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Corbin Police posted outside Corbin schools during drop off

People driving up to one of Corbin’s seven school buildings to pick up or drop off students Monday may have noticed a Corbin Police officer standing near the entrance. Corbin Police Chief Rusty Hedrick said during Monday’s meeting of the Corbin City Commission that beginning...

Preliminary hearing yields new details in quadruple homicide

New details in the investigation into the shooting deaths of four people, including an unborn child, came to light Tuesday during a preliminary hearing for the accused, 37-year-old Paul Brock. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every...

Ky. 92E partially reopens after rock slide

A rock slide early Monday evening on Ky. 92E about three miles east of Williamsburg closed the roadway to traffic for nearly 24 hours as Kentucky Transportation Cabinet crews worked overnight and throughout the day Tuesday to clear debris from the roadway. The Transportation...
Posted On 28 Feb 2018

Four new shows announced for The Arena

Four new shows have been announced for The Arena in Corbin. Arena Director Kristi Balla announced that the “I Love the 90’s” Tour, featuring Salt N Pepa, All 4 One, Coolio, Tone Loc, and Young MC, will take to the stage April 13, country comedian Rodney Carrington will perform...

Tickets on sale for annual Rotary International Dinner

Corbin and London’s Rotary International clubs will be joining together for the 10th consecutive year to host the Rotary International Dinner in an effort to help the organization eradicate polio, worldwide. This year’s dinner will be held at The Arena in Corbin at 7 p.m. on...

CHS student threatened to bring gun to school Tuesday

For the second time in less than a week, Corbin Police were called to investigate alleged threats made by a Corbin student. Corbin High School’s Resource Officer William Rose was notified about 10 a.m. Tuesday after a student had allegedly made a threat. “Another kid said he was...

Fox Run Road home destroyed by fire Saturday morning

Firefighters from three area departments spent approximately seven hours battling a house fire on Fox Run Road in Corbin early Saturday morning. Oak Grove, Woodbine and West Knox firefighters were called to the scene off of Black Diamond Road at approximately 2:30 a.m. “It was a...

School safety fundraising effort for Corbin schools exceeds $40,000

Local attorney Shane Romines is continuing the effort to ensure Corbin Independent Schools two school resource officers remain on the job beyond the end of the school year. In a video posted on the Copeland and Romines Law Office Facebook page, Romines announced the fundraising...

Corbin Police investigating ‘suspicious individual’ seen outside preschool playground

Corbin Police are investigating after receiving a complaint of a suspicious man outside the playground at Corbin Preschool. Superintendent Dave Cox said one of the school system’s school resource officers, was called to the school on Master Street at about 11 a.m. after teachers...

Two Corbin Elementary students facing charges over school threats

Two Corbin Elementary School students are facing terroristic threatening charges after making threatening comments during school Friday morning. “It was nothing specific,” said Superintendent Dave Cox, explaining that another student overheard the comment and told a teacher. The...