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The 2022 school board races in our area saw two seats up for grabs in Corbin, and a host of uncontested seats between the Whitley County and Williamsburg Independent school systems. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please...

Following a closely contested race, incumbent Cathy Prewitt will retain her role as 34th Judicial District Judge, which serves both Whitley and McCreary counties. Prewitt narrowly staved off Seth Reeves in his first bid for district judge with less than a 200-vote margin during...

With no incumbents in either race, it was already a foregone conclusion that Whitley County would have both a new sheriff and jailer come next year, but with both races being contested, who would hold those positions was far from known. Following the results of Tuesday’s General...

A new scenic trail was recently established honoring a Williamsburg native who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his heroic efforts during the Vietnam War. Named after Joe Calvin Paul, who served in the United States Marine Corps, the trail begins on KY-904 where it...

Baptist Health Corbin has been designated a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology (ACR). By awarding facilities the status of a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence, the ACR recognizes breast imaging centers that have earned accreditation in...

Unemployment rates decreased in Whitley, Laurel, Knox, Bell and McCreary counties between August 2022 and September 2022, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. Whitley County Whitley...

A former Williamsburg Kiwanis Club president is now the Lt. Governor of the Indy Metro Division of the Indiana District of Kiwanis International. Williamsburg native Mike Colegrove, who now resides in Fishers, Indiana, assumed the duties of the position on Oct. 1. Colegrove is...

With the General Election looming just days away, candidates are making final pushes to bring voters out to cast ballots in their favor. U.S. Senator Rand Paul is no exception, who made an early morning stop at the Williamsburg Tourism & Convention Center on Friday to speak...

Sign-up dates for the Southeast Kentucky Empty Stocking Fund are scheduled for next week. The sign-ups will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 9, and Friday, Nov. 11, in the old district court room lobby in the old Corbin City Hall next to the Corbin Police Department and Corbin Fire...

Voters across Whitley County will have three locally contested races to vote on when they go to the polls to cast their ballots next Tuesday on Election Day or during early voting Thursday, Friday or Saturday. In addition, there will also be three other locally contested races...