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Katelyn Hope Johnson was crowned Miss NIBROC 2019 Saturday night. Johnson is the daughter of Roy and Tonya Johnson. She beat out six other contestants for the honor during the 67th annual pageant held at Corbin High School. Johnson was also named as the winner of the Alexandria...

Kentucky State Police are investigating after a 2-year-old died after she was found in a closed vehicle. Law enforcement and emergency personnel were called to Leona Wyatt Road off of west Ky. 312 to search for the child, identified as Aubrey Rose, at approximately 2:15 p.m....

When the carnival for the 2019 NIBROC Festival rolls into town next week, it’s going to be bringing with it an exciting new addition. Paradise Amusements, which has partnered with the NIBROC Festival for roughly 50 years, will be debuting a new ride to its lineup and it’s called...

Grammy Award-winning 80s pop legend Rick Springfield will be the featured entertainment at this year’s NIBROC, a big return to prominence for the festival … made possible by generous support from Forcht Group of Kentucky and Forcht Bank. Springfield is a musician, singer and...

In the not too distant past, school districts were encouraging students to bring their own electronic iPads, tablets, iPhones, etc. to learn on because the schools just didn’t have the money to bring their technology up to date. Thanks to some donations and educational...

On July 24, 2019 Knox County Deputies Sam Mullins, Mikey Ashurst, Mike Broughton and Pat Clouse, converged on a residence on Meadow Lark Circle in Corbin after receiving numerous complaints of illegal drug activity at that location. After conducting an investigation, deputies...

A Whitley County man received a 12-year prison sentence last week on various receiving stolen property and possession of a gun by a convicted felon charges, but it remains to be seen how much he will have to pay of the $661,000 in restitution that prosecutors are seeking. Read...

A Whitley County Grand Jury has indicted four local men in connection to the alleged rape of a Williamsburg woman in May that was apparently recorded. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not...

Joseph Bauer has a pretty good incentive to finally tell police where the remains of missing person Laura Anderson are located. If he does, prosecutors will tell the Kentucky Parole Board about his cooperation when he becomes eligible for parole. Read this story and more for just...

Though Nicholas Rucker did not testify at his hearing on Tuesday in Whitley County District Court. He did, however, sit down for a jailhouse interview with the Mountain Advocate last week. Here is his side of the story. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or...