Category

Photos by TIMOTHY WYATT Hundreds of Jeeps descended upon Williamsburg last Thursday for the 30th Annual Gateway to the Cumberland Jeep Jamboree event. According to organizers, this year’s jamboree boasted more than 400 people representing 26 states, once again making Gateway to...

A recent Whitley County High School graduate is currently vying for one of the few available spots as a National FFA officer, marking the first time someone from Whitley County has been considered for a position at the national level. Each year, every state’s FFA association can...

First responders in Whitley County will now have the advantage of an aerial perspective for search and rescue missions, disaster events and more thanks to a recent grant. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to...

Sign-up dates for the Southeast Kentucky Empty Stocking Fund are scheduled for early next month. The sign-ups will be held on Friday, Nov. 10, and Tuesday, Nov. 14, in the old district court room lobby in the old Corbin City Hall next to the Corbin Police Department and Corbin...

Photos by TIMOTHY WYATT The Whitley County Fairgrounds was alive with music last Friday and Saturday as the River Stomp Bluegrass Festival  brought crowds out for the annual event. Of the many musicians taking the stage over the course of the two-day event was the Whiskey Bent...

Many people in Corbin are excited about a $250,000 outdoor fitness court that the city is planning to build next year at a park, which sits at the corner of Seventh Street and Poplar Street next to the Corbin Elementary School. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today,...

The Corbin Elementary School PTO held a color run Friday morning outside the school. Students raised over $6,000 in pledge donations and Baptist Health Corbin donated over $1,500. After running, students danced to the music of DJ Sammie and enjoyed refreshments courtesy of Creech...

Plans for a developer to build a new hotel adjacent to The Corbin Center along with a major renovation and expansion of the facility are moving forward and should be completed within the next two years, Corbin Economic Development Director Bruce Carpenter told the Corbin City...

The University of the Cumberlands recently embarked on the most ambitious project in the school’s history, which is a campaign to raise $200 million to support new student scholarships. The Cumberlands Commitment Endowed Scholarship Campaign seeks to ensure that the university’s...

 Photos by TIMOTHY WYATT The Whitley County Historical and Genealogical Society held its annual Heritage Day celebration on Saturday in Williamsburg. The event, which was held at the historical and geneological society’s museum inside the old train depot near downtown, featured...