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The Progress Rail fabrication shop in Corbin is set to close sometime in the coming months. The News Journal received a tip of the pending closure Friday morning. The Corbin location is one of many nationwide, with Progress Rail’s corporate offices being based out of Albertville,...

G&E Burgers slogan is “best burgers in town,” and they’ve proved it after being crowned winner of Williamsburg’s inaugural BURGer Week event. BURGer Week ran September 19 through 24, with G&E beating out competition from Copper Top Tap for the burger crown. During the...

Photos by TIMOTHY WYATT The Great Pages Circus took over the Whitley County Fairgrounds last Thursday and Friday 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...

The wheels are officially in motion for the athletic upgrades to the football field at Williamsburg Independent following a selection for the project’s architect last week. During the Williamsburg Independent Board of Education’s regular monthly meeting last Tuesday, board...

FOX A Corbin man accused of robbing a Laurel County bank last week took off with nearly $5,000 in cash, according to additional information provided during a preliminary hearing Tuesday, where it was also called into question whether the man was technically armed at the time the...

The remainder of the Whitley County elementary football season has been cancelled. Whitley County Superintendent John Siler confirmed Wednesday that the remaining games of the season—which were scheduled for Thursday and Tuesday—will no longer be played. According to Siler, the...

Four individuals allegedly involved in a rash of burglaries at area businesses over the span of several months were indicted Friday by a Knox County grand jury. B.J. Hubbard, 31, of Artemus; Kody Davidson, 31, of Middletown, Ohio; Shannon Ray Davidson, 30, of Barbourville; and...

              Photos by TIMOTHY WYATT More than 100 people braved the rain Saturday to participate in Bethany’s Hope Suicide Awareness Walk in downtown Williamsburg. The walk is held annually to honor 16-year-old Whitley County High School...

Following a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Third Annual River Fog Festival is set to return to downtown Williamsburg this weekend. The festival, which began in 2018 as part of an initiative to highlight regional arts, music, food and beverage within the Southeastern...

CANADA Additional details about a fatal shooting that took place earlier this month in Whitley County were shared during a preliminary hearing Monday. Martin A. Canada, 48, of Williamsburg, appeared in Whitley District Court for the hearing, where Kentucky State Police Detective...