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KSP identifies driver involved in Monday fatal crash

Kentucky State Police have identified the man killed during a late Monday morning traffic crash on I-75 in Whitley County. KSP was notified at 11:53 a.m. Monday that a single vehicle collision had occurred in the northbound lane at the 23-mile marker in Whitley County, according...
Posted On 19 Jul 2022

Fatal accident on I-75N in Whitley Co. Monday

Kentucky State Police have confirmed that a man in his late fifties was killed during a single-vehicle accident on I-75 near mile marker 23 Monday morning.

New Fastpace Health walk-in clinic opening near movie theater

Corbin will soon be getting another urgent care clinic, which is currently under construction off Cumberland Falls Highway in front of Tri-County Cineplex. A new Fastpace Health walk-in clinic, like the one seen above, is being built off Cumberland Falls Highway in Corbin and is...
Posted On 18 Jul 2022
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Corbin Shrine Club donates over 800 toy cars to Lexington children’s hospital

At first glance, the assortment of 800 Hot Wheels® that the Corbin Shrine Club recently collected are just toys for children that will be given out at Shriners Children’s Lexington hospital. These cars, besides giving a child at the hospital something fun to play with, serve...
Posted On 17 Jul 2022

I-75 asphalt rehab project in Laurel, Whitley counties starts Monday, July 18

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) crews began an asphalt rehabilitation project on I-75 in Whitley and Laurel counties on Monday, July 18, between the two Corbin exits. The project area will extend from mile point 24.73 in Whitley County to mile point 29.00 in Laurel County....
Posted On 16 Jul 2022
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Teenager killed Thursday morning after being struck by train

A 16-year-old Laurel County resident has died after being hit by a train early Thursday morning.  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 15 Jul 2022
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Agriculture Commissioner helps thank Whitley County farmers for their work

Farming is big business in Kentucky with 76,000 farms statewide and 548 farms in Whitley County with 59,000 acres farmed here bringing in over $6 million in revenue annually. Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Dr. Ryan Quarles was the keynote speaker during a farmer’s appreciation...
Posted On 15 Jul 2022

University of the Cumberlands student Ally Alred crowned Miss Whitley County Fair

This year’s Whitley County Fair pageant winners were crowned last Friday at the Williamsburg Tourism and Convention Center. Ally Alred, a Harlan native currently enrolled at the University of the Cumberlands, was named Miss Whitley County Fair. First runner-up was Ava Van Schaick...
Posted On 15 Jul 2022

988 hotline for suicide prevention goes live on Saturday, July 16

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Starting Saturday, July 16, the new behavioral-health crisis hotline number will be 988, much like 911 for medical crises and other emergencies. “It’s substance use, mental health, and suicide – so all of the continuum of care,” Beck...
Posted On 15 Jul 2022
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Blood drive planned for Monday at Whitley County Ready Fest

When Williamsburg donors help shore up the low blood supply for Kentucky Blood Center (KBC) next week, KBC will return the favor with a chance to win a free SUV during a national vehicle inventory shortage. At the halfway point of KBC’s “Summer Getaway Giveaway,” KBC is offering...
Posted On 15 Jul 2022
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