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A Rockholds couple is suing three Williamsburg police officers and the City of Williamsburg for false arrest and malicious prosecution after lab test results showed that a substance the man was arrested with wasn’t methamphetamine. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents...

“When you are stuck at home all day every day, you tend to do things in bulk. When you find something you like, you really start doing it a lot. We were making soap every day,” said Becky Warner, owner of one of Williamsburg’s newest downtown stores, The Suds Barn. Warner...

A single vehicle accident late Sunday evening on I-75 near the Kentucky-Tennessee state line claimed the life of a Jellico man. The Whitley County Coroner’s Office pronounced Robert Q. Hamblin, 32, dead at the scene, according to a Kentucky State Police release. KSP responded to...

A police chase involving a stolen utility truck Sunday ended after the truck struck a passenger vehicle in Corbin sending two victims to the hospital. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not...

The jury trial for a man charged in the 2019 murder of Charles C. Davidson, of Corbin, is scheduled to begin Tuesday, August 10 in Knox District Court. Jeffery Todd Hammons, 54, is charged with the fatal stabbing of Davidson with a kitchen knife. Davidson was taken to...

The Laurel County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help to identify a burglar that struck a business in southern Laurel County last week. Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, the department’s public affairs officer, said the individual was one of four involved in the break-in...

The Whitley County Health Department has announced the county’s first breakthrough COVID–19 related death. Whitley County Public Health Director Marcy Rein said the adult over the age of 65 died Tuesday. “That person was fully vaccinated,” Rein said noting that the individual was...

The Williamsburg Independent School District (WISD) Board of Education voted to unanimously approve a second school resource officer for the 2021-2022 school year during its monthly meeting on July 27. The officer is part of the Williamsburg Police Department. Williamsburg...

The Pinball Museum of Corbin officially opened for business on Sunday. It features more than 60 pinball machines along with a number of classic video games including: Donkey Kong, Galaga, Defender and Ms. Pac Man. Visitors pay an admission fee starting at $15.

When classes resume at Corbin Independent Schools on Aug. 19, faculty, staff, students and visitors are encouraged to wear masks. At a special called meeting of the Corbin Board of Education Thursday night, the board approved updated guidance on COVID–19 safety recommending that...