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The black king isn’t dead, but he is gone, leaving the giant Chess set on the Corbin Tourism lot on North Main Street short one piece. Tourism Director Maggy Kriebel she received multiple Facebook messages last week that people who had gone to the lot to play a game found the...

A Corbin man, who was killed during a Sept. 8 vehicle crash, will be laid to rest Wednesday afternoon. Funeral services will be held for Speed M. Tye, 53, at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, at the Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Williamsburg with Rev. Don Farmer officiating. Tye will...

Laurel County announced its eighth COVID–19 related death Tuesday, while it, Whitley, Knox, and Bell counties each reported additional COVID–19 cases. According to officials with the Laurel County Health Department, the victim is a 73-year-old female. Laurel County suffered its...

The London City Council’s voted Thursday to annex property in north Corbin. On Monday, the City of Corbin filed a lawsuit in order to stop the annexation from moving forward. According to the lawsuit, which was filed in Laurel Circuit Court, Corbin is arguing that the tract that...

According to the American Cancer Society, prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in American men, behind lung cancer. About one man in 41 will die of prostate cancer. This year the American Cancer Society has estimated there will be about 191,930 new cases of...

Whitley, McCreary, Laurel, Knox, and Bell counties all reported new COVID-19 cases Monday. The Whitley County Health Department reported 11 new COVID-19 cases Monday, 10 new COVID-19 cases Friday, six new cases Thursday, four new cases Wednesday and four new cases Tuesday....

Gov. Andy Beshear announced Monday that local school districts would be making decisions on how students attend classes without additional recommendations from his office. However, under an emergency regulation filed Monday, parents and guardians must inform schools when their...

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises motorists that cross drain repair operations start Tuesday, Sept. 15, on a portion of KY 511 in Whitley County, and will last for two days. Work schedule is listed below: • The roadway will be closed at Tidal Wave Road at the...

The black king isn’t dead, but he is gone, leaving the giant Chess set on the Corbin Tourism lot on North Main Street short one piece. Tourism Director Maggy Kriebel said she received multiple Facebook messages last week that people, who had gone to the lot to play a game, found...

COVID-19 may have shut down portions of the economy and put restrictions on Americans’ daily lives, but cyber scams and other efforts to defraud people continue to thrive. “Scammers are tapping into the uncertainty related to the global pandemic,” says Chris Orestis, the...