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What began as a traffic stop for speeding early Friday morning on U.S. 25W in Williamsburg ended with a Corbin man facing a felony driving under the influence charge. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view...

Through a series of unconnected investigations in three counties over a three-day period, local law enforcement agencies took about 2.5 pounds of methamphetamine and $3,500 cash off the streets. The DEA, the Laurel County Sheriff’s Department, the Corbin Police Department...

Whitley, Laurel, Knox and Bell counties all remain in the top 20 counties in Kentucky with COVID-19 incidence rates at 20 or higher. Whitley County The Whitley County Health Department announced nine additional COVID–19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the county’s total to 3,533....

The PRIDE Spring Cleanup at Cumberland Falls is this Saturday, March 27, from 9 a.m. to noon. “The cleanup will look a little different this spring, but we will be accomplishing the same goals: cleaning up the roads near Cumberland Falls and welcoming spring with friends and...

A joint investigation by Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies, Corbin Police and Barbourville Police resulted in the arrest of two people and the seizure of two pounds of methamphetamine Sunday. Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, the department’s public affairs officer, said James J. Wagers,...

The driver of a white Chevrolet was taken to the hospital by ambulance after she swerved to avoid hitting a brown dog that was in the roadway Monday, said Woodbine Fire Chief Rick Fore. The accident happened on KY 6 just past the Woodbine Fire and Rescue station. Crews were...

The means of measuring school accountability has been a moving target for several years. Just as districts, parents and stakeholders begin to get comfortable with a system and its components, the system changes once again. Because of the accountability system’s history of change,...

Kentucky’s education accountability system is kind of like Kentucky’s weather. If you don’t like it, wait a little while and it will change. Next school year could potentially usher in a new accountability system after it was proposed during the Kentucky Board of Education’s Feb....

The Whitley County Health Department is looking to expand a small garden, which is planted in some raised beds behind the main office in Williamsburg and will go to help feed health department clients. Public Health Director Marcy Rein told the Whitley County Board of Health...

Webbed Sphere, Inc., in partnership with Insurance Service Center of Corbin, recently announced a sponsorship agreement to help purchase commemorative rings for the Corbin Middle School 8th grade football team. The rings are to celebrate the team’s convincing 28-8 Div. 2 state...