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Corbin Police getting some unarmed help

Corbin Police Department may soon have a new face in the office who won’t be carrying a gun. Whitley County Health Department Public Health Director Marcy Rein presented the plan for a pilot program, which would place a behavioral health clinician inside the Corbin Police...

Traffic stop leads to meth bust

A routine traffic stop Thursday afternoon by a Whitley County Sheriff’s Deputy resulted in the seizure of about 30 grams of methamphetamine from inside a vehicle, according to a sheriff’s department release. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get...
Posted On 27 Jan 2021

Williamsburg Police use taser to take wanted man into custody

What began as an attempt by Williamsburg Police to serve several outstanding warrants early Saturday morning, ended with police tasing the suspect in order to take him custody. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login...

Deputies administer NARCAN to unidentified individual, Kelly charged with trafficking heroin and methamphetamine

A Corbin man is facing charges of trafficking heroin and methamphetamine after Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies located more than two grams of heroin and more than 27 grams of meth at his residence early Tuesday morning. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or...

Rockholds man accused of elder abuse

A Rockholds man was charged with the abuse of his elderly grandfather, whom emergency room nurses at St. Joseph London reported finding with bed sores, poor hygiene and a broken hip, according to authorities. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get...

Beshear announces two cases of COVID variant in Kentucky

Gov. Andy Beshear said two cases of the COVID-19 variant from the United Kingdom (UK) have been confirmed in the commonwealth. “Public Health Commissioner Dr. Steven Stack is going to talk about this more tomorrow. The UK variant does spread more aggressively, but he’ll take us...

Southbound I-75 traffic shut down near Corbin

Southbound Interstate 75 near Corbin will be shut down until approximately 5  p.m. as emergency personnel work to clear an injury wreck and clean up a fuel spill. The wreck occurred at approximately 2:30 p.m. near Exit 29. Motorists are advised to seek alternative routes.

Local chef featured in Kentucky Restaurant Journal

“I’ve already reached my ultimate goal,” said Wrigley Taproom owner and chef Kristin Smith. “Having a restaurant in my own community where I get to cook for those I love, using ingredients that were grown right here in Whitley county is more than I could have wished for.” Because...

Area firefighters respond to Rockholds structure fire now under investigation

The Woodbine Fire Department responded to a structure fire Wednesday night that is now under investigation. The fire department was dispatched to the fire on Owens Branch Road off of Ky. 779 in the Rockholds community about 9 p.m. Wednesday night. No residents were inside the...

Laurel County man arrested on child sexual exploitation charges

A Laurel County man was arrested on child sexual exploitation charges Thursday following an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children investigation. Kody Wayne Mullins, 19, was arrested at a residence in Keavy. According to a press release from the Kentucky State Police, “The...