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Justin Moore wows at The Arena

Country music star Justine Moore belted out some of his biggest hits during a concert Saturday at The Corbin Arena. Tyra Madison and Scott Stevens served as opening acts.

Public’s help sought to locate missing juvenile

The Laurel County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing teenager. Timothy Mullis, 15, was last seen abut 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 27, off American Greeting Card Road about nine miles south of London, and has not been seen since...
Posted On 28 Oct 2021

Baptist Health Corbin closing COVID-19 vaccination clinic on Nov. 12

When Baptist Health Corbin’s COVID-19 vaccination clinic started on Dec. 15, 2020, it was one of the original vaccination sites in the state at a time when numerous people were wanting to get vaccinated. Since its inception, the clinic has given over 43,000 COVID-19 vaccinations,...
Posted On 28 Oct 2021

Most local trick or treating activities set for Saturday

Local ghosts and goblins will have plenty of opportunity to trick or treat this weekend locally with most towns and counties opting to move trick or treating to Saturday, Oct. 30, rather than Sunday, Oct. 31. Prior to trick or treating, Williamsburg and Whitley County school...
Posted On 28 Oct 2021

Incentive offered for staff at Williamsburg Independent to take vaccine

Williamsburg Independent School District will double the monetary incentive by Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) for school staff to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. On Sept. 10, the KDE announced it will provide a one-time incentive for all public-school employees to receive...

Parents continue voicing frustrations over masks in Corbin Schools

The Corbin Board of Education voted at a special called meeting Friday to relax the COVID–19 mask mandate, but a group of parents were on hand to continue to voice their frustrations that the masking decision is not in their hands. The board had on the agenda, “COVID protocols,”...

First annual Hometown Holiday Market in Williamsburg on Oct. 30

The first annual Hometown Holiday Market will take place at the Williamsburg Tourism and Convention Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 30. The event will be hosted by Michele Calton and Latasha Allen. The event will feature approximately 38 vendors, a silent auction,...

Lt. Gov. celebrates $50,000 grant for broadband expansion

(Story by Jeff Ledington, Barbourville Mountain Advocate) Lt. Governor Jacqueline Coleman joined leaders from SOAR, Cumberland Valley Electric, and Congressman Hal Rogers’ Office in Gray Monday afternoon to present $50,000 toward expanding rural broadband. Shaping Our Appalachian...
Posted On 28 Oct 2021
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Whitley Co. Fiscal Court approves budget amendments related to pandemic

The Whitley County Fiscal Court has approved two budget amendments to allot for incentives paid to employees who worked during the pandemic on Oct. 19. The budget amendments were for the Whitley County Clerk’s Office and the Whitley County Sheriff’s Office. “There was some...

Corbin man indicted after allegedly attempting to ram police cruisers

A Corbin man was indicted in Laurel County in connection with an incident on April 6 in which he allegedly ran from police and attempted to ram multiple police cruisers belonging to the London Police Department. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to...