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Construction work on the widening of Interstate 75 near Exit 29 is scheduled to begin Monday. Officials with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 11 office in Manchester said the $53.5 million project will widen the interstate in both directions to six lanes. “Crews will...

It took all of five minutes after Corbin Police had asked for the public’s help to identify the individuals that threw paint onto the deck of the historic Engineer Street Bridge early Saturday morning for a call to come in. Police posted pictures of the damage, estimated at...

A patented process that allows coal waste to be recovered and turned into and relatively clean, high-value energy source is the impetus behind the construction of an $80 million facility in Corbin that will employ about 70 workers in the very near future. C.K. Lane, Head of US...

Thanks to DNA testing, the skeletal remains of a body found off Happy Hollow Road in 2015 have now been identified as that of a missing Georgia man. 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...

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin is seeking a Presidential Disaster Declaration for severe weather damage from February and March that impacted 58 Kentucky counties, including Whitley, Laurel, Knox, Bell and McCreary counties. The system produced extended episodes of strong winds and...

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and the figures are daunting. In 2018, the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services substantiated 32,407 abuse cases or services needed cases in the state, which was 471 more cases than in 2017. A total of 538 cases were...

The third annual #keepcorbinclean community cleanup will be held Saturday. Volunteers will meet at Sanders Park on Main Street to pick up supplies and then spread out across the city in an effort to make Corbin a little more presentable. “I think people can appreciate a pleasing...

For the 14th consecutive year, free summer block parties will be returning to Williamsburg in 2019, but this time there will be a twist in the scheduling for one of them. Organizers plan to hold three of the block parties at Bill Woods Park as usual with the Williamsburg Tourism...

During a special meeting Tuesday evening, the Whitley County Board of Health selected a new public health director. The board voted unanimously to offer the position to Marcy Rein, who was called after the meeting and accepted the position. Her official hiring is pending approval...

A Corbin man is scheduled to appear in federal court in California where he is charged with engaging is sexual activity with a 14-year-old that he met on the Internet. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view...