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Corbin man charged with child abuse

A Corbin man is facing child abuse and assault charges for allegedly dropping a four-week-old baby and striking the child’s mother in the face Tuesday afternoon. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this...

W’burg hopes to start charging county water districts more for water

Williamsburg officials say that it will be another three weeks or so before they will know for certain whether a recently fixed water leak on South Second Street is “the” elusive water leak that has been sought for well over a decade and believed to be responsible for much of the...
Posted On 12 Feb 2021

Corbin’s Independence House gets $20k grant

A Corbin nonprofit organization that serves primarily pregnant and post-partum females with substance abuse issues is receiving $20,000 from the Team Kentucky Fund, which is closing after all pending applications have been addressed. Independence House is one of the 19 qualified...
Posted On 12 Feb 2021

Whitley Co. changes in-person learning

Starting Monday, Whitley County School District’s hybrid in-person instruction schedule will transition to an A/B schedule. Students who attend in-person will either attend Monday and Tuesday or Thursday and Friday. No students will attend in-person on Wednesdays as that day will...

Whitley County only reports five new COVID-19 cases Thursday; lowest increase in nearly three months

For the first time in nearly three months, the Whitley County Health Department only reported a single-digit increase in the number of additional COVID-19 cases Thursday. The Whitley County Health Department announced five additional COVID–19 cases on Thursday, bringing the...
Posted On 11 Feb 2021

More questions than answers about possible veterans facility

Williamsburg city leaders probably have more questions than answers at this point regarding a proposed privately-owned facility to treat veterans for post-traumatic stress disorder and substance abuse, which has expressed interesting in building a facility in Williamsburg on...
Posted On 11 Feb 2021

Go carting under the influence?

A near collision between a Kentucky State Police cruiser and a go cart Saturday afternoon in Corbin resulted in London man being charged with felony driving under the influence. Steven Lawson Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every...

Williamsburg woman transports methamphetamine and her children simultaneously

Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies recently arrested a Williamsburg woman, who allegedly used her vehicle to transport methamphetamine while her two children were in the back seat, according to a sheriff’s department search warrant. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents...

Jail being sued for negligence

A Williamsburg man has filed a federal lawsuit against the Whitley County Detention Center, the Whitley County Fiscal Court, Jailer Brian Lawson, and Deputy Jailer Austin Philpot, and other unknown deputy jailers claiming that he was subjected to physical abuse and...

Laurel County reports two confirmed COVID-19 fatalities Wednesday, possibly three additional fatalities

The Laurel County Health Department reported two confirmed COVID-19 deaths Wednesday and possibly three additional COVID-19 deaths. “We are saddened to report two additional confirmed deaths today. Our condolences go out to the families and friends of the 62-year-old female and...
Posted On 10 Feb 2021