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‘Paint the Town Pink’ Glow run to be held Saturday

The fourth annual Baptist Family Fitness “Paint the Town Pink” Glow Run/Walk will take place Saturday at Corbin High School. The two-mile event will raise money for the patients at Baptist Health Corbin’s Cancer Care Center. “Patients may need assistance with wigs, gas cards,...

Corbin OKs $300,000 credit line to help book Arena shows

In addition to being a venue for concerts and other events, The Arena in Corbin is also getting into the business of promoting concerts. The Corbin City Commission voted during its regular monthly meeting Monday to open a $300,000 line of credit with Hometown Bank. Read this...
Posted On 21 Sep 2016

Year-long photo exhibit focused on Appalachia to open in Corbin Thursday

A group of photography enthusiasts is partnering with the Corbin Tourism and Convention Commission to install a free year-round exhibit in town that celebrates the beauty of Appalachia. “Autumn Falls in Appalachia” will be on display to the general public beginning Thursday and...

Third Annual Moonbow Eggfest set for Oct. 1

Devoted chefs who use the aptly named, all-in-one cooking device known as “The Big Green Egg” will fill the air with mouthwatering scents when they descend on Corbin Oct. 1 for the Third Annual Moonbow Eggfest. The traditional “lighting of the eggs” will take place at about 9:00...

Ky. Attorney General speaks to Corbin Kiwanis Club

Kentucky’s 50th Attorney General spoke to Corbin’s Kiwanis Club last Friday about his office’s four-point mission to make the state safer for its citizens. Andy Beshear spoke to members of the club during their regular weekly meeting at David’s Steakhouse last week. Beshear said...

Alleged truck thief among those indicted Monday

A Whitley County Grand Jury indicted Johnny Mullis on Monday for allegedly stealing a lawyer’s truck. A Whitley County Grand Jury indicted a Williamsburg man, who allegedly stole an attorney’s pick-up truck from the parking lot outside of district court in Corbin last...
Posted On 21 Sep 2016

Car show held to raise awareness about pulmonary fibrosis

There was more to the “It’s Just a Hunk of Metal” car show Saturday at the Kentucky Splash waterpark than just a few hunks of old metal in the form of classic cars, trucks and motorcycles. For organizer Christy Bolton, it was a way to honor her late father,...
Posted On 21 Sep 2016

UPDATE: Motorcyclist who fled scene of Thursday accident charged with DUI

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies cited a Laurel County man to court Thursday afternoon after he allegedly ran off from the scene of a wreck involving a motorcycle and an SUV. West Knox firefighters responded to the wreck on Cumberland Gap Parkway near Lowe’s Home Improvement...

Tips requested after recovery of stolen tractor, utility trailer

Whitley County sheriff’s deputies have recovered a stolen tractor and utility trailer that were reported stolen recently from Tennessee. About 8:30 a.m. on Sept. 13, the sheriff’s department received an anonymous tip that a stolen John Deere tractor could be located in a...
Posted On 15 Sep 2016

UPDATE: KSP says teen will face charges in connection with Thursday high-speed chase and crash

Kentucky State Police say a 16-year-old female remains at the University of Tennessee Medical Center where she was airlifted when her Mercedes SUV ran head-on into a coal truck Thursday, and she will face criminal charges in Knox District Court. Trooper Shane Jacobs, public...