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Shortly after the final signage went up about 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, Stop & Save employees sold the first legal case of beer in Williamsburg to customer Tom Carroll. The legal sale of alcohol by the package has begun in Williamsburg after two stores received their licenses...

One year after initial plans for Corbin’s trolley bus were presented to the city commission, the commissioners approved a motion to hire two full-time drivers and operation is expected to begin within the month. At a special called meeting of the commission last Thursday, the...

Officials have determined that Dennis Barton, 62, who was found dead inside his burned home on Sept. 27, died of natural causes. State police arson investigators are still working to determine what sparked the fire last Tuesday at a residence on Ky. 26 in Woodbine, but Whitley...

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies are seeking the public’s help to locate two men, one of which allegedly assaulted an officer early Saturday morning. According to Sheriff John Root, the suspects have been identified as Tony T. Burks, 35, of London and James W. Edwards, 36, of...

A Wolf Creek Road home was completely destroyed Friday afternoon despite the best efforts of about 20 firefighters from four volunteer fire departments. The fire at 3359 Wolf Creek Road was first reported to authorities about 2 p.m. Friday. “We had flames coming through the...

A wreck in southern Whitley County Wednesday afternoon resulted in the arrest of a Georgia fugitive. When Whitley County Sheriff’s Deputy Cody Harrell responded to a wreck at the intersection of Hwy. 1804 and US25W Wednesday, he asked the driver of a Chevrolet Monte Carlo for his...

Two former University of the Cumberlands students, who were charged late last year with assaulting and robbing another student, took decidedly different paths on the day of their scheduled trial last week. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get...

A house fire on KY 26 in Whitley County claimed the life of one man Tuesday morning. Whitley County Coroner Andy Croley said the victim has been tentatively identified as 68-year-old Dennis Barton, who lived at the residence. “Until it is medically and scientifically...

A Kentucky State Police Trooper, along with four other motorists, was injured in a three-car collision on US 25E in Corbin Saturday. The cause of the accident is under investigation. The crash occurred at 4:11 p.m. at the intersection of US 25E (Cumberland Gap Parkway) and Ohler...

An investigation into two suspicious vehicles that were parked at an Exit 15 gas station has resulted in the arrest of a Corbin woman. On Thursday evening, Whitley County Sheriff’s Deputy Brian Hensley observed two suspicious vehicles in the parking lot of the Shell...