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Whitley, Laurel counties issue burning bans

The Tri-County area is almost four inches short of average rainfall in June and more than five inches below average precipitation for the year.

UPDATED: Rockholds woman arrested for stabbing man during argument Sunday

A Rockholds woman has been arrested and jailed after allegedly stabbing another person during an argument Sunday afternoon.

Cincinnati man caught with 50 lbs. of marijuana in I-75 traffic stop

Fines and court costs are the least of Carl Bradshaw's worries after officers found approximately 50 pounds of marijuana in the back of his SUV after stopping him for speeding on Interstate 75 Thursday morning.

EXTRA CONTENT: Corbin Commission gives go ahead to court challenge over new occupational tax law

The next stop in the battle between Corbin and Knox County over the collection of occupational taxes is Knox Circuit Court, as the city of Corbin voted Thursday morning to challenge a new law as unconstitutional that tipped the scales in the fight Knox County's way.

Posted On 21 Jun 2012
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ONLY ONLINE: Corbin man says CUC to blame for sewer backup that damaged his home

A Corbin resident is suing the town's utility company claiming that negligence on their part led to a sewer backup this past May that flooded and damaged his home.

Governor gives upbeat assessment of first term during Corbin visit

Praise for the past and high hopes for the future. That was the tone of Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear's keynote speech Tuesday in Corbin during the Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce's monthly membership luncheon.

Corbin woman dies in single-vehicle crash on Bee Creek Road

A Corbin woman was killed while her way to work Tuesday afternoon when the van she was driving ran off the road, struck an embankment and rolled over at least once.

Moses wins revived Miss Whitley County Fair Pageant

Following a one-year absence, the Miss Whitley County Fair Scholarship Pageant returned Saturday night with Amanda Moses taking home the title.

Posted On 20 Jun 2012

Corbin poised to challenge occupational tax law as unconstitutional

City leaders in Corbin are poised to vote Thursday to challenge a new state law that short-circuited an inevitable victory in a four-year-long legal battle with the Knox County Fiscal Court over collection of occupational taxes.

Corbin home destroyed by blaze Friday morning; officials think dryer caused fire

Firefighters are looking at a clothes dryer as the source of a fire that destroyed a home on Boone Ave. in Corbin Friday morning.