcycle crash kills London man

A fatal motorcycle crash Saturday evening in Gray has claimed the life of a London man. About 8:51 p.m., Kentucky State Police responded to a report of a crash on Ky. 1232. The preliminary investigation revealed that Robert Eads, 37, was riding a blue Kawasaki motorcycle east on...
Posted On 19 Sep 2018

Whitley Co. BOE approves 4 percent tax hike

Those living in the Whitley County school district will see their property tax bills going up this year. During its regular monthly meeting Thursday, the Whitley County Board of Education levied a 4 percent tax increase. The increase means that someone owning a $100,000 home will...
Posted On 19 Sep 2018

‘Still I Rise’ suicide prevention walk set for Saturday in W’burg

In the wake of one 24-hour period in August where three people died in Whitley County from apparent self-inflicted injuries, including two teenagers, the topic of suicide and more specifically suicide prevention has taken on new meaning for many people. “September is national...
Posted On 19 Sep 2018

W’burg woman indicted for biting officer

A Whitley County Grand Jury has indicted a Williamsburg woman for felony assault for allegedly biting a police officer, who was trying to arrest her. 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...
Posted On 19 Sep 2018

Corbin Cellars announces closure

After three years in business Corbin Cellars on Main Street has ceased operation. Ron Herd, who owned and operated the restaurant with his wife, Lisa, said the couple elected to close the business effective Monday. “There were several different factors,” Herd said of the...
Posted On 13 Sep 2018

Emergency medical helicopters fly out two people Thursday

Patterson Creek Volunteer firefighters were busy Thursday afternoon setting up an emergency landing zone for not one, but two emergency medical helicopters in connection with separate incidents. Patterson Creek firefighters began setting up the emergency landing zone about 2:30...
Posted On 13 Sep 2018

Baptist Health Corbin seeking new manager for Baptist Family Fitness

One of the area’s most robust, full-featured fitness facilities could soon be run by a third-party management company, the top official at Baptist Health Corbin said Tuesday. Baptist Family Fitness has been operated by the hospital for over two decades. Interim president Anthony...
Posted On 13 Sep 2018