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The Whitley County Fiscal Court approved six bids for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) projects during its Aug. 17 meeting. The projects were a result of flooding in 2020. FEMA awards pay for approximately 87 percent of the cost of the repairs. The court approved...

The Corbin Tourism Commission is continuing its efforts to fund the construction of the Corbin Railroad Museum through federal grant money. Tourism Director Maggy Monhollen announced during the special called meeting of the commission last Tuesday that she is applying for a $3.5...

Numerous people turned out on Aug. 21 for the second Cumberland River Cruise-In of the season in downtown Williamsburg. Streets around the old Whitley County Courthouse were blocked off for several hours for the event. Officials hope to make the Cumberland River Cruise-Ins a...

Rock legends 38 Special took the stage Saturday night at the Corbin Arena. Known for hits such as “Hold on Loosely” and “Caught Up in You,” the group has been wowing audiences for more than four decades. The group has released more than 15 albums since 1976. The group includes...

Halloween will be coming to Williamsburg early this year, but only one day early. During a special called meeting Monday, Mayor Roddy Harrison informed the city council that Halloween falls on a Sunday this year, and asked them to set trick or treating one day early on Saturday,...

Hundreds of people turned out Monday afternoon for an open house at Williamsburg Independent School. Students and parents were able to get information about the upcoming school year in addition to picking up free school supplies from various groups and vendors. Due to COVID-19...

Good news. If you live in Williamsburg then you should be getting a slight drop in your property tax bill this fall. Depending on how gas prices fluctuate in the coming weeks, you might be able to buy an extra gallon or two of gas with the savings, but probably not much more than...

Baptist Health Corbin is one of several locations now offering a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine 28 days after individuals receive their second dose as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). COVID-19 third dose vaccines are now being scheduled and...

Twenty-eight members of the physician leadership at Baptist Health Corbin and St. Joseph London signed a letter Friday urging members of the community to aid in the fight against COVID–19 by getting vaccinated and wearing masks correctly when indoors in public spaces. Dr. David...

A Greyhound bus that stopped at the Pilot truck stop in north Corbin last Wednesday yielded a record drug bust of nearly 10 pounds of methamphetamine for Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies. Deputies arrested Katelynne M. Thomas, 30, of Ithaca, New York, and a 17-year-old juvenile...