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‘Off the Clock’ kicks off W’burg block party season Friday evening

A Lexington-based band that played twice in Williamsburg last year will be back Friday night to perform at the first of four free block parties this season. For the 14th consecutive year, the Williamsburg Main Street Program will offer free concerts this summer with “Off the...
Posted On 13 Jun 2019

Corbin City Commission discusses upcoming budget

The 2019-20 fiscal year budget is still being finalized but Corbin city officials say it will include funding to upgrade the 911 dispatch center, the splash pad, larger swings at the Rotary Park playground, and approximately $330,000 for road paving projects. Read this story and...

Pension fix main topic at chamber luncheon

Kentucky has made tremendous gains over the last few years in business and elsewhere, but all of those gains are threatened if Kentucky doesn’t address and fix its public pension system, Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions President and CEO Jim Waters told members of...
Posted On 12 Jun 2019

State ultimately approves most historic building restoration projects for tax credits, stats show

Williamsburg’s recently created National Historic District could have a significant impact for building owners wanting to rehabilitate contributing structures within the district, and for the town. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access...
Posted On 12 Jun 2019

Free Operation UNITE basketball camp set for June 20 at WCHS

Local school-age youth will have the chance next week to participate in a free basketball camp in Whitley County, which will be conducted by a former University of Kentucky basketball player. The Operation UNITE Shoot Hoops Not Drugs basketball skills camps will conclude...
Posted On 12 Jun 2019

CHS alum’s killer granted shock probation

The man who killed a Corbin High School alum at Western Kentucky University in 2017 has been released from prison after serving 125 days of a four-year prison sentence According to the Bowling Green Daily News, Peter Gall, 22, was granted shock probation during a hearing in...

Corbin Tourism announces annual fireworks event

The City of Corbin’s annual Independence Day fireworks will be held July 3 at The Arena. Corbin Tourism Director Maggy Kriebel announced Tuesday during the tourism commission’s regular monthly meeting that plans had been finalized for the event. Activities will begin at 6 p.m. in...

Wanted: Search continues for Woodbine murder suspect; Rucker previously served 17 years for killing baby

Area police are continuing the search for a Corbin man wanted in connection with a fatal shooting last Wednesday in Woodbine, who has eluded capture on, at least, three occasions. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please...

Four Whitley County men charged with rape, video voyeurism

Four Whitley County men have been arrested in connection with the rape of an intoxicated woman at a Williamsburg area hotel, and police say they are investigating a second rape after another came forward. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get...

Louisville man involved in pursuit gets probated sentence

A Louisville man, who allegedly led local police on a high-speed chase from Williamsburg to Exit 29 early Thursday morning, which ended a few miles after Corbin police deployed spike strips that flattened two of the suspect’s tires, pleaded guilty to an amended charge Tuesday...
Posted On 29 May 2019