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Corbin Readifest is Tuesday

Corbin Independent Schools will be hosting its annual Readifest for students from noon to 5:00 p.m. on July 24 at the new Corbin Middle School. The event is an opportunity for all students in the Corbin Independent School system to receive supplies and meet with a diverse group...

Corbin City Commission agrees to give $12,000 to London-Corbin Airport, if London City Council does, too

The Corbin City Commission unanimously approved a motion to give $12,000 to help fund operations at the London-Corbin Airport, if the London City Council agrees to match it. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to...

Friends, family celebrate Rosa Berry’s 100th birthday

Friends and family members gathered at the Merry Jeffries Center Saturday afternoon to celebrate the 100th birthday of Williamsburg resident Rosa May Berry. Berry couldn’t be physically present for the party, but Mayor Roddy Harrison presented a key to the city in her honor,...
Posted On 18 Jul 2018

Mid Springs GED center has first graduate from program

Thursday afternoon marked a milestone for a local community GED program and one Whitley County resident. Lisa Henson, who dropped out of high school in 2010 when she was three months short of graduating, received her GED from the Mid Springs branch of Tri-County Skills U. The Mid...
Posted On 18 Jul 2018

Three more indictments handed down in Bronson Fugate meth case

Three more people have been indicted in connection with the conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine involving former police officer Charlie Bronson Fugate. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this...

Corbin Library holding mammoth book sale to prepare for renovations

The Corbin Public Library is planning the mother of all booksales in preparation for the renovations to the annex building. At Thursday’s regular meeting of the library board, Chair Brenda Jones explained that the first floor of the annex building had become the storage area for...

Laurel deputies take possession of prop money

A Laurel County business owner contacted the sheriff’s department after a pallet of prop money came into his business. Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, the department’s public affairs officer, said James Jones, the owner of Pallets R Us in London, asked deputies to take more than $1...

UPDATE: KSP: Corbin man reported missing is alive and well

UPDATE: A Corbin man who had been reported missing since Saturday is alive and well. Kevin Brock, 42, who had been reported missing by his family on Saturday, contacted Kentucky State Police Wednesday. Brock later met with troopers in Knox County to confirm that he was well....

Corbin City Manager suspended for 30 days

The Corbin City Commission voted unanimously Monday night to suspend City Manager Marlon Sams for 30 days without pay. Following an executive session lasting more than one hour during the regular monthly meeting, the commissioners cited inaccuracies in the budget process relating...

Corbin woman in critical condition after being struck by SUV

A Corbin woman is in critical condition at the University of Kentucky Medical Center after she was struck by an SUV on the Corbin bypass Sunday night. Corbin Police Captain Coy Wilson, the department’s public affairs officer, said Tina Mullins, 47, was walking on the roadway near...