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Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies say a Gray man found naked and intoxicated outside a north Corbin motel had to be tazed after he attempted to flee from and then fight with deputies Sunday night. Harold E. Eaton, 44, was charged with first-degree indecent exposure, alcohol...

Construction on the planned standardbred horse racing facility in Corbin is slated to begin this summer, but its first live racing meet will officially begin on Sunday. While construction on the planned facility has yet to begin, it had secured live racing dates that will be held...

The Whitley County Judicial Center is expected to be closed this week due to a water leak. Circuit Court Clerk Gary Barton said the building has suffered significant damage from a leak that poured water into his office. The staff in Williamsburg will be working from home. The...

The University of the Cumberlands sold 368.02 acres of land to the Commonwealth of Kentucky for $264,974. The land, which is for the use and benefit of the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves, was acquired by the university from Terry and Marion Forcht in 2003. The purchase of...

The Corbin Garden Club was joined by local Girl Scout troop #2634 to celebrate National Garden Week. Betty Philpot opened the garden club’s meeting by talking with the girls about her experience with girl scouts many years ago. Carcille Burchette followed Philpot as she...

The Corbin High School Red Cross Club President Alex Freeman collected donations for Baptist Health Corbin. The donations included approximately 100 stuffed animals, 20 books, several packs of crayons, coloring pencils, coloring markers, pencils, small notebooks, over 100...

Corbin native, Brooke Danielle Way, was second runner up for the Miss Kentucky Pageant Heather French Henry Quality of Life Award. The award is meant to highlight candidates who go above and beyond when it comes to service. Miss Pride of the Bluegrass, Hannah Edelen took home the...

Two local ladies made it to the top 12 at the Miss Kentucky Pageant over the weekend, but their journey to Miss Kentucky ended just short of the title when Morgan Moses and Makenna Thibodeaux were not announced as members of the top eight at the pageant’s finals on Saturday. Five...

The Whitley County Fiscal Court recently entered executive session to discuss pending litigation relating to the opioid litigation. In 2017, the Whitley County Fiscal Court became part of a multi-county suit against the three largest wholesale distributors of prescription...

The Williamsburg Independent School District’s Local Planning Committee unanimously approved its district facility plan during a meeting on Thursday. The plan, which had been sent to the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) for review, had received several comments from a KDE...