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Visitation for Corbin sailor killed at Pearl Harbor is Friday with funeral Saturday

Almost 78 years later, the Corbin sailor killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor is back home. The remains of U.S. Navy Motor Machinist Mate First Class Ulis C. Steely arrived in Corbin Thursday night after landing at Bluegrass Airport in Lexington. A procession of local and state...

Heritage Guitar Quartet to play Saturday in Barbourville

When the Georgia-based Heritage Guitar Quartet takes the stage Saturday, in Barbourville, as part of the Fine Arts Association’s annual concert series, they will do so with a local connection. Joseph Douglas, a native of London, is part of accomplished group that has...

Two people face child abuse charge after small child found wandering outside alone

Two people are facing child abuse charges in Laurel County after a small child in their custody was reportedly found wandering alone outside at a north Corbin apartment complex Tuesday afternoon. Tabitha M. Thompson, 39, of Corbin, and Tristan D. Woods, 22, of London, were each...

Fall ‘Movies in the Park’ to feature, ‘Hocus Pocus’

The Halloween season will kick off Saturday in Corbin as the Corbin Tourism Commission holds its fall Movies in the Park event featuring the beloved Bette Midler movie, “Hocus Pocus.” The 1993 movie also stars Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy, who voiced Peggy Hill in the...

‘Survivor’ update week two: Elaine and Lairo win immunity, and spices

Whitley County’s Elaine Stott and the rest of her Lairo Tribe came out on top of the immunity challenge in the second week of CBS’s “Survivor,” earning a variety of spices in the process. Wednesday’s second episode opened with the tribe returning to camp after voting Ronnie out...

Remains of Corbin sailor killed at Pearl Harbor to arrive back home Thursday evening

The remains of the Corbin sailor killed in the Imperial Japanese Navy’s attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941 are scheduled to arrive in Corbin Thursday evening in preparation for his funeral on Saturday. Motor Machinist’s Mate First Class Ulis C. Steely, whose remains were...

Whitley County bus monitor continuing to recover after assault

The daughter of a Whitley County school bus monitor who was allegedly assault by a student said her mother is continuing to recover. Caitlyn Bellew said her mother, 45-year-old Betty Lee Sutton, was taken to the hospital following the incident last Wednesday afternoon. Bellew...

Corbin man indicted on sexual abuse charges

A Corbin man was indicted Friday in Knox County on four counts of sexual abuse involving a single victim. Edward R. Clark, 49, is facing four counts of first-degree sexual abuse. According to the indictment, Clark allegedly subjected the individual, who was 13 at the time of the...

Corbin Traditional Building dedicated Saturday

Corbin Independent Schools’ officials and members of the community officially brought the curtain down on the school system’s construction and renovation efforts Saturday at the dedication ceremony for the Corbin Traditional Building on Kentucky Ave. After a $7 million...

Baptist Health Corbin’s Paint the Town Pink kicks off Tuesday

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Baptist Health Corbin will began its annual effort to Paint the Town Pink Tuesday night with a kickoff event at NIBROC Park. The event, which is open to the public, will begin at 5:30 p.m. when Corbin Mayor Suzie Razmus signs a...