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For the second time in less than a year, a Corbin man has been arrested for indecent exposure. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a Member? Join Us

Former News Journal Sports Editor Jim McAlister died Tuesday at the age of 67. McAlister spent 10 years as the sports editor, covering Corbin, Whitley County, Williamsburg and Lynn Camp from 2003 to 2013. McAlister won numerous Kentucky Press Association awards for his work...

A pair of University of the Cumberlands online programs have made the list for top programs in their field, according to an online education-related group. Study.com has released their 2021 College Rankings, prioritizing school quality and affordability and highlighting schools...

Comedians Jeff Foxworthy and Leanne Morgan are coming to The Corbin Arena this fall. The Corbin Arena announced Monday morning that Foxworthy and Morgan would perform on Oct. 10 starting at 6 p.m. Tickets go on sale on June 18 at 10 a.m. at The Corbin Arena Box Office or online...

Thomas Edgar (Tommy) Steely recently died in the Veteran’s Hospital in New Orleans, and military honors for the Williamsburg native are planned for Saturday, June 26, at noon at the Veterans Monument in downtown Jellico. Steely, who is the son of Kenneth and Bessie Steely,...

The Whitley County Colonels Baseball team is headed to the elite eight in Lexington. The Colonels defeated Raceland Saturday in the semi-state round at Morehead State University, 6-5. Mason Croley drove in what would prove to the winning run in the bottom of the fifth inning....

Williamsburg is getting a regular monthly car show starting in July. The inaugural Cumberland River Cruise-In will take place from noon – 7 p.m. on July 17 in downtown Williamsburg. “I am so looking forward to this. I have been wanting to do this for years,” noted Mayor Roddy...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announced Friday that Spillway Beach at Laurel River Lake is reopening today for swimming. The Corps closed Spillway Beach June 4 due to E. coli detected in the water. Tests received late Thursday indicated conditions returned...

Williamsburg now has its second Main Street Manager in town history. Mayor Roddy Harrison said Friday that he had appointed Johnathan Wyatt as the new Main Street Manager. “He has accepted the job. He has the five block parties ready to go,” Harrison said. Wyatt replaces Nannie...

Corbin Tourism has partnered with the City of Beattyville and Back Road of Appalachia to host the Cruise for a Cause on Saturday to benefit local businesses in the Lee County town that were impacted by the historic flooding in late February and early March. The event, which will...