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EXTRA CONTENT: City of Corbin revives dormant Ethics Board

Dormant for over six years, the city of Corbin voted Monday to revive its Board of Ethics, a move that one of the City Commission's newest members said is long overdue.

Wife arrested for shooting husband in southern Whitley

A southern Whitley County man was taken to the hospital, and his wife was taken to jail after shooting him following a domestic dispute late Sunday afternoon.

Posted On 11 Jan 2011

UPDATED: New Whitley Jailer resigns after only a week on the job; cites financial constraints

Whitley County has a new jailer, who - for good reason - looks an awful lot like its former Jailer.

Ken Mobley, who left office as jailer at the first of the year, was sworn in as interim jailer about 11 a.m. Monday to replace Les Moses, who formally resigned minutes...

Posted On 10 Jan 2011

Blaze damages house near Corbin High School Friday

Corbin firefighters fight through smoke to extinguish a blaze on Goodwin Street...

Corbin City Commission to discuss grant application for recreational trails

  The Corbin City Commission will take the next step toward making the walking/biking trail along Bacon Creek a reality when commissioners vote on whether to permit the mayor to begin the grant application process at Monday's meeting.

Posted On 07 Jan 2011
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UPDATED: Williamsburg police arrest two on methamphetamine charges

A Tennessee resident and a Williamsburg man are being held in the Whitley County Detention Center in lieu of $50,000 cash bonds after being arrested early Wednesday morning on meth related charges.

Posted On 06 Jan 2011

North Corbin fire connected with meth lab, officials say

Laurel County Sheriff's deputies went to a fire in North Corbin Thursday morning and found a meth lab along with two children, ages 8 and 11.

Deadline looms for Supreme Court battle in Corbin, Knox tax case

Today is the deadline for the Knox County Fiscal Court to appeal to the Kentucky Supreme Court a 2010 ruling that could finally pave the way for collection of occupational taxes in the city of Corbin, and essentially gut a huge portion of tax revenue from the county coffers.

Harrell takes over as new Whitley Sheriff; says he has inherited a mess

The general public won't see much visible difference when the Whitley County Sheriff's Department is patrolling the roads over the coming days and weeks, but sheriff Colan Harrell says there is plenty going on behind the scenes as he strives to bring the department up to...

Posted On 05 Jan 2011