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Mother of suicide victim demands change at Whitley Co. BOE meeting

(Story by Mark White and Trevor Sherman) Family members of a Whitley County Middle School student, who killed themselves earlier this month, want to see the Whitley County School District to make some changes. Amy Early and daughter Taylor McCullah addressed the Whitley County...
Posted On 22 Feb 2023
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W’burg man facing 27-count indictment related to Jan. 11 police pursuit

A Whitley County grand jury returned a 27-count indictment Monday against a Williamsburg man, who allegedly led police on a high speed chase from Tennessee into Kentucky last month in a stolen vehicle and allegedly tried to kill multiple officers during the pursuit. Read this...
Posted On 22 Feb 2023

Update: Victim’s identity released in homicide case

A Corbin man has been arrested for murder in the death of a three-year-old child Sunday, according to Kentucky State Police. 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
Posted On 22 Feb 2023

Corbin 2023 event schedule released, new food event could send home chef to World Food Championship

The 2023 Corbin event calendar has been released. Corbin Downtown announced this year’s schedule earlier this month, which includes all the staple events Corbin residents have come to love, such as NIBROC, Christmas Open House and the Christmas parade, the Cumberland Valley...

Williamsburg adding lemonade stand contest to 2023 event schedule

Williamsburg’s 2023 event schedule has been released. Williamsburg Main Street Manager Jonathan Wyatt finalized the schedule earlier this week, which boasts one new event as well as a revamped event, though it still includes all the local favorites like Old Fashioned Trading...

Corbin man indicted for murder in fatal 2021 multi-vehicle crash

A Corbin man has been indicted in connection to a 2021 fatal multi-vehicle crash that killed one person and injured another. 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

Former Williamsburg Housing Authority Director sentenced

The former executive director of the Williamsburg Housing Authority has been sentenced to 15 years for numerous charges, including converting thousands of dollars of the housing authority’s funds for his own use, though prison time is unlikely to be served as the sentence will be...

Corbin City Commission approves changes to Roy Kidd Avenue in 3-2 vote

The Corbin City Commission narrowly approved changes Tuesday evening to the traffic pattern along Roy Kidd Avenue that will see two small portions of the roadway be turned into one-way roads and create additional street parking. In a 3-2 vote, the commission approved a proposal...

I-75 lane closures set for Tuesday, Feb. 21, in Whitley County

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to restrict traffic to one lane on Interstate 75 at mile point 27.9 (southbound), and mile point 14.5 (northbound) in Whitley County on Tuesday, Feb. 21. The work schedule is listed below: On Tuesday, Feb. 21, southbound traffic at mile...
Posted On 21 Feb 2023

W’burg among schools to benefit from sponsored Registered Apprenticeships

Louisville-based Dataseam has announced that grants from both the United States Department of Labor (USDOL) and the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) will provide over $2 million in advanced instructional computing to participating eastern Kentucky schools as part of the...
Posted On 21 Feb 2023
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