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In an age where more and more children live in single-parent homes, or even homes with neither parent, one local organization is working with Corbin Independent Schools to bring a mentor into the child’s life. At a recent special called meeting of the Corbin Board of Education...

The last four “Survivor” recaps have focused on the Lairo Tribe as Whitley County’s Elaine Stott was a member. However, the focus now switches to the Vokai as a shakeup in the beginning of Wednesday night’s fifth episode of “Survivor: Island of the Idols.” The Lairo Tribe had...

University of the Cumberlands’ homecoming celebrations are just around the corner! On Friday and Saturday, Oct. 25-26, it’ll be all about peace, love, and University of the Cumberlands. Activities for all ages will be provided. All Cumberlands alumni are welcome to enjoy the...

Would-be blacksmiths and blade smiths, or anyone who has ever had the desire to pick up a hammer and forge a piece of metal will have that opportunity Saturday at the second annual Cumberland Falls Farm Hammer-in. General Manager Dale Stewart said he has been to similar events in...

Update: The free Williamsburg Ghost Walk in Historic Downtown Williamsburg, which had originally been set for Saturday, Oct. 26, has now been delayed until Monday, Oct. 28 due to a forecast for heavy rains, which are expected Saturday evening. Are any of the historic buildings in...

A Corbin man, who is accused of sodomizing, sexually abusing and having sexual intercourse with a female relative under the age of 12, will be spending at least the next two decades behind bars. James Laforest, 34, had been scheduled to stand trial Wednesday but instead entered...

A Whitley County Grand Jury indicted the suspended executive director of the Williamsburg Housing Authority Monday morning on 45 criminal charges related to a series of thefts from that governmental entity. The Whitley County Grand Jury indicted James R. Lovitt, 52, of...

Corbin Police were called to a residence on West Fifth Street Sunday after the caller reported that he may have shot at a man who had stolen his weed eater off of his front porch. The shooting victim, identified as Kelly E. Denham, 50, of Woodbine, was treated for wounds to the...

A former Laurel County school teacher, who was indicted in August on a sodomy charge, is facing additional sex-related charges. Mark A. Felts, 54, of Corbin, was named in a superseding indictment returned Friday in Laurel Circuit Court. Felts is now facing six counts of...

The city of Corbin is getting over $160,000 worth of improved sidewalks thanks to funding announced Wednesday by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Department of Rural and Municipal Aid Commissioner Gray Tomblyn II traveled to Corbin City Hall Wednesday where he announced the...