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Jacket Farmers Market opens for the season

Photo by TIMOTHY WYATT The Jacket Farmers Market, hosted at Bill Woods Park by the Williamsburg Independent FFA, kicked off its season last Thursday. Recent weather dampened the grand opening, but it will be held at a later date. The market is open Thursdays from 4-7 p.m.

Local woman donates a kidney to stranger in order to help a friend get a new kidney

Most people would be willing to donate a kidney for a spouse, sibling or child. Many people would be willing to donate a kidney to save the life of their best friend or even a good friend. But what about donating a kidney to someone, who you only really know socially or through...
Posted On 16 May 2024

Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America makes special pit stop at David’s Steakhouse in Corbin

Photo by TIMOTHY WYATT Last Thursday, the Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America made a scheduled stop in Corbin to meet supporters and eat lunch at David’s Steakhouse. The charity ride included 150 motorcycles and covered over 2,100 miles in order to raise funds and awareness...

CHS JROTC Cadet Jacen Post honored with Citation for Heroism Award after saving a life

Corbin High School JROTC Cadet Jacen Post did something last summer that most high school freshman don’t get the chance to do. He saved a life. During a special ceremony Tuesday morning, Corbin High School JROTC Cadet Jacen Post was recognized for saving a life last summer and...
Posted On 15 May 2024

Kickin’ It at Kentucky Splash held over weekend

Photos by TIMOTHY WYATT Vehicle enthusiasts flocked to Williamsburg over the weekend for Kickin’ It at Kentucky Splash, a two-day event devoted to mini trucks, lifted trucks, hot rods and a variety of other speciatly vehicles. The event was presented by Minitruckin Magazine....

Mint Derby Egg Fest event features cook-off, prize giveaways and more

Photos by TIMOTHY WYATT The Derby Day EGG Fest was held Saturday at The Mint Cumberland in partnership with W.D. Bryant. The grill-off competition utilized Big Green Egg outdoor cooking systems and featured a variety of culinary specialties. Other activities were also available....

Corbin Garden Club assists with Arbor Day celebration

The Corbin Garden Club celebrated Arbor Day with the Seventh Grade Science Class at the Corbin Middle School by  planting an Eastern Redbud tree (native as in grows in the state of Kentucky)! It is a small tree common in the understory and along roadsides. After pledging the...
Posted On 03 May 2024
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Immanuel Baptist Church holds ground breaking for Williamsburg facility

Even though it has no foundation or even walls yet, you could still get an idea Sunday evening of what the Immanuel Baptist Church building for its Williamsburg campus was going to be like. There were chalk outlines around where the outer walls would be and around where the...
Posted On 03 May 2024

Corbin Public Works employees renovate Engineer Street bridge

Aerial photography by TIMOTHY WYATT Corbin Public Works employees worked Monday to put the finishing touches on a project to replace the decking on the Engineer Street Bridge. While the bridge has been closed to vehicle traffic for several years, it was still open as a pedestrian...

May Day 2024 to be presented Friday at the Arena

Whitley Ella Hurst, the 2024 May Queen, and Lainey Page Williams, this year’s Tiny Queen, will be crowned Friday night, May 3, at 7 p.m. during the 81st presentation of the May Day Festival at the Arena in Corbin. Hurst is the daughter of Jason and Crystal Hurst. She will be...
Posted On 02 May 2024
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