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Southeast Kentucky Empty Stocking Fund sign-ups next week

Sign-up dates for the Southeast Kentucky Empty Stocking Fund are scheduled for next week. The sign-ups will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 9, and Friday, Nov. 11, in the old district court room lobby in the old Corbin City Hall next to the Corbin Police Department and Corbin Fire...
Posted On 04 Nov 2022
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W’burg Sav-a-Lot presents $5,000 check to Toys for Tots

The South-Central Kentucky US Marine Corps Toys For Tots Campaign, sponsored by the JC Paul Detachment 1448, Marine Corps League, was on hand last Friday to accept a $5.000 donation from The Houchens Food Group DBA Sav-A-Lot and IGA food stores. During September a fundraiser was...
Posted On 03 Nov 2022
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‘Tis the season to be giving with Kentucky Blood Center

Local residents will soon have the chance to make a potentially life-saving donation for someone and get a free T-shirt in the process. The Kentucky Blood Center (KBC) Bloodmobile will be at Corbin City Hall on Friday, Nov. 4, from 2 – 4 p.m. “Winter is an especially difficult...
Posted On 31 Oct 2022
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Corbin Independent Schools recognized for safety

At a time in which most businesses are struggling to hire and retain employees, keeping available workers healthy and on the job is imperative. Yet, the Bureau of Labor Statistics cited 2.7 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2020, within the private industry...
Posted On 28 Oct 2022
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Oct. 28 is deadline for federal disaster assistance

If you suffered damage from the July 31 flash flooding in southern Whitley County and haven’t applied for federal disaster assistance but plan to, then you’re in luck as the application deadline has been extended to later this month. The deadline to register for Federal Emergency...
Posted On 27 Oct 2022
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Mayes gets 15-year prison sentence in child sexual abuse case

Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced Wednesday that David Mayes, 30, was sentenced in Whitley County Circuit Court for charges of child sexual abuse. In July, Mayes pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree criminal abuse (Class C Felony), two counts of first-degree rape...
Posted On 26 Oct 2022
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Baptist Health Corbin collects unused medicine to help curb drug abuse

You had a bad toothache or surgery and the doctor prescribed you some pills for the pain. Fortunately, you didn’t need all of the pills or hopefully none of them. Then you have the issue of what to do with your leftover pain pills, because studies show that a majority of abused...
Posted On 26 Oct 2022
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Baptist Health Corbin gets $1 million federal grant

Baptist Health Corbin is getting a $1 million federal grant to help purchase new equipment, including: pulmonary function test body box, nuclear camera, laryngoscope, defibrillators, and a centrifuge, all of which will improve the emergency department’s capacity to diagnose and...
Posted On 22 Oct 2022
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Williamsburg Kiwanis Club to reorganize with meeting Thursday (Oct. 20)

Like many organizations during the COVID pandemic, the Williamsburg Kiwanis Club suffered a loss of membership and a decline in community activities. The club was chartered in 1981 to serve and provide opportunities to the youth of Williamsburg and Whitley County. As a chartered...
Posted On 19 Oct 2022
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Update: Man missing since Monday in Whitley County located

Update: As of 7:36 p.m. Tuesday, this Golden Alert was canceled as the subject was located by family in Pine Knot. Original Post Whitley County E-911 is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing man. According to a release from E-911, Charles W. Pryor, 58, was last seen...
Posted On 18 Oct 2022
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