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A Williamsburg High School senior is in the intensive care unit at the University of Tennessee Medical Center following a single vehicle wreck Sunday morning near Exit 15. “He is very lucky that he survived it,” noted Goldbug Volunteer Fire Department Chief Brandon Woods, whose...

Former Whitley County Sheriff Colan Harrell has received a clean financial bill of health following a recent audit of his department’s 2017 tax settlement. “The auditor noted no instances of noncompliance. The auditor also noted no matters involving internal control over...

Corbin will soon be losing a storied piece of its basketball history. Superintendent Dave Cox was slated to ask the Corbin Independent Board of Education during a special meeting Tuesday evening for authorization to seek bids to replace the original gym floor at Edwards Gym. “We...

A Williamsburg man, who was shot in the ear last year during an alleged road rage incident with a man 50 years his senior, is suing the man, who shot him. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content....

Local youngsters, who want to learn more about basketball and meet a former University of Kentucky basketball player, will have the chance to do so for free this summer. Whitley County High School will play host to one of Operation UNITE’s “Shoot Hoops Not Drugs” programs. The...

The Corbin City Commission discussed the bids and designs for the proposed splash pad to be located on North Main Street at a special called meeting Tuesday, but elected to table the matter until the regular meeting on Feb. 18. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today,...

Firefighters believe a space heater sparked a fire that destroyed a double-wide mobile home in Corbin last Thursday. Oak Grove firefighters were called to the scene on Browning Acres Road near the intersection with Barton Mill Road just before 9 a.m. Corbin Police Officer David...

At least one member of the Corbin Tourism Commission is questioning the wisdom of spending up to $1 million on the proposed Corbin Railroad Museum, but have asked Tourism Director Maggy Kriebel to move forward with the request for proposal. At a special called tourism meeting...

Laila Ali, who is the daughter of legendary boxing icon Mohammed Ali and who sports a pretty impressive undefeated boxing resume of her own, will be the keynote speaker for the University of the Cumberlands’ Excellence in Leadership Series, which is sponsored by The Forcht...

Preliminary figures indicate highway fatalities in Kentucky declined in 2018 to 722, down from 782 in 2017.  According to the Kentucky Office of Highway Safety (KOHS), this is the second consecutive year that roadway fatalities have decreased. KOHS Acting Executive Director Jason...