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Williamsburg residents and visitors now have some new public art pieces that they can check out. A total of three new bronze statues are in the process of being installed. One of the new statues in front of the old Whitley County Courthouse depicts a little girl with a cat while...

Williamsburg’s Vincent Tomasino was shocked after he scratched off a Kentucky Lottery ticket winning $50,000. Tomasino stopped at the Pilot Travel Center on Ky. 92 last week and purchased three 500X Scratch-off tickets. He decided before leaving the store to buy one more ticke...

Aerial photo by TIMOTHY WYATT Providing clarity: A recent vote by the Corbin City Commission to make changes to the traffic pattern along two small portions of Roy Kidd Avenue has left many area residents confused as to exactly what to expect once the new pattern is implemented....

The University of the Cumberlands Physician Assistant (UCPA) Program Master’s Ball was held on Feb. 10, where over 80 members of the program came together to fellowship and raise money for Emergency Christian Ministries (ECM), a non-profit homeless shelter in Williamsburg. During...

Corbin High School seniors in the Class of 2023 will become alumni of the school one day sooner this May. Chief Information Officer Jason Coguer presented Recognized Family Resource and Youth Service Center (FRYSC) coordinators with certifications of recognition during the recent...

Area residents that frequently travel KY312 and KY770 into and out of Corbin through Laurel County should hopefully be able to notice the drive is now a little less unsightly after a day-long cleanup last week. Workers with Corbin Public Works spent much of last Thursday along...

A new attraction opening at the Kentucky Splash waterpark this summer, a $1.5 million sewer upgrade project to accommodate growth in the Exit 11 area and $4 million in federal funding for waterline work were among the items that Williamsburg Mayor Roddy Harrison discussed during...

When it comes to the topic of teenage suicide, Melissa Johnson Lawson knows a lot more about it than she ever wanted to. In 2018, her 16-year-old daughter, Bethany Faith Lawson, took her own life and died by suicide. Melissa Lawson’s advice to anyone thinking about killing...

Multiple online programs at University of the Cumberlands made the cut for U.S. News and World Report’s list of best programs in the country. Cumberlands’ highest performer was its online master’s in criminal justice program, which ranked No. 1 in Kentucky and No. 10 in the...

Whitley County Judge-Executive Pat White Jr. and Williamsburg Mayor Roddy Harrison will be the keynote speakers during the Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce’s monthly membership luncheon next week. The luncheon will be held at the Williamsburg Tourism and Convention Center on...