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Toy Shop now open

The Toy Store on South Main Street in Corbin held a formal ribbon cutting Friday morning. Corbin Mayor Suzie Razmus and Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Director Bruce Carpenter joined store owner Tonya Ridener and business partner Angel Henderson as they cut the ribbon. The...

Fourteen candidates for May Day Queen and Tiny Queen announced

Spring is here and in Corbin it is again time for one of the season’s most traditional events:  the GFWC Kentucky Ossoli Club’s May Day Festival. This year’s 78th May Day Festival will, again, like last year, be a virtual event.    The May Day Festival is a fund raising event for...
Posted On 08 Apr 2021
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W’burg police recover meth, heroin during traffic stop

Williamsburg police recovered suspected methamphetamine and heroin during a traffic stop late Friday evening in the Highland Park area. 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
Posted On 07 Apr 2021

Stewart loved God, his family and his country

For Ronald Blaine Stewart, public service wasn’t just a concept but something that he lived and performed for much of his life. Stewart served 30 years in the U.S. Army before retiring and moving back to his hometown of Williamsburg where he served three terms as a district judge...
Posted On 07 Apr 2021

Those ages 16 and older can now get their COVID-19 vaccinations

COVID–19 vaccinations are now available to Kentucky residents at least 16 years of age. Gov. Andy Beshear announced the change that went into effect last Friday. “We are seeing a number of states with an increase in cases and hospitalizations, and it is happening among younger...

Bus driver not to blame for recent north Corbin crash

A March 8 wreck on U.S. 25W in north Corbin near Kentucky Fried Chicken involving a Whitley County school bus was not the fault of the bus driver. 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...

Naked man arrested while washing canned goods

Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies say a Corbin man, whom they found naked in the laundry room of a home on Whippoorwill Road Monday night was under the influence of drugs. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to...

Eating under the influence

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man in the parking lot of a Lily store where he had allegedly been consuming food items right off the shelves early Tuesday morning. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login...

Overdose call leads to multiple arrests

Corbin Police officers responding to a reported drug overdose on Main Street early Friday morning arrested three people on charges of trafficking methamphetamine and possession of heroin. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day!...

Whitley remains in red zone

Whitley County remains in the red as Laurel, Knox and Bell counties move into the orange zone. Whitley County The Whitley County Health Department announced eight additional COVID–19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the county’s total to 3,648. There are currently 54 active cases, of...