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KSP investigating officer-involved shooting in Whitley County

A Kentucky State Police trooper shot an armed man following a domestic dispute in Whitley County late Saturday evening, according to a KSP release. 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...
Posted On 17 Jan 2022

Cumberland Valley Electric working to restore power

Cumberland Valley Electric is working to restore power to more than 3,000 customers. The electric cooperative has an outage affecting 950 customers on East Ky 92 in Whitley County near the county line. This is the largest reported outage in the county as of 10:35 a.m. According...

KSP investigating Tuesday’s trooper involved shooting in Corbin

Kentucky State Police is actively investigating a trooper involved shooting that happened late Tuesday evening in Corbin. Kentucky State Police Trooper Scottie Pennington, the public affairs officer at Post 11 in London, said it is still early in the investigation, but he did...

Upchurch concert will go on despite snow

Ryan Upchurch is in Corbin, and tonight’s show will go on as scheduled. For those who have tickets for Friday and can’t make it, they can be transferred to Saturday. “There are people in town, so we made the decision for the show to go on,” said Arena Director Kristi Balla....

Corbin man charged with 46 counts of cruelty to animals

A Corbin man, who was recently arrested on a warrant charging him with 46 counts of cruelty to animals, was released from the Whitley County Detention Center on his own recognizance. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please...

Incumbent drops out of election race in Whitley County

One incumbent elected official in Whitley County dropped out of their race early Thursday afternoon ending their bid for re-election. 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 Member? Join Us
Posted On 09 Dec 2021

Breaking News: WCHS Boy’s Basketball Coach Mark White no longer with the team

Despite starting the season with a 2-0 record, Whitley County High School Head Boy’s Basketball Coach Mark White is no longer with the team. Whitley County Athletic Director Bryan Stewart sent a press release Wednesday evening making the announcement. Assistant Coach Austin...
Posted On 09 Dec 2021

Corbin’s Treyveon Longmire may not play for UK

Corbin High School senior football standout Treyveon Longmire may not be suiting up for the University of Kentucky next fall. Longmire, who had committed to play for Coach Mark Stoops back in the spring, announced on his Twitter page that he would be looking at other school...

Corbin makes masks optional beginning Nov. 15

The Corbin Board of Education voted unanimously to make masks optional district wide beginning Monday, Nov. 15 during Thursday’s meeting. The “Motion to make masks optional (ie. Parent/guardian preference) throughout Corbin School District,” was made by board member Todd...

Corbin man charged with using frying pan, teeth in assaults Friday

A Corbin man is facing assault charges involving a frying a pan, his teeth and alcohol, stemming from an incident early Friday morning. 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 Member? Join Us