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2023 OFTD contest winners announced

2023 Old Fashioned Trading Days Canning Contest winners Fruits: Blue Ribbon – Alice Fae Weiland Fruits (Misc.) – Blue Ribbon – Jim Moss Jams (Berry) – Blue Ribbon Jim Moss, Red Ribbon Alice Fae Weiland, White Ribbon Alma Carter Jams (Fruit) –Blue Ribbon Marie Dusing, Red Ribbon...
Posted On 15 Sep 2023
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Child dies Thursday morning after being shot in Corbin

UPDATE: Late Thursday evening, the Whitley County Sheriff’s office shared the following information regarding a shooting in Corbin that resulted in the death of a two-year-old child:
Posted On 07 Sep 2023
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Cumberlands receives record $25 million donation for student scholarships

The University of the Cumberlands has received its single largest donation in school history, which is a $25 million donation from the O. Wayne Rollins Foundation to support student scholarships. The donation will allow many students to graduate with little or no student loan...
Posted On 06 Sep 2023
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Upper Cumberland Community Foundation poker run raises over $10,000

The Upper Cumberland Community Foundation held its fourth annual poker run on Aug. 5 raising over $10,000 to support organizations caring for the most vulnerable residents in Bell, Clay, Knox, Laurel and Whitley counties. Cumberland Cruisers publicized the poker run, which is a...
Posted On 03 Sep 2023
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Williamsburg Kiwanis Club makes donation

The Williamsburg Kiwanis Club recently donated $1,200 to Williamsburg’s Emergency Christian Ministries (homeless shelter) to provide assistance to children staying at their facility. Pictured are Emergency Christian Ministries Director Susan Jett and Williamsburg Kiwanis...
Posted On 01 Sep 2023
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Rose, Brown, Nantz graduate from KSP police academy

A pair of Corbin residents and a Gray man are among the 51 cadets, who recently graduated from the Kentucky State Police’s training academy, and are now ready to report for duty across the commonwealth. Cadet Class 103 graduates increase the number of KSP troopers protecting...
Posted On 29 Aug 2023
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Molly Prakash awarded Kay Campbell Nursing Scholarship

Grace Health has awarded the 2023 Kay Campbell Nursing Scholarship to Molly Prakash of Williamsburg. Prakash, who is the daughter of Stacey Prakash and the late Gopal Prakash, received a $3,000 scholarship award for her nursing career studies, which she will begin pursuing in...
Posted On 27 Aug 2023
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PT Solutions now offering Pelvic Health service line

PT Solutions of Williamsburg has announced Pelvic Health as a new service line to their growing clinic. Stacy Moses is a caring and compassionate occupational therapist who emphasizes a holistic approach to each individual patient in order to achieve their unique goals related to...
Posted On 26 Aug 2023
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Deputies searching for thieves who stole Woodbine cemetery fence, gate

The Knox County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating the culprit(s) responsible for stealing fence, gates and so forth from a Woodbine cemetery. On Aug. 19, Knox County deputies responded to a theft complaint at the Campbell Cemetery, which is...
Posted On 23 Aug 2023
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