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The Kentucky Department of Highways District 11 is advising the traveling public that a section of KY 296 (mile point 1.6) will have a lane closure on Tuesday, Jan. 26, due to water line repairs. The lane closure will be in effect between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Drivers are advised to...

The Whitley County Board of Education is apparently pretty pleased with the job that Superintendent John Siler has done since he was first hired as superintendent in 2018. During its monthly meeting Thursday, the board voted to give Siler a new four-year contract starting on July...

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day over 100 University of the Cumberlands students participated in the campus-wide day of service. Students helped with the Corbin Backpack Program, a clean-up at Cumberland Falls, helped paint at the old Lane Theater, sorted recycling and picked up...

“I’ve already reached my ultimate goal,” said Wrigley Taproom owner and chef Kristin Smith. “Having a restaurant in my own community where I get to cook for those I love, using ingredients that were grown right here in Whitley county is more than I could have wished for.” Because...

The Whitley County Sheriff’s Department had a busy month of December and a busy 2020. During the month of December, sheriff’s deputies answered 1,090 requests for assistance, and responded to 31 motor vehicle collisions. The sheriff’s department also opened 41 new criminal cases,...

The Laurel County Health Department reported Friday the passing of the third person this week in Laurel County to die from COVID-19. “We send out condolences to the family and friends of the 52-year-old male,” the Laurel County Health Department wrote in a release. This brings...

The Woodbine Fire Department responded to a structure fire Wednesday night that is now under investigation. The fire department was dispatched to the fire on Owens Branch Road off of Ky. 779 in the Rockholds community about 9 p.m. Wednesday night. No residents were inside the...

A Laurel County man was arrested on child sexual exploitation charges Thursday following an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children investigation. Kody Wayne Mullins, 19, was arrested at a residence in Keavy. According to a press release from the Kentucky State Police, “The...

Former Williamsburg Mayor and Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Secretary Bill Nighbert has died. “I wish I had words to express how special Uncle Bill was to our family. We love him dearly and he will be missed every day. He is now with our Savior. I take great comfort in knowing...

About 15 individuals showed up for a Corbin Trash Clean Up hosted by the Sunup Initiative in Corbin in honor of the National Day of Service on Monday. Individuals picked up trash around downtown from 1 to 3 p.m. starting and ending at Sanders Park. Last year, Sunup sponsored a...