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An update about another huge Jeep Jamboree coming to Williamsburg, efforts to secure federal CARES Act grant money, the moving of a stage at Old Fashioned Trading Days, and local residents being encouraged to show their patriotism by displaying American flags were just some of...

If you live in the City of Williamsburg, remember that your fireworks fun has a curfew this weekend. Williamsburg Mayor Roddy Harrison announced during Monday’s monthly meeting that he has spoken with Williamsburg Police Chief Wayne Bird and there will be a midnight curfew for...

Residents and tourists apparently really enjoy eating at restaurants in Williamsburg. So much so that the Williamsburg Tourism Commission has raised projections for restaurant tax revenue by $225,000 for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents...

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies say a Gray man found naked and intoxicated outside a north Corbin motel had to be tazed after he attempted to flee from and then fight with deputies Sunday night. Harold E. Eaton, 44, was charged with first-degree indecent exposure, alcohol...

Construction on the planned standardbred horse racing facility in Corbin is slated to begin this summer, but its first live racing meet will officially begin on Sunday. While construction on the planned facility has yet to begin, it had secured live racing dates that will be held...

The Whitley County Judicial Center is expected to be closed this week due to a water leak. Circuit Court Clerk Gary Barton said the building has suffered significant damage from a leak that poured water into his office. The staff in Williamsburg will be working from home. The...

The University of the Cumberlands sold 368.02 acres of land to the Commonwealth of Kentucky for $264,974. The land, which is for the use and benefit of the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves, was acquired by the university from Terry and Marion Forcht in 2003. The purchase of...

The Corbin Garden Club was joined by local Girl Scout troop #2634 to celebrate National Garden Week. Betty Philpot opened the garden club’s meeting by talking with the girls about her experience with girl scouts many years ago. Carcille Burchette followed Philpot as she...

The Corbin High School Red Cross Club President Alex Freeman collected donations for Baptist Health Corbin. The donations included approximately 100 stuffed animals, 20 books, several packs of crayons, coloring pencils, coloring markers, pencils, small notebooks, over 100...

Forcht Bank and Forcht Broadcasting were both named Best Places to Work (BPTW) in Kentucky at the annual BPTW Awards Dinner in Lexington on June 17. In the final rankings, Forcht Bank was named #20 in the medium-size company category and Forcht Broadcasting was #26 in the...