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A Laurel County grand jury returned an indictment against a Corbin man Friday who allegedly strangled, punched, and threw a television at his girlfriend. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content....

The remains of a Corbin soldier killed in the Korean War are scheduled to return home Wednesday afternoon. Army Corporal Billie Joe Hash will be honored upon his arrival about 3 p.m. with a police escort from Interstate 75 exit 25 in south Corbin to Hart Funeral Home on Master...

Each year, on the first Tuesday in September, artists all over the world participate in something called Art Drop Day. The event sees people creating different types of art – drawings, paintings, sculptures, songs, poems, etc. – and leaving them for others to find.

The giant chess set recently set up on the Corbin Tourism lot on North Main Street will soon be augmented by five unique tables courtesy of Cumberland Valley Rural Electric and the Cumberland Arts Collective. Tourism Director Maggy Kriebel said as part of the “place making...

The JC Paul Detachment of the Marine Corps League, which organizes the annual Toys for Tots Campaign that serves Whitley, Knox and Laurel counties, is expecting a large increase in the number of children in need in 2020, and is seeking the community’s help as it gears up for the...

The Bell County Health Department reported some good news and some bad news Monday afternoon. The good news was that Bell County reported no new COVID-19 cases Monday. The bad news was that Bell County announced its ninth COVID-19 death Monday, which involved a 70-year-old male....

The Williamsburg Kiwanis Club recently awarded scholarships to three local graduating seniors from the class of 2020. Williamsburg High School graduate Allison Caddell received the Dr. Harold Wortman Scholarship Award. The late Dr. Harold Wortman was a long-standing member and...

The Knox County Health Department reported seven new COVID-19 cases, and its 10th COVID-19 fatality late Friday evening. “We have been notified of seven residents testing positive for COVID-19. One of these positives is a child … We are also deeply saddened to report one...

The Whitley County Sheriff’s Department had a busy month of July. During the month of July, sheriff’s deputies answered 905 criminal complaints and responded to 43 motor vehicle collisions. The sheriff’s department also investigated 44 new criminal cases, and made 117 criminal...

Laurel, Whitley, Bell and McCreary counties all reported new COVID-19 cases Friday. The Laurel County Health Department reported four new COVID-19 cases Friday, none of which are hospitalized. Friday’s cases include: a 76-year-old male, a 42-year-old female, a 24-year-old female,...