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‘Operation Inasmuch’ brings 10 churches together to reach out to the community

About 10 churches and 50 volunteers came out Saturday at Cumberland Regional Mall for the South Union-Mt. Zion Baptist Association’s first ever “Operation Inasmuch.” There were free car washes. There was free clothing, children’s books and toys for youngsters. Church groups gave...
Posted On 27 Sep 2017

Chili cookoff, 5K run/walk, bike ride and other events scheduled for Oct. 7 in Williamsburg

Do you have a chili recipe that you think is the best in Williamsburg? Saturday, Oct. 7 is your chance to prove it and collect some prize money to boot during the Fifth Annual Williamsburg Chili Cookoff Contest. “There is always some really good chili,” noted Williamsburg Mayor...
Posted On 27 Sep 2017

August unemployment rate drops in Knox, Laurel counties

Unemployment rates fell in 32 Kentucky counties, stayed the same in three, including Whitley County, and rose in 85 counties, including Laurel and Knox counties, between August 2016 and August 2017, according to the Kentucky Center for Education and Workforce Statistics (KCEWS),...
Posted On 27 Sep 2017

London man jailed in connection with southern Laurel County shooting Wednesday

A London man allegedly shot at two people during an alleged altercation Wednesday while he was dropping off his two-year-old son at residence in southern Laurel County. Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies charged Justin Dean Hampton, 22, of London, with three counts of first-degree...
Posted On 22 Sep 2017

Corbin man jailed for allegedly shooting into southern Laurel Co. homes

A Corbin man is still behind bars after allegedly shooting into two homes during a recent incident in southern Laurel County. Rolland C. Atkins, 21, is scheduled to appear Tuesday in Laurel District Court after his arrest on four counts of first-degree wanton endangerment,...
Posted On 22 Sep 2017

Corbin City Utilities warns of phone scam

If you get a call from someone claiming to be from the Corbin City Utilities asking for payment of a late bill, then hang up. It’s a scam. The Corbin Police Department has received information that Corbin City Utility customers have received collection calls asking customers to...
Posted On 22 Sep 2017

Victim offers reward for info in Lily theft case

A reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person, who allegedly took 35 rolls of barbed wire from a farm off Laurel Whitley Road near Lily last weekend. A male subject wearing a light was seen in the area, and may be a suspect,...
Posted On 22 Sep 2017

NARCAN needed to revive two passed out in vehicle near Corbin

A Gray man and a Barbourville woman had to be revived with NARCAN after apparently passing out inside a vehicle near Corbin Monday afternoon that was still in gear when police found them unconscious. About 4:45 p.m., Knox County Sheriff’s Deputies Claude Hudson and John Luttrell...
Posted On 21 Sep 2017

Update: New details slowly emerging in triple homicide case

New details are slowly emerging about the deaths of three people, who were found slain on Sept. 13 at a home they were living at in eastern Whitley County. 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 20 Sep 2017

Permit for $5.2 million W’burg housing complex denied

Anthony Elmore, vice-president and COO of Wabuck Development Company and Clayton Watkins Construction, addressed the Williamsburg Planning and Zoning Variance Committee on behalf of the developer Cumberland Valley Regional Housing Authority. Efforts to get a $5.2 million...
Posted On 20 Sep 2017