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Construction at the new Corbin Middle School is on pace to have the building ready when the 2018-19 school year begins and the Corbin Board of Education has begun the process to determine where grades three, four and five will be housed. At a working session of the board Monday...

Republicans control both houses of Congress and the White House. They control both chambers of the Kentucky General Assembly and the Kentucky Governor’s Mansion. Now what? This was one of the primary topics of discussion by speakers at 79th Annual Fifth District Lincoln Day...

A series of discussions concerning downtown and the potential effect moving NIBROC back to Main Street in 2017 will have on business owners resulted in a call for a vote to override the move at the Corbin City Commission meeting Monday night. Read this story and more for just...

For the second time in three weeks, the Whitley County Board of Health spent more than two hours in executive session Monday night to discuss “personnel matters,” but took no formal action.

Every student and staff member at Whitley County High School got a special St. Patrick’s Day present when they arrived at school Friday. Each student locker was adorned with a post it note with some type of positive message written on it, such as “Stay true.” “Be somebody nobody...

First Baptist Church in Corbin is expanding its food pantry, a little. Near the door to the food pantry, church members have installed a “Little Free Pantry.” The two-shelf cabinet contains an assortment of canned goods, non-perishable food and toiletry items available to those...

The wallet and identification of a Williamsburg man was recovered early Sunday morning from the spot where he allegedly stole a pick-up truck, according to the man’s arrest citation. Elvin Lee Blakley, 51, of Highway 26, was arrested about 8 a.m. Sunday at a residence on Tackett...

A Kentucky Marine who lost his sight, and both of his legs, while deployed in Iraq in 2007 will be the featured speaker this year at “Lights Out Dinner in the Dark” — a fundraising event designed to provide a greater appreciation for the challenges people with disabilities face...

The Whitley County Sheriff’s Department has received a clean financial bill of health following a recent audit of its 2015 tax settlement. “The auditor noted no instances of noncompliance. The auditor also noted no matters involving internal control over financial reporting and...

A Corbin man has been charged with attempting to arrange the murder of four individuals, including two Whitley County court officials, while awaiting his day in court on an unrelated charge. Kentucky State Police have charged 54-year-old William T. Sutton with four counts of...