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Former CHS assistant basketball coach facing rape charge

Corbin Police say former CHS assistant basketball coach Madison Johnson is under investigation. The case of a former Corbin High School assistant basketball coach, who is accused of the statutory rape of a 16-year-old student, will be presented to a Knox County Grand Jury....

Trio charged with diverting bingo money from Corbin-based charity

Two Corbin residents have been indicted for allegedly diverting over $110,000 from a Corbin charity’s charitable gaming efforts, and a third woman is accused of diverting over $3,000 from the same charity’s charitable gaming efforts. Read this story and more for just...
Posted On 25 Nov 2016

Audit shows Corbin with $1 million surplus

The annual audit of the City of Corbin shows the city’s financial situation continues to improve. At the regular meeting of the city commission Monday night, Wallace Smallwood of Cloyd and Associates, PSC presented the final audit to the commission. Read this story and more for...

Woodbine men indicted for boat ramp thefts

A Whitley County Grand Jury has indicted two Woodbine residents in connection with some vehicle break-ins and a robbery at High Top boat ramp in late August. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this...
Posted On 23 Nov 2016

Suspect in fatal Ohio shooting caught near Williamsburg

A suspect in a fatal Ohio shooting case was arrested during a traffic stop on I-75 in Whitley County early Friday evening. Kentucky State Police Trooper Gary Ridener arrested Tevious Turner, 35, of Cartersville, Georgia, about 6:49 p.m. near the three-mile marker, according to...
Posted On 23 Nov 2016

Update: Missing Whitley County teen located

A Golden Alert has been issued for a Whitley County teenager, who went missing Friday afternoon. Benjamin Woodson Harvey, 15, was reported missing at 3:32 p.m. Friday from a home at 257 Ova Lane, Williamsburg, which is located in the Canadatown community. The juvenile reportedly...
Posted On 19 Nov 2016

Numerous recent explosions heard in area given possible explanation

Whitley County Emergency Management Director Danny Moses says multiple explosions heard throughout the area can be attributed to Tannerite. 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

Police: Ex-CHS assistant coach under investigation

Corbin Police say former CHS assistant basketball coach Madison Johnson is under investigation. A former Corbin High School assistant basketball coach is the subject of a criminal investigation. Corbin Police Detective Bill Rose confirmed Tuesday that he is investigating a case...

Whitley deputies searching for man who attempted to rob Dollar General Store

Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies are asking for the public’s help to locate the man who attempted to rob the Dollar General Store on Cumberland Falls Highway Sunday night. According to Sheriff Colan Harrell the man came into the store at the intersection of Falls Highway and...

Air Evac moves emergency medical airplane from W’burg-Whitley Airport

The first fixed-wing, i.e. airplane, air medical ambulance in Kentucky, which was based at the Williamsburg-Whitley County Airport, has moved. Joe Bradshaw, program director for Air Evac Lifeteam’s Williamsburg base and a member of the Williamsburg-Whitley County Airport...
Posted On 10 Nov 2016