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A home located on Stoney Fork Road in Whitley County caught fire in the early-morning hours of Monday, June 19. 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

On Monday, the Whitley County Board of Health met for its regular quarterly meeting in Williamsburg. Among the actions taken was a decision to move forward with exploring the best possible options for selling the health department’s Corbin facility, located at 3750 Cumberland...

Of all the stellar performances by coverage area track and field athletes at this year’s Kentucky High School Athletic Association state championships, one stood out above the rest. Williamsburg’s Nate Goodin, who has just completed his sophomore year, was the only local...

A press release sent out by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, District 11, Friday afternoon is warning drivers to be aware of corrective work on the US 25W roundabouts in Whitley County that is slated to begin on Monday, June 19.

Most folks in the local area know Josh Brock as the owner and operator of Austin City Saloon in downtown Corbin. Many also know him from his days dominating the competition on the basketball court as a Corbin Redhound in the late nineties.

June 10, 2023. That date will surely be etched into the hearts and minds of the people of Whitley County for decades to come. It will be remembered, now and forever, as the day that the 2023 Colonels baseball team came together one last time to achieve the impossible and secure a...

“It can be done.” That is what Whitley County Baseball Head Coach Jeremy Shope said after his Colonels defeated Shelby County, 2-1, in the finals of this year’s Kentucky High School Athletic Association State Championship Tournament.

“It’s like The Field of Dreams… If you build it, they will come.” Those were the words of Senate President Robert Stivers Tuesday when he joined other local and state-level officials at the site of what will soon be the newest speculative building to be constructed inside the...

The Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce has announced the special guest speaker for its June membership luncheon at the Corbin Center on Tuesday, June 13. Jennifer Hancock, President and CEO of Volunteers of America Mid-States, will speak at the Chamber’s June luncheon, which...

Last week, athletes from all four of the News Journal’s coverage area high schools made the trip to the University of Kentucky to compete in the 2023 state track and field championships.