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Photos by TIMOTHY WYATT Williamsburg Independent High School students participating in the Learn and Earn program through the Partners for Rural Impact (PRI) congregated in the school’s auditorium last Friday morning for a lecture from Amon Couch, director of programs for PRI and...

Photo by TIMOTHY WYATT A portion of Savoy-Clear Creek Road was closed off for several hours Saturday morning and into the afternoon after a truck left the roadway and went over an embankment, where it was lodged against a tree just above the river. Officials at the scene said the...

Appreciating the classics: Over 100 vehicles turned out for Saturday’s Cumberland Valley Cruise In, which took place on Main Street in downtown Corbin.

   Photos by TIMOTHY WYATT  A School Ready Bash was held last Thursday at the Williamsburg Housing Authority’s newly-renovated community center on Mackey Avenue. The event was held in partnership with the Williamsburg Independent School District and Whitley County School District...

Whether it was inflatables for children to play on, a variety of food to chose from, a patriotic costume contest for adults and children or fireworks for the grand finale, there was a little something for everyone at this year’s Independence Day celebration held at the...

Photos by TIMOTHY WYATT The annual Let Freedom Ring bell ringing ceremony was held Thursday morning at Patriot Park on the campus of University of the Cumberlands, where several dozen people were in attendance to celebrate Independence Day through a variety of patriotic songs and...

Photos by TIMOTHY WYATT Independence Day Festivities in Williamsburg included many of the same events residents have come to love over the years, including the annual hot dog eating contest at Kentucky Splash Waterpark. Dozens of contestants both young and old gathered under the...

A brave six-year-old girl called 911 late Friday night reporting that she couldn’t wake her mother up and told dispatchers that she thought her mother was deceased. As it turned out, mom didn’t need a hearse, but mom and dad did end up getting a ride in a police car to jail....

At its June 20 meeting, the Corbin Rotary Club presented 2024 Rotary Scholarships to the following individuals. Pictured left-right are Mahayla Jordan, Bailey Stewart, Haleigh Black, Alyssa Jones, MaryAlice McVey, Colby Johnson and Grayson Maggard. Alyssa is from Lynn Camp High...

Photo by TIMOTHY WYATT The first Country Meets City event of the year was held last Friday in downtown Williamsburg at the Green Space on Main. Though he currently resides in Nashville, Corbin-native Zac Hart returned to Whitley County to perform a variety of original music as...