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Mobile COVID-19 vaccination sites coming to Whitley, Laurel counties this week

In an effort to help get people vaccinated for COVID-19 in under served areas, some mobile vaccination sites are coming to the local area this week to provide free vaccinations. The project is a joint effort involving the Kentucky Health Department, its contractor, Wild Health,...
Posted On 10 May 2021

Forcht Group donates building to Corbin Independent Schools

With the continued growth of Corbin Independent Schools, the school system has outgrown the available space for the staff and administrators at the central office on Roy Kidd Ave. Relief is on the way as Forcht Group of Kentucky has donated the two-story building on Barbourville...

W’Burg School introduces Jacket Box

Williamsburg City School welcomed a new addition to the campus in the form of the “Jacket Box.” The Jacket Box is a food pantry located at the corner of 10th Street and Main Street in Williamsburg. “It will be running on a ‘take what you need, give what you can’ basis, with a...

Photo Gallery: Cumberland Falls Cleanup

Numerous volunteers turned out recently to participate in the Cumberland Falls Cleanup, including these people seen cleaning up trash along the main road leading to the falls. During the May 1 rescheduled clean-up, 105 volunteers picked up 279 bags of trash, two tires, one...
Posted On 09 May 2021

Williamsburg getting new Pizza Hut building

For fans of the Williamsburg Pizza Hut, there is some bad news and some good news for you. The bad news is that the longtime restaurant off Exit 11 will be closing at the end of business on Saturday, May 8. The good news is that the reason it is closing is so that the old store...
Posted On 08 May 2021

Corbin Police find meth hidden under hood of SUV

Corbin Police arrested a Williamsburg woman and a Keavy man after locating more than four ounces of crystal methamphetamine hidden in the engine compartment of their SUV. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to...

COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic open today at Kentucky Splash Waterpark

Wild Health is offering free COVID-19 vaccines at the Kentucky Splash Waterpark in Williamsburg today, May 7, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Pfizer vaccine will be available to anyone 16 years old or above. The vaccines are free and no insurance is required. No appointment is...

Former May Day Queens reflect on the festivities

Like many other traditions, the May Day Festival has changed throughout the years. What used to be a large-scale, in-person production has been moved to a virtual event since the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Despite the changes to the event, the grace and poise of the May Day...

New W’burg Jaws of Life nearly four times more powerful than old set

If you’re involved in a car crash in Williamsburg and pinned inside your vehicle, then Williamsburg Fire and Rescue should now be able to get you out a bit faster thanks to some new state-of-the-art equipment. Wynn Fire Equipment delivered a new set of the Jaws of Life to...
Posted On 07 May 2021

Corbin man tells trooper he wasn’t running, ‘just having fun’

A Corbin man whom police say was intoxicated when he led them on a chase north on Cumberland Falls Hwy., and reached speeds in excess of 100 mph, Wednesday night denied that he was attempting to elude police. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get...