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Corbin man, woman enter guilty pleas in 2018 murder of Sherry Rose

The Corbin couple accused in the 2018 murder of Sherry Rose have entered guilty pleas to multiple charges as part of an agreement with prosecutors. 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...

HB 249 clears KY Senate, expected to be signed into law this week

82nd House District Representative Nick Wilson’s first major legislation as a lawmaker was passed through the Kentucky Senate last week and is expected to be signed into law by the governor in the coming days. HB 249, also known as Kimber’s Law, easily passed the Senate by a vote...

W’Burg man convicted of girlfriend’s murder in January given life sentence

A Williamsburg man who was convicted in the 2021 murder of his girlfriend during a jury trial in January has been sentenced to life in prison. 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...

Nantz enters guilty plea to federal murder charge in 2019 fatal shooting

Daniel Nantz entered a guilty plea to a federal murder charge Thursday afternoon, which marked the four-year anniversary of the day Geri D. Johnson was shot multiple times before being dumped out at Baptist Health Corbin and left for dead. Nantz appeared in U.S. District Court in...

Whitley County households to receive drug deactivation kits for expired, unneeded meds

Every Whitley County household will be receiving drug deactivation kits thanks to an ongoing initiative by the Whitley County Health Department (WCHD) to help reduce and prevent overdose incidents in the community. Several steps have already been taken by the health department in...

Partnership with incentive based relocation program a possibility for Williamsburg

Williamsburg could soon become a residential destination for well-paid remote workers as the city looks to join a growing trend of rural towns hoping to draw professionals to their community through incentive-based relocation. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today,...

London makes another move in effort to annex US25W

The City of London has begun the process of further encroaching into the greater Corbin area following a special-called meeting of the London City Council over the weekend. Council members met Saturday at noon, where both a resolution and first reading of an ordinance that would...

Rep. Nick Wilson’s HB 249 clears KY House, vote expected in KY Senate this week

HB 249, also known as Kimber’s Law, was 82nd House District Representative Nick Wilson’s biggest priority once assuming office in January, and he’s now one step closer to seeing it become law during his first session as a state legislator. Read this story and more for just $.99...

Great Pages Circus wows crowds at Corbin Civic Center

  Photos by TIMOTHY WYATT  The Great Pages Circus came to the Corbin Civic Center last Wednesday and Thursday for four shows across the two days, where they wowed attendees with a variety of acts. Of the many performances was juggling and acrobatic acts. There were also horses...

Cannon man indicted for allegedly assaulting police during investigation

A Cannon man, who allegedly got into an altercation with police during a domestic disturbance investigation in January, was among four people indicted late last month by a Knox County grand jury. Andrew Steven Cox, 31, was named in a five-count indictment Feb. 24 on charges of...