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Corbin Primary hosts Storybook Christmas

Several hundred students at Corbin Primary School got to experience storybooks coming to life as 114 high school students told acted out stories or painted faces at Storybook Christmas. Jill Lewis, the Storybook Christmas coordinator for 18 years said the high school students who...

PHOTOS: Ice rink, letters to Santa and more pre-parade activities last week

Area residents came to downtown Corbin last Saturday, not only for the annual Christmas Parade, but to enjoy the holiday festivities. Children visited with Santa at NIBROC Park, and youngsters enjoyed the return of the skating rink to downtown Corbin. The rink will be open to the...

Williamsburg School officials say they continue to investigate accusations of potential threats

Williamsburg Independent School officials said accusations and rumors of threats that came to light last Friday have continued this week, but investigations have found them to be unfounded. “Every accusation since Friday that has been brought to the administration by a...

Ballou sends Sisk to get second psych evaluation

Whitley County Circuit Court Judge Dan Ballou ordered a new psychiatric evaluation of a man charged with three counts of attempted murder of police officers. Ronald Tracy Sisk, of Brush Arbor, was charged with three counts of attempted murder, resisting arrest, and being a...

Whitley native to host book signing at Kentucky Creative

Whitley County native Julia Watts will be at the Kentucky Creative Bistro and Gallery on Dec. 11 reading excerpts from her current young adult novel Needlework and signing books. Watts is a 1988 graduate of St Camillus Academy. She is the author of 14 adult and young adult...

More toys needed for Toys for Tots

The South Central Toys for Tots Campaign has distributed more than 10,000 toys this holiday season, but it still needs almost 9,000 toys to fulfill the remaining needs by Friday. One of the largest obstacles the campaign has faced is shipment issues from the national offices. The...

Moore gets 17 years for meth

A 17-year sentence makes history as the largest drug trafficking sentence in Whitley County. Daryl Moore was convicted of trafficking in methamphetamine greater than two grams and being a persistent felony offender, according to a press release from Commonwealth Attorney Ronnie...

Paul Brock wants trial moved to Pulaski County

Whitley County Circuit Court Judge Dan Ballou said it was too early to determine whether a change of venue would be necessary in the case of a man who plead guilty to three counts of murder on the second day of his September trial and then subsequently withdrew the plea. Read...

Break-in complaint leads to meth bust

A complaint of a break-in in north Corbin Tuesday morning resulted in the arrest of two Ohio people after Laurel County deputies discovered methamphetamine in their motel room. Robert A. Eberle, 43, and Brittney Vail, 32, both of Cincinnati, Ohio, were arrested and lodged in the...

Whitley County Community Art Center’s new mural complete

The Whitley County Community Art Center’s new mural, which was created through a collaboration with the University of Kentucky College of Fine Arts, is finally complete. University of Kentucky digital media and design graduate Colin Glenn designed and painted the mural while...