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Vandals target Daniel Boone National Forest signs

The U.S. Forest Service is asking for the public’s help to find the individual(s) responsible for a series of vandalism incidents targeting signs in Daniel Boone National Forest. According to officials with the London Range District, multiple signs in Laurel and Whitley Counties...

One person airlifted following garage fire in Lily

One person was airlifted because of injuries sustained in a fire at a in Lily Thursday. Lily, West Knox and Campground firefighters were called to the scene on Slate Ridge Road near the intersection of Slate Ridge Church Road to a report of a structure fire. Lily Firefighter Ed...

Corbin School Board approves calendar for 2019-20; school to start one week later

Students in the Corbin Independent School System will start school a week later in 2019 in order to allow more time for the opening of the heavily renovated old Corbin Middle School, to be known as Corbin Traditional School. The school district Board of Education voted to approve...

Lions Club seeks donations for 70th annual Christmas Basket Program; sign ups Thursday and Friday

For 70 consecutive years, the Corbin Lions Club has made the Christmas holiday just a little bit brighter for many in the area. The club is currently accepting donations to support its Christmas Basket Program. The goal with 2018 is $15,000. “Beginning with five baskets in 1949,...

West Knox firefighters rescue woman from smoke-filled apartment

West Knox firefighters called to an apartment fire Tuesday morning found and rescued a women from the smoke-filled unit. Chief Darryl Baker said firefighters were called to Spider Creek Apartments on Gilbert Street at 4:01 a.m. after a fire alarm was activated. “When we got...

First Baptist Church in Corbin’s ‘White Flag Night’ is back

With nighttime temperatures falling into the low and mid 20’s, First Baptist Church has run up the white flag. Rather than surrender, the flag signifies that the church on Roy Kidd Ave. near the Corbin Library is offering shelter from the cold to those in need. The church is...

Arson suspected in Tuesday trailer fire

Arson is suspected in an early Tuesday morning blaze that destroyed a trailer. Goldbug firefighters were dispatched to 368 Hanging Rock Road about 1:41 a.m. to a report that an older model, singlewide trailer was on fire with flames visible through the window. “When we got on...
Posted On 28 Nov 2018

Deputy jailer finds drugs hidden inside woman’s body cavity

A Williamsburg woman is facing multiple charges after deputy jailers discovered drugs hidden inside a body cavity after she was arrested Sunday evening. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content....
Posted On 28 Nov 2018

Williamsburg police arrest two after drugs found in motel room

A Williamsburg man and a Corbin woman are behind bars after police found drugs in their motel room late Sunday evening. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a Member? Join Us
Posted On 28 Nov 2018

Taylor lawyers want to suppress statement to police

Lawyers for a Williamsburg woman, who is facing a possible death sentence for killing her husband and two children last year, want a recorded statement that she made to police from her hospital bed three days after the incident excluded from evidence when her case goes to trial....
Posted On 28 Nov 2018