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Williamsburg adding lemonade stand contest to 2023 event schedule

Williamsburg’s 2023 event schedule has been released. Williamsburg Main Street Manager Jonathan Wyatt finalized the schedule earlier this week, which boasts one new event as well as a revamped event, though it still includes all the local favorites like Old Fashioned Trading...

Corbin man indicted for murder in fatal 2021 multi-vehicle crash

A Corbin man has been indicted in connection to a 2021 fatal multi-vehicle crash that killed one person and injured another. 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

Former Williamsburg Housing Authority Director sentenced

The former executive director of the Williamsburg Housing Authority has been sentenced to 15 years for numerous charges, including converting thousands of dollars of the housing authority’s funds for his own use, though prison time is unlikely to be served as the sentence will be...

Corbin City Commission approves changes to Roy Kidd Avenue in 3-2 vote

The Corbin City Commission narrowly approved changes Tuesday evening to the traffic pattern along Roy Kidd Avenue that will see two small portions of the roadway be turned into one-way roads and create additional street parking. In a 3-2 vote, the commission approved a proposal...

UC Physician Assistant program raises $3,861 for W’burg homeless shelter

The University of the Cumberlands Physician Assistant (UCPA) Program Master’s Ball was held on Feb. 10, where over 80 members of the program came together to fellowship and raise money for Emergency Christian Ministries (ECM), a non-profit homeless shelter in Williamsburg. During...

Williamsburg High School to soon be a UC off-site campus

Students at Williamsburg High School should soon have more opportunities to receive college credit hours without ever leaving the Williamsburg Independent campus. Through a partnership with University of the Cumberlands, high school students at Williamsburg Independent have been...

Cleanup along KY312, KY770 performed last week

Area residents that frequently travel KY312 and KY770 into and out of Corbin through Laurel County should hopefully be able to notice the drive is now a little less unsightly after a day-long cleanup last week. Workers with Corbin Public Works spent much of last Thursday along...

Rucker pleads guilty to murder, other charges following mediation Tuesday

Nicholas Rucker has entered a guilty plea to numerous charges, including murder, in the 2019 death of Vicki Conner and a subsequent failed attempt to escape from jail. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view...

Rucker enters guilty plea in murder, escape attempt

Nicholas Rucker has entered a guilty plea to numerous charges, including murder, in the 2019 death of Vicki Conner and a subsequent failed attempt to escape from jail. Following case mediation, Rucker, 42, entered the plea in Whitley Circuit Court on Tuesday afternoon. Rucker...

Tuesday night fire guts Williamsburg residence

A fire that broke out Tuesday night gutted a Williamsburg home. Fire crews with the Williamsburg Fire Department were dispatched to Crisp Court in the Highland Park area at approximately 7:15 p.m. and arrived on the scene just a few minutes later. Chief Larry Todd said the...