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Forcht Bank partners with food banks to fight hunger in local communities

(Lexington, KY) Kicking off it’s fifth year, Forcht Bank’s Stick a Forcht in Hunger will be working to help community members in need by accepting non-perishable food items between November 8 and December 22. All donations brought to Forcht Bank locations will be donated to local...
Posted On 25 Nov 2021

Third suspect in July slaying caught

(Story by Jeff Ledington, Mountain Advocate) The third suspect in the July 30 slaying of Matthew Welsh has been arrested. James Young, 35, of Corbin was one of three men indicted in October in connection with Welsh’s death. Charles McVey, 38, of Woodbine, and Joseph...
Posted On 25 Nov 2021
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Anonymous call leads to three arrests on drug charges

Three individuals were arrested after Corbin Police Department received an anonymous call about drugs in a hotel room at Corbin’s Red Roof Inn Wednesday. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content....

Indiana man allegedly chokes victim then burned her clothes

Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies and Williamsburg Police arrested an Indiana man who allegedly choked and hit a woman before burning her clothing Thursday night after finding him back at the scene later that night drinking beer and charging his phone. Read this story and more...

Corbin man remains jailed for allegedly assaulting his father

As of Wednesday morning, a Corbin man remains lodged in the Knox County Detention Center after being arrested recently for allegedly assaulting his father. Johnathon Wyatt Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to...
Posted On 24 Nov 2021

Santa announces Newsy’s upcoming arrival at the News Journal

Dear boys and girls of the Tri-County area, First let me say, Merry Christmas! Ho, Ho, Ho! It is my favorite time of the year.  I am excited to tell you about a surprise I have in store for your area.  Please let this serve as my official announcement that my elf, Newsy, will be...

Over 200 participants signed up for W’burg’s Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot

If you want to get in some exercise before filling up on turkey, dressing and pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving Day while also donating some money to a good cause, then keep reading. Following a one-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the 14th Annual Williamsburg Turkey Trot 5-K run/walk...
Posted On 24 Nov 2021

Jail inmate dies in custody, but no foul play suspected

Investigators are still awaiting final autopsy and toxicology results before they will know how a Siler woman died on Nov. 4 after she had been incarcerated at the Whitley County Detention Center for eight days. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to...
Posted On 24 Nov 2021

Elderly couple dies from apparent exposure inside their home

An elderly Corbin couple recently died of exposure inside their home, according to the Whitley County Coroner’s Office. 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 24 Nov 2021

Corbin men indicted in separate felony assault cases

The Laurel County Grand Jury returned two separate felony assault indictments Friday against two Corbin men, which stemmed from a vehicular assault case and a shooting case. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to...
Posted On 24 Nov 2021