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Despite an arrest early Tuesday morning, local police say the theft of catalytic converters from vehicles across Whitley County is rampant. 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

A federal indictment against a Knox County native convicted in the murder of Donald Mills but later pardoned by former Governor Matt Bevin, and was arrested by United States Marshals early Monday, May 31 has been unsealed in federal court. Read this story and more for just $.99...

A Corbin woman was indicted Thursday on federal charges that she created fake business entities in order to fraudulently obtain federal economic stimulus money. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this...

The Whitley County Public Library’s 100 Days of Reading officially kicked off on Tuesday. Children are encouraged to read 20 minutes a day for 100 days during the program. The library provides logs for children to record their hours. Children who spend 20 minutes a day reading...

(Story by Jeff Ledington, Barbourville Mountain Advocate) A Knox County native convicted for his involvement in a 2014 murder, but later pardoned by former Governor Matt Bevin, was arrested by United States Marshals early Monday, May 31. Patrick Brian Baker, 43, was arrested and...

Corbin Police say an argument over a cell phone resulted in a Corbin man being shot in the head early Sunday morning and two people being arrested for attempted murder early Monday morning. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day!...

What a difference 50 years can make. When Southeast Kentucky Rehabilitation Industries (SEKRI) was founded in Corbin on May 10, 1971, with the purpose of serving people with mental and physical disabilities, when there were virtually no employment opportunities in Southeast...

2020 Rogers Scholar and Corbin High School student Spencer Hays partnered with community leader, Jeremy Patton, of United Martial Arts, to develop a social media anti-bullying campaign for males and females, ages 5-18, in Laurel, Knox, and Whitley counties. The goal was to...

Williamsburg Kiwanis Club President David Perry (far right) recently presented $500 scholarships to three deserving graduating seniors, including: Whitley County High School senior Dania Esser (far left), who received the Kiwanis Achievement Scholarship; and Williamsburg High...

Whitley County High School Whitley County School District Superintendent John Siler presented the 2021 Governor’s Scholars recipients with a certificate for their accomplishments. Whitley County High School’s 2021 Governor’s Scholars include: Luke Baker, Rebecca Meadors, Leslie...