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A Corbin man was arrested Wednesday night on rape and sexual abuse charges. David Lee Mayes, 27, was charged with first-degree rape and first-degree sexual abuse stemming from the alleged incident Wednesday afternoon. Laurel County Sheriff’s Detective Chris Edwards is leading the...

Whitley County Schools will be closed Thursday and Friday due to illness. School officials announced the decision Wednesday afternoon, noting all of the schools and buses would be disinfected during that time. “We ask that you help us by disinfecting your child’s book bag and...

The American Conservative Union Foundation (ACUF) recognizes Representative Regina Huff of Williamsburg with an Award for Conservative Achievement. This award is presented to state legislators that continually illustrate conservative principles in their work. “I am grateful to...

  A Tennessee SUV flipped onto its top during an I-75 accident that also involved two semis near the state line Tuesday morning in Whitley County with the driver of the SUV leaving the scene on foot before police arrived. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today,...

The work to replace the sewer line that runs along Master Street has been delayed due to harder than expected concrete. Corbin City Utilities General Manager Ron Herd said the construction crew was on scene begin digging up the first section of roadway for the $1.5 million...

For the fourth consecutive year, the News Journal has been named the best large weekly newspaper in Kentucky. The News Journal brought home 12 Excellence in Kentucky Newspaper Awards, including first place in General Excellence in the large weekly newspaper division, during the...

Although it couldn’t quite equal its success of the prior two years, the University of the Cumberlands student newspaper, The Patriot, received 10 Excellence in Kentucky Newspaper Awards, including a second place General Excellence Award in student publications class one, during...

A Whitley County man, who has spent nearly 30 years in state prison for his role in the 1989 murder of a local man, could become a free man later this year. Alpha Wayne Rose has spent nearly 30 years in prison for a 1989 Whitley County murder. He will soon be eligible for parole...

A pair of empty storefronts along Main Street in downtown Williamsburg apparently won’t be empty for a lot longer. Williamsburg Mayor Roddy Harrison said Friday that the old Emby McKeehan building was recently purchased by a company named Webbed Sphere. “They are planning to...

A Corbin woman was arrested Friday afternoon for allegedly selling heroin to a confidential police informant. Mercadez Marie Jackson, 26, is charged with one count of first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance – heroin stemming from the Dec. 20 incident. According to the...