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The Whitley County Board of Education will be getting one new member and will have to elect a new board chairman next year. The board’s second longest serving member, Larry Lambdin, who is also the board chairman, did not file to run for re-election this year as the filing...

With the end of NIBROC, Corbin City Manager Marlon Sams has begun serving his 30-day suspension without pay, handed down by the city commission on July 16. The commission voted to suspend Sams for what was described as, “inaccuracies in the budget process relating to payroll.”...

There is now a new Whitley County Surveyor. Long time incumbent Whitley County Surveyor Bob Moses didn’t file seeking to run for re-election to another four-year term earlier this year. He resigned as county surveyor on July 19. Whitley County Judge-Executive Pat White Jr....

A new school year and a new school created traffic issues Monday on Master Street and Main Street in Corbin, but officials at Corbin Independent Schools say they are working to resolve the problem. Superintendent Dave Cox said it was a combination of things that caused the backup...

#KeepCorbinClean is one of 11 finalists in the 2018 Beautify the Bluegrass initiative and it has until Wednesday to overcome a substantial voting deficit. Ballots may be cast at www.kentuckyliving.com. As of Monday morning, Mt. Sterling’s effort to rejuvenate its downtown park...

Whitley County’s Second Annual Kayaking for Kids Kayak Race Saturday featured nearly four times as many participants and raised more than twice as much money for charity as did last year’s race. This year’s race had 98 participants, featured 71 kayaks or jon boats and raised...

Makayla Mack of Williamsburg was crowned Miss NIBROC 2018 Saturday night. Mack, the daughter of Craig and Joy Mack, is a 2017 graduate of Williamsburg High School and currently attends Western Kentucky University where she is majoring in exercise science. “I have been coming and...

Work to repair George Hays Road, which partially collapsed on April 17 into Briar Creek, is almost ready to begin. George Hayes Road is is still closed following the April 17 collapse of a portion of it, but work is slated to start next week to repair it. Williamsburg Mayor Roddy...

The Corbin Police Department has added two new vehicles to its fleet as the first of six Dodge Durango SUVs have arrived. Officers had the new vehicles, which replaced two of its Dodge Chargers, on the road Monday. Chief Rusty Hedrick said while the department has filled out its...

The final act in the musical lineup for the 66th annual NIBROC Festival has been announced as country artist Cort Carpenter will take to the main stage Thursday night. Carpenter, whose 2015 hit, “Let Me See Your Koozie,” has become a summer party anthem for fans. The title song...