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“He was supposed to tell where the body was,” an anguished Carolyn Anderson cried out in Whitley Circuit Court Monday afternoon after one of the men involved in her daughter’s death was sentenced to 10 years in prison. “Where’s justice?” Immediately prior to this, Judge Paul...

A Grinch Village, annexation of Immanuel Baptist Church into the Corbin city limits, and the paving of sidewalks were all items on the agenda for Monday’s monthly Corbin City Commission meeting. Kaleen Turner, a representative with the Corbin Arts and Literary League, proposed...

The Whitley County school district’s finances are looking pretty good for the current school year, and include the purchase of over $200,000 worth of new textbooks for grades kindergarten through sixth grade, and the purchase of two new buses. During its regular monthly meeting...

If you own a $100,000 home and you live in the Williamsburg Independent School District, then you will be paying about $12 extra on your property tax bills starting next year. The Williamsburg Independent Board of Education approved the 2020 real estate tax rate and the personal...

Whitley County Clerk Kay Schwartz received relatively good news regarding her fee account Thursday, according to information in a release from the office of Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts Mike Harmon. The review of the 2018 fee account only identified three issues that the...

One week after its closure because of structural issues, the Jellico Creek Bridge on Ky. 92 West has reopened. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announced Monday afternoon that both the eastbound and westbound lanes on the Jellico Creek Bridge in Whitley County, which is...

Funeral services are planned for Wednesday afternoon for a southern Whitley County husband and wife, who were found dead inside their home early Friday morning. No foul play is suspected in the blaze. Visitation for Rebecca Luntsford, 57, and her husband, Jimmy Luntsford Jr., 63,...

The Corbin Tourism Commission recently took the first step in turning the lot across from Sanders Park on North Main Street into another free community activity area. During its regular monthly meeting last week, the commissioners authorized $1,800 to install security cameras to...

Corbin’s upcoming Octoberfest celebration being expanded to two days, the possibility of adding a community yard sale on the same day as the Moonbow Eggfest and the Cumberland Valley Cruise-In next year, and events happening at The Arena were three of the things department heads...

Laurel County Sheriff John Root has been recognized by his peers from across the commonwealth by being named the Kentucky Sheriff’s Association’s Sheriff of the Year for 2019. Root, who has served as sheriff in Laurel County since 2011, received the award during the association’s...