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Former Whitley County Sheriff Colan Harrell received a relatively good financial bill of health in regards to an audit of his 2018 financial statement, Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts Mike Harmon announced Monday afternoon. State law requires the auditor to annually audit the...

For almost 100 years, the events of Oct. 30, 1919 during which 200 African-American residents were rounded up and forced out of Corbin have lead to the city’s reputation as a place where people of color are unwelcome. These events have been the subject or rumor and speculation....

A regional campaign stop for Governor Matt Bevin in the final days of the 2019 governor’s race will include a visit to Corbin. Bevin, who will be accompanied by Vice-President Mike Pence and Congressman Hal Rogers, R-Ky., will stop at Shep’s Place on Main Street Friday afternoon....

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies are asking for the public’s help to locate a Corbin man wanted in connection with a stabbing incident last Thursday. Detectives have secured an arrest warrant for Jason Blevins, 34, charging him with first-degree assault. Deputy Gilbert Acciardo,...

If you have ever wanted to have the chance to, “Come on down!” but couldn’t make the trip to Los Angeles, that opportunity is coming on March 27 when “The Price Is Right Live” comes to The Arena. The traveling version of the longest running game show on television will be...

The Whitley County Grand Jury handed down four indictments Monday morning in four separate cases that involved either the rape or abuse of a child or children. The grand jury indicted James Childress, 37, of Williamsburg, charging him with two counts of first-degree rape each...

The Whitley County Grand Jury indicted 33 people on drug-related charges while issuing their regular monthly report Monday morning. According to indictments and the grand jury report, the following people were indicted: Steven McCullah, 30, of Williamsburg – first-degree...

The Health Wagon will be in Williamsburg on Monday, Oct. 28, providing free flu shots to those, who can’t afford them, and offering other medical services. The Health Wagon will be set up in the parking lot of the South Union-Mt. Zion Baptist Association from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. The...

The Whitley County UNITE Coalition is awarding $4,000 total for four local projects. Each local UNITE coalition is allocated $4,000 every six months by Operation UNITE to use towards local projects. The Whitley County UNITE Coalition held its quarterly meeting Monday, and voted...

Kentucky congressman Harold “Hal” Rogers, who has spearheaded congressional efforts to battle the scourge of opioid addiction, will be honored in Washington on Oct. 23 by Mothers Against Prescription Drug Abuse (MAPDA). The non-profit is chaired by Rogers’ former House GOP...