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Photos by TIMOTHY WYATT Williamsburg Walmart was filled with Christmas cheer last Thursday night, as more than 150 children flocked to the store to participated in the 17th Annual Williamsburg Police Department Shop with a Cop event. Participating children were provided with $100...

Photo by TIMOTHY WYATT A ceremony was held last week at the Whitley County Courthouse in remembrance of Pearl Harbor. Attendees gathered in the Whitley County Fiscal Court chambers for the event, which included an audio recording of Eleanor Roosevelt’s radio address to America on...

Photos by TIMOTHY WYATT Holiday cheer: Despite the cold and threat of rain, hundreds of people lined Main Street in downtown Williamsburg on Saturday night to take in the city’s annual “Feels Like Home” Christmas Parade. Winners for the float decorating contest were announced...

Photo by TIMOTHY WYATT Back in action: Though the Corbin water tower is still littered with a large number of nesting birds, the iconic Christmas star light that sits atop it is now once again functional. Officials with the Corbin City Utilities Commission confirmed Tuesday that...

The Corbin Rotary Club has announced donations for the 2022 Empty Stocking Fund Christmas Party to benefit children in need throughout the tri-county area. Donors and the amounts given include: Patil Foundation Inc. – $1,000. Walmart Store #1259 – $3,500. Rotary International...

Forcht Bank of London recently presented the Laurel County Sheriff’s Department’s “Shop with a Cop” program with a $250 donation. Forcht Bank staff are seen presenting the check to Laurel County Sheriff’s Deputy Gilbert Acciardo and London Police detectives Stacy Anderkin and...

The Student Government Association (SGA) at University of the Cumberlands recently visited Williamsburg Health and Rehabilitation Center to spread some holiday cheer. SGA hosted a Christmas Bingo event, complete with prizes and handwritten Christmas cards, which they delivered to...

Photos by TIMOTHY WYATT A group of students from University of the Kentucky delivered more than 700 toys to the South-Central Toys for Tots Campaign on Monday. The students had held a months-long toy drive in anticipation of donating them to the campaign. While there are Toys for...

Photo by TIMOTHY WYATT Several dozen people came out to the Green Space on Main in downtown Williamsburg for the second annual Hanging of the Green event on Saturday. Students from the Williamsburg High School Choir performed a number of Christmas carols followed by a reading of...

Each year, local organizations are chosen to benefit from the Annual Colonel Sanders Half Marathon event in downtown Corbin by receiving a portion of the proceeds. In 2022, the groups receiving the donations are the Corbin Rotary Club and the Corbin Lions Club. Last week, event...