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News Journal wins fifth General Excellence Award in six years

The News Journal claimed 19 awards Friday at the annual Kentucky Press Association Convention awards banquet, including its fifth First Place General Excellence Award in six years. News Journal Publisher Don Estep said that he was proud of the News Journal staff, which he said...

Sheriff’s deputies find drugs, cash hidden inside stuffed animal

Police seized drugs and cash from inside a stuffed animal while executing a recent search warrant in eastern Whitley County. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a Member? Join Us
Posted On 26 Jan 2022

Drug bust leads to 14 arrests by Knox County Sheriff’s deputies

Two Corbin residents and a Gray man were among the 14 people Knox County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Monday on drug-related charges. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a Member? Join Us

Search warrant leads to drug arrest in Corbin

A search warrant served at a Corbin residence Thursday led to the recovery of more than an ounce-and-a-half of methamphetamine packaged for sale, resulting in the arrest of a Corbin man. Jimmy T. Gilbert, Jr., 48, was charged with first-degree trafficking in a controlled...

Corbin man charged with rape, sexual abuse

A Corbin man was arrested Friday night on rape and sexual abuse charges. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a Member? Join Us

Laurel deputies warn of ‘Publishers Clearing House’ phone scam

The Laurel County Sheriff’s Department is warning area residents of a phone scam in which the caller informs the individual that they have won, “Publishers Clearing House.” According to the sheriff’s office, the caller is telling individuals that they have won $4.5 million but...

Whitley County Board of Education votes to join regional grant co-op

How can you get grant money to do things when, in many cases, the big grants may require that 15,000 – 20,000 students to be serviced by the grants and you don’t even have that many students in your entire school district? The Whitley County School District and a few other local...
Posted On 22 Jan 2022

Search warrant leads to arrest of Corbin man for trafficking meth

A search warrant served at a Corbin residence Thursday led to the recovery pf more than an ounce-and-a-half of methamphetamine packaged for sale, resulting in the arrest of a Corbin man. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day!...

Baptist Health Corbin makes urgent plea to the community as COVID-19 numbers increase

As COVID-19 hospitalizations rise and hospitals face increasingly crowded conditions, Baptist Health Corbin officials are asking the community to stop coming to the emergency department for routine tests for the COVID-19 virus. “We are having issues with patients coming into the...
Posted On 21 Jan 2022

W’burg Police arrest two women stopped with heroin, 5-year-old in car

Williamsburg Police arrested two women last week after a traffic stop for a suspect DUI that turned up heroin and a five-year old in the back seat. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a...