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Master Street safety concerns heard during public meeting

Lindsey Frazier has a personal reason for wanting to see better lighting and people using safer walking practices on Master Street in Corbin. Seeking change: In November 2019, Lindsey Frazier’s 17-year-old daughter was driving on Master Street when her vehicle became one of two...
Posted On 05 Jun 2024

Knoxville man accused of pouring fuel on girlfriend and flicking lighter before contacting her for a ride the next day

A Knoxville man remains incarcerated in the Whitley County Detention Center after allegedly pouring a gas and oil mixture on his girlfriend and then flicking a lighter, according to an arrest citation and Williamsburg police. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or...
Posted On 05 Jun 2024

A Corbin senior wins Congressional Art Competition with teacher portrait

Corbin High School Senior Lydia Engle has won the Congressional Art Competition for Kentucky’s fifth congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers (KY-05). Her painting will be featured in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year and she is invited to a...
Posted On 04 Jun 2024
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Recent Corbin High School grad headed to Yale College

Zachary Clifton, who has affectionately dubbed himself as “the 2023 version of Anthony Michael Hall’s nerd character in ‘The Breakfast Club’ — the one who procured a fake ID so he could vote,” is a youth leader and recent graduate of Corbin High School. Through his academic and...
Posted On 02 Jun 2024
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Tidalwave Road signs record deal, releases new EP

Williamsburg bluegrass band Tidalwave Road has been signed to Pinecastle Records, and the group has announced that its first radio single with the label will be “Time And Money.” The single is part of its EP, “The Bonfire Session,” which released on Wednesday, May 15. “We all...
Posted On 01 Jun 2024
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Requesting Manpower: Local fire departments struggling with lack of volunteers

“You just don’t see that volunteer spirit like you used to.” That is how Williamsburg Fire Chief Larry Todd described the situation when it comes to the lack of volunteer firefighters in Whitley County, and across the nation.

Father, son sentenced for stealing thousands in gas meter rigging scheme

The father and son, who admitted to rigging natural gas meters that allowed them to steal thousands of dollars from two local gas companies, have each been sentenced in federal court.  Mark Edward Holbrook was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison last Tuesday in U.S....

W’Burg Ind. students present Make-A-Wish Foundation with donation

Photos by TIMOTHY WYATT Students with the gifted and talented program at Williamsburg Independent School presented the Make-A-Wish Foundation with a donation of $3,349.06 last Thursday during the high school’s end-of-year awards ceremony. Erin Quire (LEFT), an advancement...

Williamsburg Ind. BOE approves raises for all employees

Employees of the Williamsburg Independent School District will be seeing a little more money on their paychecks this coming school year, thanks to raises that were approved last week by the Williamsburg Independent Board of Education. During their regular monthly meeting last...

Knox County Grand Jury returns few indictments in May

Only five indictments were handed down last Friday by a Knox County grand jury, with nearly all of them involving some sort of drug-relate charges. 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...