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A Whitley County Grand Jury will now consider the case of a Corbin man, who allegedly engaged in an armed standoff with the Corbin Police Department and Kentucky State Police last week. Michael Leforce Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access...

A Woodbine man is facing 15 criminal charges, including assaulting an officer and criminal abuse, after police officers from two agencies executed a search warrant at his residence Monday evening. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access...

The News Journal brought home 23 awards Friday night at the annual Kentucky Press Association convention awards banquet, including its seventh First Place General Excellence Award in eight years. The News Journal garnered seven first place awards in 27 categories plus the first...

The City of Corbin will soon be in need of a new city manager when Marlon Sams retirement takes effect in April, and the field of potential candidates has been narrowed down to four people. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day!...

A Williamsburg man has entered a guilty plea to multiple sexual-related charges, including incest, as part of an agreement with prosecutors. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a Member?...

A Woodbine man currently serving a 70-month prison sentence for threatening a federal law enforcement officer has been indicted for threatening the same officer once again. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to...

A number of college students with local ties have been named to the Dean’s List of their respective schools. Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) has announced that 688 students were placed on the Dean’s List for the fall semester of 2023,...

Gov. Andy Beshear has appointed a Corbin woman to a state board. Beshear’s office announced Friday that Danielle Matlock of Corbin has been appointed to the Kentucky Board of Alcohol and Drug Counselors. She is a clinical therapist at Isaiah House. She replaces Timothy Cesario,...

With the help and generosity of its valued customers, the Williamsburg Save A Lot store has donated more than 1,000 bags of much-needed, high-quality food to Calvary Missionary Baptist Church. Throughout the holiday season, Save A Lot customers in Williamsburg – and across the...

A Lexington man, who led police on a two-state vehicle pursuit in late 2022, has been sentenced to five years in prison as the result of a plea agreement. On Nov. 14, 2023, Bennie Strunk, 46, pleaded guilty to first-degree wanton endangerment (police officer), first-degree...