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White Flag Ministry needs financial help

January’s winter weather has First Baptist Church of Corbin’s White Flag Ministry in need of monetary help to be able to provide hotel rooms to those in need. “We are seeing between 100 and 120 people each night,” said Pastor Alex Lockridge noting that the ministry is spending...

New Partnership Formed to Meet Student Needs in Whitley County

Almost 550 retired teachers live in Whitley County. Out of this number is an organization known as Whitley Area Retired Teachers Association (WARTA). When they retire, many teachers find that the desire to help students and give back to their communities doesn’t go away. One of...

Multi pound meth trafficking organization with Corbin ties dismantled

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies have made two arrests in connection with a local multi pound methamphetamine drug trafficking organization, which they say has been dismantled and was distributing drugs in the Corbin area, according to a sheriff’s department release late Friday...
Posted On 28 Jan 2022

Apollo Pizza is coming to Corbin

“We had actually had our eyes on Corbin for quite a few years,” said owner of Apollo Pizza and Beer Emporium Wesley Browne. “We just had so much on our plates that we didn’t pull the trigger.” The trigger was officially pulled in September when the restaurant owner purchased the...

Whitley Central Intermediate Cheer Squad takes first in elementary division

The Whitley Central Intermediate Cheer Squad won first place in the Elementary School Competition Division and first place in the eighth grade and under stunt competition at The Rock Cheer and Dance Competition on Saturday. The competition was hosted by Joanie Alexander and her...

Corbin Academic Team wins 49th District tournament

The Corbin High School Academic team was named the winners on Saturday at the 49th District High School Governor’s Cup tournament hosted by Lynn Camp. The students’ combined written assessment and team quick recall scores resulted in Corbin bringing home the overall winner award....

Whitley County Fiscal Court approves bid for new ambulances

The Whitley County Fiscal Court unanimously approved Southeast Apparatus’s bid for new ambulances at its Jan. 18 meeting. Southeast Apparatus submitted the only bid for the new ambulance vehicles. The bid came in at $203,434 per ambulance. The Whitley County Fiscal Court will...

Race for Whitley County Jailer now has six candidates after Moses withdraws

It is now a six-person race to be the next Whitley County Jailer as Rocky Moses, Jr. withdrew from the race on Thursday. Moses announced the decision on his Facebook page Thursday morning. “I want to start off by saying thank you to each and every one of you that has supported me...

Photo Gallery: WWE Supershow at The Corbin Arena

Fans packed The Corbin Arena Saturday for a WWE Supershow featuring some of the biggest names in sports entertainment.
Posted On 27 Jan 2022

Sweet destruction: Karaoke building to be demolished

Another “eyesore” will soon be gone in downtown Corbin. A subsidiary of Queens Domain LLC has purchased the property currently housing the Karaoke building, aka the blue building, beside Sweeties at the corner of North Main Street and Gordon Street. Jim Bruso, owner...