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Changes in state law eliminate limits on ‘bar’ licenses

State Alcohol Beverage Control officials say a change to state regulations is still needed but the population quotas on retail drink licenses (bar licenses) are all but eliminated. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please...

Whitley Co. superintendent searched narrowed down to two candidates

The search to find the Whitley County Board of Education’s next superintendent is down to two people. The superintendent search screening committee met in executive session for about 25 minutes Tuesday afternoon to finish reviewing applications, and then met jointly with the...
Posted On 03 May 2018

KSP on the scene of Woodbine shooting

UPDATE: Kentucky State Police identified the individual injured in a shooting Thursday afternoon in Woodbine as 70-year-old Kathy Hackler. According to police, Hackler was injured as the result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. However, she was able to drive herself...
Posted On 03 May 2018

George Hayes Road expected to be closed until June

George Hayes Road, which partially collapsed on April 17, is expected to remain closed through at least the end of May, but city officials are hoping to get it fixed sooner. “We will take the quickest route even if we have to borrow the money to fix it, and then hopefully we will...
Posted On 02 May 2018

Kriebel: Meetings with sports tourism event organizers ‘promising’

Corbin Tourism Director Maggy Kriebel said her trip to Minneapolis, Minnesota to the National Association of Sports Commissions Symposium to promote the area as a potential host site for sports tourism events, was successful. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or...

Corbin man to appear on Discovery Channel show

A Corbin man and the car belonged to the father of one of his best friends will be featured on the new television series on the Discovery Channel, “Sticker Shock.” Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this...

Whitley County High School announces new volleyball coach

Whitley County High School officials announced Thursday that Neysa Hernandez has been hired as the new coach of the Lady Colonels Volleyball program. Hernandez will be leaving her position as volleyball coach at Prattville, Alabama High School to take the new position. “We have...

Update: Three card monte scam apparently lead to slashing

A gambling scam involving a game of three card monte was apparently behind an incident at the Williamsburg Pilot Travel Center Thursday when a Georgia truck driver allegedly chased another man to the neighboring Walmart with a knife and cut him while recording the incident on his...
Posted On 25 Apr 2018

Union College President receives Visionary Award

Members of the community came together Tuesday night at The Corbin Center to recognize Union College President Dr. Marcia Hawkins, the 2018 recipient of the Daniel Boone Visionary Award. In introducing Dr. Hawkins Tuesday, Mike Sharpe, chairman of the finance committee for the...

Corbin bank robbery suspect remains at large

Corbin Police are continuing to search for the man caught on video robbing Whitaker Bank on Main Street on April 6. “We have had a lot of tips, but none of them have panned out,” said Corbin Police Chief Rusty Hedrick. The robber walked into the bank at the intersection of North...