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As CBS’s Survivor: Edge of Extinction comes down to the finale Wednesday night, Whitley County’s Nick Wilson has one last opportunity to put himself in the running for the $2 million grand prize. Wilson was the last contestant sent to the Edge of Extinction before the final...

There will be a contested race for at least one seat on the Whitley County Board of Education this November, and the challenger is a familiar name well versed in politics. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to...

Cook Out, a restaurant franchise headquartered in North Carolina, which first bought property in Williamsburg in 2014 and a building on a different site in late 2019, is apparently finally ready to start work on a restaurant in Williamsburg, which it hopes to have open soon. Read...

Corbin Tourism’s annual Independence Day fireworks show has joined the growing list of large-scale events cancelled because of the COVID–19 pandemic. At the tourism commission’s regular monthly meeting Tuesday night, Tourism Director Maggy Kriebel asked the commissioners for...

Just when it was starting to look like local COVID-19 cases might have stopped, a recent 72-hour time period saw one or more cases reported in Whitley, Laurel, Knox and McCreary counties. The Whitley County Health Department reported the county’s 10th confirmed COVID-19...

Housing authorities in more than 100 Kentucky communities are receiving $12,596,159 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, including over $140,000 going to housing authorities in...

COVID–19 and a wet spring are3 teaming up to keep people from getting out and about as much as they would like, which can quickly become a mental strain for many. However, local psychiatrist Dr. C. William Briscoe, said this time can be a positive in people’s lives. “In our daily...

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies say two Lily men were under the influence Monday night when they stole a tree out of a yard on Ky. 1023. Michael D. Sizemore, 26, and Gentry Lee Jones, 31, were each charged with theft by unlawful taking of the value under $500 after deputies...

Like pretty much every government entity and most businesses, finances aren’t looking great for the city of Williamsburg right now, but Mayor Roddy Harrison says he won’t even talk about laying anyone off. Because of COVID-19’s effect on the economy, the City of Williamsburg is...

With the Class of 2020 losing out on the moment for family, friends and the community to witness one of their greatest life accomplishments to date, a group of parents of Corbin High School seniors are planning a parade through town on May 23. Kim Walden’s son, Kaell, is among...