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Community Thanksgiving meal to be served tonight at Corbin High School

The Community Thanksgiving meal will be served 5 to 7 p.m. Monday in the cafeteria at Corbin High School. The event, which is free and open to the public, is the brainchild of Corbin High School Assistant Principal Steve Jewell. Heater Martinez, grant coordinator at the high...

Elaine wins immunity challenge, peanut butter and jelly reward for her group

Within the first 15 minutes of Wednesday night’s ninth episode of, “Survivor: Island of the Idols” Whitley County’s Elaine Stott assured herself that she would not be one of the two people eliminated. That’s because Elaine, along with Noura, each won immunity in this week’s...

Center Target shooting range hosting competition to benefit local Toys for Tots campaign

Would–be sharpshooters are invited to come out to Center Target Firearms and Indoor Range in London to show off their skills and help the local Marine Corps Toys for Tots Campaign. The range is hosting a pistol competition through Dec. 13, with all proceeds going to help provide...

Handcuffed woman eludes Laurel deputies for more than two hours

A Harlan County woman in handcuffs spent more than two hours on the run from Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies Monday night before she was taken back into custody. Brittany N. Turner, 31, of Evarts, was arrested just before midnight after she was found hiding from deputies in the...

Corbin woman adds color to Colonel Sanders statue with hat and scarf

The bronze statue of KFC founder Colonel Harland Sanders can appear dull at times, so one Corbin woman decided to use her talent to give him some color. Mary Messeck, who crochets all types of hats, scarves, mittens and other winter items, recently added a multi-colored hat and...

Citizen complaint leads to DUI arrest Wednesday

A public complaint led to the arrest of a Lily man on DUI and careless driving charges Wednesday afternoon. Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies arrest Glenn D. Hinkle, 62, following the traffic stop on U.S. 25 in Lily. Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, the department’s public affairs...

Renovations, expansions planned for original KFC

Kentucky Fried Chicken corporate officials in Louisville announced Wednesday that the original KFC in Corbin will be undergoing a renovation and expansion project beginning this week. Officials said franchise owner JRN, Inc., headquartered in Columbia, Tennessee, has planned the...

Bob Terrell leaves legacy of community-service

Corbin is mourning the loss of one of its most staunch supporters, as Bob Terrell Jr. died Monday at age 86. “He was one of the most community civic minded people for Corbin that I have ever met,” said Rob Miller who serves on the Corbin Library Board. “If he saw something that...

W’burg computer students getting high tech help from Google, Intuit, Airbnb engineers

Williamsburg is getting its own app, and the Girls Who Code Club at Williamsburg Independent School is designing it. Another student group is busy digitalizing year books and producing content to be shown on the Jumbotron during ball games. The computer programming students, who...
Posted On 20 Nov 2019

Two Corbin residents, Keavy man named in organized crime indictment

Two Corbin residents and a Keavy man are among the five people named in an indictment alleging that they engaged in organized crime and trafficked in alcoholic beverages in a dry territory over a two-year period. Harold E. Mayton, 71, and Jessica Danielle Sumner, 30, both of...