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Vigil held for WCHS student who died

Whitley County High School (WCHS) Junior, Fisher Barton, would have turned 17 years old Friday, but tragically his life was cut short due to an Oct. 4 ATV accident. On Friday evening, many of his friends, family and teachers gathered in the near freezing cold at the high school...
Posted On 13 Nov 2019

WCHS, WHS offer Veterans Day salutes

Everyone, who serves in the armed forces of the United States makes sacrifices. Sometimes those sacrifices are simple things, such as missing anniversary celebrations or the birth of a child. Other times those sacrifices are much more substantial as some come home scarred either...
Posted On 13 Nov 2019

Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies seize nearly 40 grams of meth

Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies seized nearly 40 grams of methamphetamine while making a recent arrest. Sgt. Jonas Saunders arrested Danny Ray Osborne, 47, of Highway 779, Rockholds, and charged him with first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, tampering with...
Posted On 13 Nov 2019

UPDATE: Pedestrian killed Monday night in Corbin identified

UPDATE: The pedestrian killed Monday night after being struck by two vehicles on Master Street in Corbin has been identified. Corbin Police said the victim is Eason Miller, 75, of Corbin. Lt. Coy Wilson said Miller has an address on Byrley Road in north Corbin. “We have no...
Posted On 11 Nov 2019
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Laurel County deputies investigating gunfire that struck Corbin Walmart Sunday

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies are continuing to investigate the source of the gunfire that struck the rear of the Corbin Walmart Sunday night, but noted it did not appear anyone was the target. “We are looking at a lot of different things,” said Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, the...

Third person named in federal conspiracy to distribute Oxycodone, Oxymorphone identified as Williamsburg man

The third man named in a federal indictment charging a conspiracy to distribute Oxycodone and Oxymorphone in Whitley, Knox, Laurel and Rockcastle Counties, has been identified as a Williamsburg resident. Fifty-four-year-old Gary L. Cupp’s name was initially redacted from the...

Federal complaints name two additional suspects

Two more men have been named in complaints filed in U.S. District Court in connection with an earlier indictment alleging a conspiracy to distribute Oxycodone and Oxymorphone in Whitley, Knox, Laurel and Rockcastle Counties. James E. Martin, 73, of Gray, and Mark Milslagle, 49 of...

Community clothesline, chat benches set up at NIBROC Park

The upcoming holiday and winter season can be a lonely and uncomfortable time for those in search of companionship or warm winter clothing and the Corbin Downtown Program has taken steps to help alleviate both of those problems at NIBROC Park. The city park at the intersection of...

Next phase of I-75 widening to begin Monday in northern Laurel County

Beginning Monday, Interstate 75 in northern Laurel County will become a construction zone. Construction crews will begin work on another phase of the effort to widen the interstate to at least six lanes throughout Kentucky. This phase will cover mile markers 40 to 49 from London...

Applications being accepted to participate in Corbin Christmas Parade

Businesses, organizations, agencies and clubs are invited to help bring the Christmas spirit to Corbin by participating in the annual Corbin Christmas Parade on December 7. Organized by the Corbin Tourism and Convention Commission, applications are now available. “We would like...