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Kentucky Creative gallery and bistro officially opens

Kentucky Creative officially opened its doors with a grand opening on Tuesday. “These are all local artists,” said gallery owner Jeremy Bryant. “Everything in here is from a Kentucky artist or crafter. Some are more local than others.” Bryant said the one requirement the gallery...

Judge to determine if witness can identify defendant during trial

A Whitley County judge is expected to sign a proposed order by June 24 which will determine if a witness’s identification of a Corbin man, who is awaiting trial for three counts of capital murder, fetal homicide, and tampering with physical evidence, will be allowed during the...

Mural with a message painted inside Williamsburg waterpark

When visitors go to the Kentucky Splash waterpark in Williamsburg this summer, they will be greeted in part by a new mural project, which is designed to start a discussion about things everyone can do to prevent violence. “We wanted to be able to talk about violence prevention in...
Posted On 04 Jun 2021

Gov. Beshear announces funding for Fifth Street roundabout, Master Street sidewalk projects

During a trip to Whitley and Pulaski counties on Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced two local transportation safety improvement projects in the Corbin area. $750,000 has been allocated for the design and construction of a roundabout at the intersection of Fifth Street Road,...

Charges to be amended to murder after shooting victim dies at hospital

A Corbin man, who initially survived after being shot in the head with a .357 pistol early Sunday morning, has died. Timothy Seth Pennington died Thursday at the University of Tennessee Medical Center, according to the Corbin Police Department. Corbin Police Lt. Coy Wilson, who...

SOAR Summit officially coming to Corbin

Congressman Hal Rogers officially announced Corbin as the host city for the 2021 SOAR (Shaping Our Appalachian Region) Summit on Thursday. The summit, which has been hosted by Pikeville since the creation of SOAR, is scheduled to take place at The Arena in Corbin on Oct. 13 and...

Whitley County Sheriff gets clean audit report

Whitley County Sheriff Todd Shelley got a clean financial bill of health in a recent audit by Kentucky Auditor Mike Harmon’s Office regarding the 2019 taxes. “The auditor noted no instances of noncompliance. The auditor also noted no matters involving internal control over...
Posted On 03 Jun 2021

Donated flag one of largest in state

Williamsburg Fire & Rescue’s new American flag is big, quite big measuring 20’ x 38’. To put that in perspective, it would cover about one-third of the width of a football endzone, which measures 30’ x 160’. The fire department’s new flag was presented to it on Memorial Day...
Posted On 03 Jun 2021

Three Doors Down coming to The Arena

Three Doors Down, which made “Kryptonite” a powerful force in music will be coming to The Arena in Corbin on July 18. The band, famous for 2009’s hit, “Kryptonite,” formed in Escatawpa, Mississippi in 1996 with Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts and Todd Harrell. The current rendition has...