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Former air ambulance pilot sentenced to eight months for flying while under the influence

The former air ambulance pilot who was under the influence while operating a helicopter during an emergency flight from Baptist Health Corbin last year was sentenced to eight months in prison last month in federal court. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or...

Corbin woman indicted for the January shooting of her caretaker

A 78-year-old Corbin woman who allegedly shot another woman in January was indicted last week by a Knox County grand jury. 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

‘She just didn’t care’: Prosecutor lays out case against mom in child’s death

The mother of three-year-old Amoura Smallwood, who was brutally beaten to death last February, knew her daughter’s alleged killer for just under a month before the toddler was murdered, according to evidence presented last week at a bond hearing. But even more startling, is that...

Update: Whitley County extradition hearing set for May 6 for Knoxville man facing murder charge

A Knoxville murder suspect, who was apprehended last Thursday evening after his car crashed into a ditch in Corbin, is being held without bond in the Whitley County Detention Center pending an extradition hearing, which is scheduled for May 6 in Whitley District Court. Read this...
Posted On 01 May 2024

Corbin High School plans academic signing day on Monday (May 6)

We’ve all seen the pictures and/or the video after a star high school athlete that gets a scholarship offer to play at a major university and verbally commits to play sports at that institution of higher learning. Sometimes it’s a production for the entire student body. The...
Posted On 01 May 2024

Corbin Police arrest Knoxville murder suspect

A report about vehicle in a Corbin ditch Thursday night lead to the arrest of a Knoxville murder suspect, according to a Corbin Police Department release. Patrolman Dorman Patrick Jr. responded to the report of the vehicle in a ditch and determined that the operator of the...
Posted On 27 Apr 2024

May Day Queen and Tiny Queen announced

Whitley Ella Hurst, the 16-year-old daughter of Jason and Crystal Hurst, will be crowned the 2024 May Day Queen during the Ossoli Club of Corbin’s 81st May Day Festival on Friday, May 3. Lainey Paige Williams, the 5-year-old daughter of Dr. Curtis and Mrs. Lynda-Lindsey Williams,...
Posted On 27 Apr 2024
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Terry and Marion Forcht Receive 2024 Award of Excellence from East Kentucky Leadership Foundation

Terry and Marion Forcht have been named the 2024 winners of the Award of Excellence for Private Individuals by the East Kentucky Leadership Foundation.  The Forchts were presented the award during a dinner and ceremony at the 36th Annual East Kentucky Leadership Conference, which...

Whitley, Knox Co. residents graduate DOCJT Public Safety Dispatch Academy

Gov. Andy Beshear and the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training (DOCJT) announced Friday that 26 dispatchers from across the state graduated from the Public Safety Dispatch Academy and are now ready to begin answering the call to aid both citizens and law enforcement...
Posted On 26 Apr 2024

Corbin Middle School Kindness Club asking people to ‘BE KIND’

The Corbin Middle School (CMS) Kindness Club, which was created by former Ossoli Club May Day Queen 2022 MaryAlice McVey, is continuing to spread kindness on the campus of Corbin Middle School. McVey along with the CMS Kindness Club created a simple message on the school campus...
Posted On 26 Apr 2024
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