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Whitley BOE receives good audit report

The Whitley County Board of Education has received a clean bill of financial health Thursday evening during its regular monthly meeting, where board members were presented with an audit report of the district’s 2021-2022 fiscal year. The report, prepared by Marr, Miller and Myers...

‘Say Boo to Bullying’ set for Saturday (Oct. 29)

If you’re looking for the chance to get in some more exercise while hearing some spooky stories and supporting anti-bullying efforts, then you probably want to head over to downtown Williamsburg Saturday night. From 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29, the ‘Say Boo to Bullying’...
Posted On 26 Oct 2022

Four men indicted again in connection to burglaries at area businesses

Four individuals allegedly involved in a rash of burglaries at area businesses over the span of several months were indicted Friday by a Laurel County grand jury, making it the third time indictments have been handed down in connection to the alleged burglaries. B.J. Hubbard, 31,...

Laurel County teacher indicted for sexual abuse

A South Laurel Middle School teacher was indicted Friday by a Laurel County grand jury on several sexual-related charges involving a minor. 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

Absentee voting starts Wednesday (Oct. 26); early voting starts Nov. 3

If you are going to be out of town or can’t physically go vote during the three-day early voting period from Thursday, Nov. 3, through Saturday, Nov. 5, and Election Day, which is Nov. 8, then you will still be able to cast an early ballot. Whitley County Clerk Carolyn Willis...
Posted On 24 Oct 2022

Baptist Health Corbin gets $1 million federal grant

Baptist Health Corbin is getting a $1 million federal grant to help purchase new equipment, including: pulmonary function test body box, nuclear camera, laryngoscope, defibrillators, and a centrifuge, all of which will improve the emergency department’s capacity to diagnose and...
Posted On 22 Oct 2022
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Corbin Schools superintendent assures no threat is present after late evening all-call

Just before 8:30 p.m. Thursday evening parents and guardians of children in the Corbin Independent School system unexpectedly received text messages, e-mails and an all-call informing them of a supposed threat that had been made concerning Corbin Primary School earlier in the day.

MSE hired to design addition at The Corbin Center

Efforts to build a new addition onto The Corbin Center are moving forward. 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 21 Oct 2022

Whitley Co. Grand Jury indicts eight people on drug charges

According to its monthly report and indictments, the Whitley County Grand Jury indicted eight people on drug related charges Monday, including: Woodrow Lawson, 49, Nancy Sulfridge, 28, Stephen Barrett, 41, and Johnny Bryant, 48, all of Williamsburg – two counts of first-degree...
Posted On 21 Oct 2022

Terry, Marion Forcht thanked for building donation for new college

Forcht Group of Kentucky Founder, Chairman and CEO Terry Forcht and his wife, Marion Forcht, were recognized recently for helping make the new Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College campus in Barbourville a reality. The new Barbourville campus is housed in the former...
Posted On 20 Oct 2022