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Corbin baseball, softball hounds fall in state tournament

The Corbin Redhounds baseball team were disappointed in the opening round of the 2022 KHSAA state championship tournament in Lexington this afternoon, losing 2-1 to the Central Hardin Bruins. The Hounds finish out the season with an overall record of 26 wins and 13 losses. In...
Posted On 03 Jun 2022
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Williamsburg Ind. kicks off summer feeding program

Photos by TIMOTHY WYATT Summer fun: Williamsburg Independent School held an event last Friday afternoon commemorating the kickoff to the school district’s summer feeding program. There was a number of activities to participate in, such as face painting and balloon animals. Lunch...

23rd Annual WCHS Golf Scramble set for June 9 at Burnside

The Whitley County High School golf program will present its 23rd Annual Golf Scramble next Thursday, June 9, at the Burnside Golf Course in Burnside, KY. The event will feature four-person teams with an entry fee of $400 per team. Prizes will be awarded for first and second...
Posted On 03 Jun 2022
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W’burg woman found dead inside truck Thursday afternoon

Williamsburg Police and the Whitley County Coroner’s Office are investigating the death of a woman found inside a truck early Thursday afternoon off a well-traveled road, but say so far no foul play is suspected in the case. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or...
Posted On 02 Jun 2022

Woman airlifted after possible drowning at Spillway Thursday afternoon

A woman who nearly drowned at the Laurel Lake Spillway was airlifted from a makeshift landing zone at the Corbin Speedway Thursday afternoon. According to Kentucky Fish & Wildlife Officer Floyd Maggard, the incident is still under investigation and few details could be...

Charges dropped against woman accused of setting occupied home on fire

An attempted first-degree arson and attempted first-degree wanton endangerment charge have both been dismissed against a Williamsburg woman, who was accused of trying to set fire to a home with two people inside earlier this month. The charges were dismissed during a May 24...

Veteran protests missing flag at local restaurant

A Corbin veteran spent a portion of his Memorial Day afternoon standing outside the Master Street McDonald’s in protest of the restaurant’s alleged refusal to fly an American flag on the flagpole outside. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get...

Leadership Tri-County presents Keck with Leader of the Year Award

Corbin businessman John Bill Keck has held a lot of titles in his life, including: teacher, soldier, salesman, pilot, wedding photographer, Sunday school teacher, choir leader, husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. Last Thursday night, he has one more title to add...
Posted On 02 Jun 2022

Williamsburg police arrest five while executing narcotics search warrant

Williamsburg police seized suspected methamphetamine, marijuana, pills, cash and an assortment of drug paraphernalia while executing a narcotics search warrant last Thursday evening at a 650 Shelby Hurst Road residence, according to a Williamsburg Police Department release. A...
Posted On 02 Jun 2022

June 10 last day for driver’s licensing at Whitley Circuit Clerk’s Office

If you live in Whitley County and need to renew your driver’s license or to get a state issued identification card and don’t want to have to travel to a regional site to do so, then you need to get down to the Whitley County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office sometime in the next few...
Posted On 01 Jun 2022