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The Corbin Rotary Club has released its final list of donations for the 2022 Empty Stocking Fund Christmas Party to benefit children in need throughout the tri-county area. In all, donors gave a total of $36,397.34 to the program in 2022. Recent donors and the amounts given...

Photos by TIMOTHY WYATT and MARK WHITE         A ceremony was held last Thursday at the Whitley County Judicial Center to swear in many of Whitley County’s officials, several of which are new to their offices. TOP LEFT: Bill Elliotte takes the oath of office...

A house fire in the Rockholds community of Whitley County Monday morning resulted in the structure being a total loss. The house was located on Slusher Cemetery Road, just off of Tidal Wave Road, about two miles from KY 26. Although the cause of the blaze has still not been...

Williamsburg Independent School was recently awarded the “Rising Sun Initiative Grant” from the Kentucky Future Farmers of America (FFA) Foundation. The grant provided $5,000 to jumpstart a brand new agriculture program. “This grant will go towards establishing a strong...

Not sure what to do with that real Christmas tree now that the holiday is over? You could help improve Kentucky’s fisheries by donating your natural Christmas tree to the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources’ Christmas for the Fishes tree recycling program...

Corbin firefighters had a busy 36-hour period before Christmas responding to three structure fires inside the city limits and assisting West Knox firefighters with a fourth structure fire near Corbin between Dec. 23-24. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or...

Photo by TIMOTHY WYATT What a view: Despite all of the trouble caused by recent snow, ice and freezing temperatures, folks in our region were treated to a White Christmas in 2022. Right, an aerial view of downtown Williamsburg on Christmas day shows the area from City Hall up to...

Criminal justice students recently hosted their Eighth Annual “Operation Joy” Holiday Christmas Food Basket program that hopes to help dozens of area families have a better Christmas meal. The Corbin Area Technology Center Criminal Justice classes donated 65 holiday food baskets...

Several major construction projects have been ongoing throughout the Whitley County School District this year, though two that were expected to have already been completed have been delayed due to supply chain shortages. During the Whitley County Board of Education’s regular...

A portion of Roy Kidd Avenue could become a one-way street under a plan being considered by the Corbin City Commission. The new Corbin City Commission was sworn in Monday evening at city hall. From left to right, commissioners John Baker and Allison Moore, Mayor Suzie Razmus and...