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Got an old stove to get rid of? Take it to the transfer station off Exit 11

Got an old couch that you want to dispose of, but don’t want to make the trip to the landfill in Lily to get rid of it? Now you’re in luck. You can now take such items to the Whitley County Sanitation Transfer Station off Happy Hollow Road near Exit 11 and dispose of them for...
Posted On 26 Feb 2022

WCHS eyeing possible building expansion

The Whitley County School District’s next building project may be a physical education training addition at Whitley County High School. During Feb. 17 regular monthly meeting, the Whitley County Board of Education voted to allow Superintendent John Siler to solicit proposals for...
Posted On 25 Feb 2022

Whitley County BOE joining lawsuit against drug manufacturers, distributors

Children born to drug-addicted mothers often suffer from Neo-Natal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS), which is caused by the unborn child being exposed to opioids in the womb and then going through withdrawal after birth. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe...
Posted On 24 Feb 2022

RV and boat show a big success

Approximately 1,300 visitors stopped by the Corbin Arena between Feb. 18 to 20 for the Southeastern Kentucky RV and Boat Show sponsored by Wildcat RV and Marine and Corbin Tourism. The event was the first RV and Boat show to be hosted in Corbin, but after a debriefing meeting on...

Returned: Chili Cookoff Trophy and coffee pots

It all started when a Corbin firefighter visited dispatch at Corbin City Hall and noticed a shiny Chili Cookoff trophy sitting on a shelf. On his way out, the firefighter nabbed the trophy, which would later be used to taunt the Corbin Police Department. At 6:05 p.m. on Feb. 18,...

Corbin City Commission approves promotion of Corbin firefighter

The Corbin City Commission unanimously approved the departure of two city employees and the promotion of another. Alcoholic Beverage Control Administrator Clara Patterson announced her intent to retire in a letter to the commission. Patterson joined the Corbin’s Code Enforcement...

Final defendant in federal meth ring sentenced

A Williamsburg man was recently the final defendant to be sentenced for his part in a methamphetamine trafficking organization operating in Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to...

Brees discussing leadership during April 5 UC event

Super Bowl champion and MVP Drew Brees will be the keynote speaker at the University of the Cumberlands annualExcellence in Leadership Series event, sponsored by Forcht Group of Kentucky. “Drew Brees has proven himself as a leader both on and off the field,” said University of...

Laurel County Grand Jury indicts Lily man on rape, sodomy and sexual abuse charges

A Lily man was indicted Friday on multiple counts of rape, sodomy and sexual abuse of two children over a 16-year period. 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

Notice of Appeal filed in London-Corbin annexation lawsuit

Attorneys for the City of Corbin filed a notice of appeal in the annexation lawsuit between the cities of Corbin and London with the Kentucky Court of Appeals on Feb. 17. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to...