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Rod Run returns to Corbin

Numerous classic and custom vehicles were on display both inside and outside of the Corbin Arena on May 21-22. Spectators wandered through the vehicles analyzing and admiring the vehicles and occasionally stopping to take photos of or with the machines. The Corbin Rod Run is an...

Bonding authorized for Corbin Career Center construction

The Corbin Board of Education took the next step in the construction of the Corbin Career Center during a special called meeting last Thursday by authorizing the issuance of $4.3 million in bonds. Superintendent Dave Cox said the bonds will pay for not only the construction of...

Nearly 80 Corbin students approved for ‘do-over’ year

The Corbin Independent School District Board of Education voted unanimously to allow more than 70 students a do-over year during the 2021-2022 academic year. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this...

Gray man indicted for assault, unlawful imprisonment

A Gray man accused of assaulting his wife and holding her against her will during a domestic incident in London on November 15, was indicted Friday in Laurel County. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view...

Crowd gathers for candlelight vigil

Approximately 30 people gathered for a candlelight vigil, hosted by the Sunup Initiative, in Corbin Tuesday evening. The vigil was to honor the lives lost to racial violence throughout the United States. “It seemed fitting to hold this vigil on the anniversary of George’s death...

Wrestlers share testimonies of their journeys from the ring to the church pew

Grace Christian Fellowship in Williamsburg recently welcomed Nelson Simpson, Terry Allen, and Bradley Cain to speak about their professional lives and what brought them to accept Jesus Christ. Professional wrestling fans know them as Nikita Koloff, Magnum T.A. and Lodi, three men...

Farmer’s Market contest winner announced

The winner of the Whitley County Farmer’s Market t-shirt design was Julia Centers, a high school art teacher at McCreary Central High School. “We live on a little farm and I was looking at the barn out back. I thought, ‘hey, that would be  really cool to do on it,’ and I wanted...

The Holler Creative expanding thanks to SKED loan

You can learn a lot about a person while sharing a cup of coffee. Kevin Flora, Ph.D. and Josh Coppock found their interests intertwined and their goals aligned at a coffee shop in Corbin in 2017. Three months later, they were in business together as co-owners of The Holler...
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Corbin man charged with trafficking heroin, cocaine and meth

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies say a Corbin man who attempted to run from the scene of a traffic stop for a seatbelt violation was found in possession of large amounts of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine and Xanax. Deputies charged Benjamin C. Liford, 35, with first-degree...

Jellico Police make gambling arrests at Main Street pool hall

A raid on a pool hall in Jellico Wednesday resulted in the arrest of the owner, the seizure of working gambling machines along with other gambling related items, and more than $4,600 in cash. Jellico Police Chief Gary Perkins said in a release that Warren Terry, of Duff,...