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  Living Waters Christian Grounds on Frankfort School Road in Corbin hosted its annual Christmas light show from Dec. 18 through Dec. 26. In addition to the numerous drive through and walk through lights, the event featured a petting zoo, train ride, and the opportunity for...

The sixth annual Operation Joy food basket donation event, which is organized by Corbin Area Technology Center criminal justice students and Kentucky State Police veteran and law enforcement teacher Tackett Wilson, delivered food to 87 families. Law enforcement agencies from...

Bragging rights for having the best decorated gingerbread house in Whitley County have been determined. The Whitley County Extension Community Arts Center recently sponsored its first ever gingerbread decorating contest in place of its annual Christmas party, which couldn’t be...

Gerry’s Roller Rink Owner Norma Parks has been “waiting and waiting and waiting” for months without success on Frankfort officials to tell her some pretty basic information, such as what COVID-19 business category the roller rink falls into and exactly what she needed to do in...

(Editor’s note: Towards the end of December, news organizations across the world annually publish lists of the top stories from each year. Let’s face it, COVID-19 is going to be the top story on pretty much every top 10 list everywhere. Given that 2020 is a year unlike any...

Whitley County community leaders were among the 41 individuals who received their first dose of the Moderna vaccine for COVID-19 Tuesday at the Whitley County Health Department. The health department received its first shipment of the Moderna vaccine on Monday. Whitley County...

Pleasant View Volunteer Fire Department responded to a structure fire around 1 p.m. on Christmas Day at Ellison Bend. Chief Thomas Manning said the cause of the fire is still under investigation but no foul play is suspected. The structure was a double-wide trailer; everyone at...

Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Manchester man Sunday who was wanted by the US Marshal’s office. Randall Perkins, 59, was arrested at the Woodbine Dollar Store at approximately 12:02 a.m. on Dec. 27. Deputy Chad Estep observed a four-door sedan with expired tags and...

The Whitley County Health Department announced 36 additional COVID–19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the county’s total to 2,247. There are currently 237 active cases, of which nine are hospitalized. The health department also announced three new deaths Wednesday bringing the total...

A routine traffic stop Saturday afternoon led to the discovery of drugs in a backpack, a handgun under a seat and a rifle hidden in a pair of brown overalls. Whitley County Sheriff’s Deputy Chad Estep arrested Preston Messer, 39, of Williamsburg, on drug charges after Messer...