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Those in need of a COVID–19 test now have another local option as Baptist Health Corbin is now offering a testing site where no physician order is required. The new site is located in the Trillium Center Circle Parking Lot past the hospital. It is open from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m....

U.S. 25 between Corbin and London is, once again, open to traffic following a Tuesday morning fatal crash. Laurel County Sheriff’s Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, the department’s public affairs officer, said the crash occurred at approximately 10:45 a.m. in the Lily community. The...

The Laurel County’s Sheriff’s Department is advising motorists traveling U.S. 25 between Corbin and London to seek an alternate route. Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, the department’s public affairs officer said the roadway is closed near the Lily area following a serious injury crash...

Runners will gather at the starting line on Depot Street at 8 a.m. on Sept. 18 for the Fourth Annual Corbin Police Department 5-0 5K race. The race is a fundraiser hosted annually to support the police department’s Shop with a Cop holiday event. “When I took office, I approached...

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises motorists that a portion of I-75 southbound (right lane) at mile point 2.5 will be closed overnight beginning today, Sept. 13 at 9 a.m. until Tuesday, Sept. 14 at noon. The overnight lane closure is necessary to allow crews to...

Baptist Health Corbin is getting reinforcements from the Kentucky National Guard as it continues to deal with the COVID–19 surge. Hospital officials said 15 of the 310 guard members that have been activated to support hospitals across the state will be assigned to Baptist Health...

In August 2018, 16-year-old Bethany Faith Lawson was a sophomore at Whitley County High School, who loved horses, liked to model, was artistic and passionate about rescuing animals. Then over the course of a 24-hour time period, she became one of three people, and one of two...

Williamsburg Municipal Utilities was awarded a third-place finish for the Best Tasting Water in Kentucky at the annual Kentucky Rural Water Association’s Conference and Exhibition. Sixteen water districts, water associations, and municipal utilities from around Kentucky submitted...

A Whitley County Middle School student is well on her way to reaching her goal of raising $1,000 for the Williamsburg Police Department’s Shop with a Cop program.  HayLee Baird, 13, has already donated $640 to the cause.  “I know some families are struggling right now, and...

Having worked at Ground Zero for nearly three weeks after the attacks, Whitley County Coroner Andy Croley has a little bit different perspective than most people when it comes to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. “It was a very sobering feeling,” Croley said about when he...