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COVID numbers still rising in Whitley County

The Whitley County Health Department announced 125 new cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed since Friday Sept. 3 on Tuesday. Of the new cases, officials reported 19 cases involved children and three cases were considered breakthrough cases meaning the individual had been fully...

Old Fashioned Trading Days kicks off Wednesday

The 38th Annual Old Fashioned Trading Days is set to kickoff on Wednesday with registration for the canning contest from 10 a.m. to noon. The festival returns after a year-long hiatus because of COVID. Despite rising COVID numbers, the festival is set to go ahead, but organizers...

82nd Rep. Regina Huff discusses special session

State Representative Regina Petrey Huff, R-Williamsburg, is unable to attend the special legislative session because of a family emergency. Gov. Andy Beshear called the special session beginning Tuesday for the purpose of extending the state of emergency that Beshear had declared...

Woman accused of auto theft while intoxicated

A Corbin woman is behind bars after allegedly stealing a car Friday evening while she was intoxicated, and then crashing the car into another vehicle, according to her arrest citation. Heather Bixman Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access...
Posted On 08 Sep 2021

Kevin Costner and band coming to Corbin Arena

A very well-known actor and his band will be playing at The Corbin Arena next month. The Corbin Arena announced Tuesday morning that Kevin Costner & Modern West would be performing during a concert slated for Saturday, Oct. 30, as part of their “Tales from Yellowstone 2021...
Posted On 08 Sep 2021

Moonbow Eggfest returning after one year hiatus

The seventh annual Moonbow Eggfest will start the fall event season in Corbin on Saturday, Sept. 11. “We will have about 30 chefs participating again this year,” said Corbin Tourism Director Maggy Monhollen noting that chefs are coming from across the area, the state and the...

Prewitt, White get training at judicial college

Two local district court judges recently attended judicial college, and a local circuit court clerk attended circuit court clerk college. District Judges Cathy Prewitt and Fred White, who serve Whitley and McCreary counties, joined colleagues from across the commonwealth at their...
Posted On 07 Sep 2021

Saturday’s Cumberland Valley Cruise-In cancelled

While the seventh annual Moonbow EggFest will go on as scheduled on Saturday, the accompanying Cumberland Valley Cruise-In has been cancelled. Officials with the organization said the decision was made to cancel Saturday’s event, along with the final cruise-in on Oct. 30 as event...

Brick restoration in progress at Carnegie Library

Restoration work continues on the Carnegie Library as restoration of the brick began on Aug. 12. “The Carnegie Center of Corbin Inc. is trying to restore that building,” said group president Rob Miller. “It’s on the historic registry and is one of the oldest buildings in Corbin...

Trading Days kicks off Sept. 9

While the festival may say “Old Fashioned,” there are several new acts lined up to perform this year at Williamsburg’s 38th annual Old Fashioned Trading Days, which kicks off Sept. 9. The festival will see a few changes this year, such as no quilt show and gospel music only being...