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The Corbin Public Library is hosting its “Run for Literacy” 5K at 8 a.m. Saturday. The annual event will start and end in front of the library on Laurel Ave. Registration will begin at 6:30 a.m. The cost is $25. Diane Mitchell with the Friends of the Corbin Public Library said...

West Knox and Lily firefighters spent more than three hours working to contain a blaze that consumed an already damaged home on Old Barbourville Hwy. Sunday night. Approximately one month after it first burned, West Knox firefighters say they were called back to a residence on...

Whitley County law enforcement is asking for the public’s help to identify the man who broke into a vehicle outside a home on Browning Acres Road Sunday morning. According to Constable Ron “Bubba” Bowling the individual walked up the driveway of the home and got into the truck to...

Two Knox County Sheriff’s deputies were shot Monday as they attempted to serve an indictment warrant in the Trosper Community in eastern Knox County. Knox County Sheriff Mike Smith identified the deputies as Claude Hudson and Keith Liford, and the resident as 50-year-old John...

Corbin Police were called to the parking lot at Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home Thursday morning in response to a suicide in the parking lot. Police say 72-year-old Johnie Kinman of Corbin was pronounced dead at the scene. Corbin Police Captain Coy Wilson, the department’s public...

A two-vehicle collision resulted in minor injuries Monday, June 5. Auburn Payne, 19, of Adamsville Tenn., was traveling south on US 25 E when she lost control of her 1998 Volvo S70. While attempting to stop at the traffic light at the junction of US 25 E and Highway 223 in Gray,...

Main Street in Corbin will be packed with classic and custom rides Saturday as the Cumberland Valley Cruise-In comes to town. Chris McQueen, one of the event organizers said the first cruise-in held in May at Cumberland Falls State Park featured more than 300 entries. Vehicles of...

Spring thunderstorms have delayed the event, but the annual Laurel Lake Cleanup is going to finally happen Saturday. The 28th annual event pits Laurel and Whitley counties against each other in an effort to turn out the most volunteers. Laurel County currently holds the trophy....

This map depicts the 60-mile Copperhead Trail route that features over 300 turns. It is geared towards motorcycle riders, who county officials hope will visit Whitley and McCreary counties. There are a little over 300 turns along its 60-mile winding route that Whitley and...

Laurel County Sheriff John Root is asking for the public’s help to find a missing Richmond man who was last seen in southern Laurel County. Thirty-nine-year-old Jerry Gullette, who had been visiting an acquaintance in the area, was reported missing Monday morning. Deputy Gilbert...