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(Lexington, KY) In its fifth year, Stick a Forcht in Hunger, hosted by Forcht Bank, collected over 22,900 nonperishable food items to be donated to local food banks. Customers, community members and employees dropped off items for nearly six weeks at Forcht Bank locations to be...

The WYMT Kentucky Fishing Expo presented by Pittsburgh Marine will end on Saturday due to potential inclement weather. “It is normally a three-day event – Friday, Saturday and Sunday – however, due to the forecast and concern for the safety of everyone, we are going to go ahead...

Jellico Police’s attempt to serve an arrest warrant on a woman Friday resulted in additional charges after officers located Suboxone and Neurontin. Evette Marie Zehr was charged with possession of Schedule III drugs (Suboxone), possession of Schedule IV drugs (Neurontin) and...

Between Jan. 6 and Jan. 7, Whitley County received between 4.5 and 7 inches of snowfall, depending on the location within the county, according to the National Weather Service in Jackson. Because  many community members went outside to enjoy the snow, the News Journal put out a...

The Garden Club of Kentucky, which is led by current president and Corbin native Carcille Burchette, has established a fund that will help restore the land devastated by the tornadoes in western Kentucky. Burchette said the fund is an application of the club’s mission statement...

With the help of a Spotlight grant, Tri-County Elks Club 2826 donated $2,000 to Kentucky Harvest Southeast for the Backpack Program in Knox County. The Backpack Program benefits 163 children every weekend.  

The London Police Department is asking for the public’s help to identify the individual that robbed a gas station at gunpoint Thursday morning. According to police, the black, male suspect robbed the BP gas station on Ky. 192, off of Exit 38, at approximately 8 a.m. The suspect...

Corbin and the surrounding area offers a wide array of boating, fishing and outdoors opportunities and the fourth annual WYMT Kentucky Fishing Expo at The Arena in Corbin this weekend will feature the equipment and gear to help improve that experience out on the water. The expo...

A Corbin man is facing several charges after a joint investigation by the Williamsburg Police Department and Kentucky Probation and Parole led to the discovery of approximately 106 grams (almost 4 ounces) of suspected methamphetamine. Larry B. Shelton, 38, was arrested at a...

“Omicron is here. It is the predominant strain,” Baptist Health Corbin President Anthony Powers told the Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Tuesday at the groups luncheon. “We are very fortunate. We are better than some of the other hospitals in our system,” said Powers. He...