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Crash on US 25 leaves one person dead and four injured

One person was killed and four others were airlifted from the scene of a crash that shut down U.S. 25 in Lily Tuesday. 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

Whitley Co. number 1 in Kentucky for COVID

The Whitley County Health Department announced 111 new COVID–19 cases on Tuesday. With the new cases, officials said there are now 650 active cases. “None were vaccinated,” officials said of Tuesday’s new cases noting that 32 children. With the new cases, Whitley County...

New York Times data not helpful in determining COVID impact

(Editor’s note: All numbers and rankings from The New York Times COVID data were taken from the charts at noon on Sept. 14.) Several Kentucky media outlets are reporting stories of The News York Times COVID data stating eight Eastern Kentucky counties are in the top 20 counties...

Tractor-trailer driver charged with DUI after accident on I75

Corbin Police say a tractor-trailer driver from Indiana was under the influence while weaving on northbound Interstate 75 and striking a guardrail early Monday morning. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view...

Corbin man arrested after colliding with storage unit

Courtesy photo Corbin Police say a London man was under the influence of alcohol when he ran his pickup truck into a storage unit near the intersection of 18th and Main Street early Saturday morning. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access...

New COVID testing option, physician order not required

Those in need of a COVID–19 test now have another local option as Baptist Health Corbin is now offering a testing site where no physician order is required. The new site is located in the Trillium Center Circle Parking Lot past the hospital. It is open from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m....

U.S. 25 between Corbin and London open to traffic following fatal crash

U.S. 25 between Corbin and London is, once again, open to traffic following a Tuesday morning fatal crash. Laurel County Sheriff’s Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, the department’s public affairs officer, said the crash occurred at approximately 10:45 a.m. in the Lily community. The...

Serious injury crash closes U.S. 25 between Corbin and London

The Laurel County’s Sheriff’s Department is advising motorists traveling U.S. 25 between Corbin and London to seek an alternate route. Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, the department’s public affairs officer said the roadway is closed near the Lily area following a serious injury crash...

Corbin Police hosting annual ‘5-0 5K’

Runners will gather at the starting line on Depot Street at 8 a.m. on Sept. 18 for the Fourth Annual Corbin Police Department 5-0 5K race. The race is a fundraiser hosted annually to support the police department’s Shop with a Cop holiday event. “When I took office, I approached...

National Guard coming to Baptist Health Corbin to aid COVID–19 efforts

Baptist Health Corbin is getting reinforcements from the Kentucky National Guard as it continues to deal with the COVID–19 surge. Hospital officials said 15 of the 310 guard members that have been activated to support hospitals across the state will be assigned to Baptist Health...