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Apollo Pizza is coming to Corbin

“We had actually had our eyes on Corbin for quite a few years,” said owner of Apollo Pizza and Beer Emporium Wesley Browne. “We just had so much on our plates that we didn’t pull the trigger.” The trigger was officially pulled in September when the restaurant owner purchased the...

Whitley Central Intermediate Cheer Squad takes first in elementary division

The Whitley Central Intermediate Cheer Squad won first place in the Elementary School Competition Division and first place in the eighth grade and under stunt competition at The Rock Cheer and Dance Competition on Saturday. The competition was hosted by Joanie Alexander and her...

Corbin Academic Team wins 49th District tournament

The Corbin High School Academic team was named the winners on Saturday at the 49th District High School Governor’s Cup tournament hosted by Lynn Camp. The students’ combined written assessment and team quick recall scores resulted in Corbin bringing home the overall winner award....

Whitley County Fiscal Court approves bid for new ambulances

The Whitley County Fiscal Court unanimously approved Southeast Apparatus’s bid for new ambulances at its Jan. 18 meeting. Southeast Apparatus submitted the only bid for the new ambulance vehicles. The bid came in at $203,434 per ambulance. The Whitley County Fiscal Court will...

W’burg school board votes to join education agency

The Williamsburg Independent School District is joining a group of other regional school districts in forming a new local education agency in partnership with Berea College in order to apply for bigger grants that typically only very large school districts can get. During a...
Posted On 28 Jan 2022

Public’s help sought to locate missing juvenile

Update: The juvenile has been reported as found. The individual allegedly returned of his own volition, according to the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department.   The Whitley County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s assistance to help locate a missing...
Posted On 27 Jan 2022

Race for Whitley County Jailer now has six candidates after Moses withdraws

It is now a six-person race to be the next Whitley County Jailer as Rocky Moses, Jr. withdrew from the race on Thursday. Moses announced the decision on his Facebook page Thursday morning. “I want to start off by saying thank you to each and every one of you that has supported me...

Photo Gallery: WWE Supershow at The Corbin Arena

Fans packed The Corbin Arena Saturday for a WWE Supershow featuring some of the biggest names in sports entertainment.
Posted On 27 Jan 2022

Paradise released from hospital, jailed Wednesday for shooting at officer

A Corbin man, who was recently shot by a Kentucky State Police trooper after allegedly shooting at the trooper, is now out of the hospital and in jail. Jeffrey Parade was booked into the Laurel County Correctional Center on Jan. 25 charged with fleeing or evading police and...
Posted On 27 Jan 2022

Sweet destruction: Karaoke building to be demolished

Another “eyesore” will soon be gone in downtown Corbin. A subsidiary of Queens Domain LLC has purchased the property currently housing the Karaoke building, aka the blue building, beside Sweeties at the corner of North Main Street and Gordon Street. Jim Bruso, owner...