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CMS hosting Rachel’s Challenge Thursday

Corbin Middle School is hosting Rachel’s Challenge, a community event dedicated to making schools safer and more connected places Thursday night. The event is named in honor of Rachel Scott, the first of the 12 students and one teacher killed in the 1999 shooting at Columbine...

Water outage planned near Poplar Avenue due to water line relocation

A portion of a water line along Poplar Ave. in Corbin must be replaced, and the residences it serves may see a temporary interruption of services while the work is completed. At a special called meeting of the Corbin Board of Education Monday night, officials explained the work,...

Briar Creek Park to get 9-hole disc golf course

A nine-hole disc golf course will soon be opening at Briar Creek Park in Williamsburg thanks to a partnership between the city of Williamsburg and the University of the Cumberlands. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please...
Posted On 24 Oct 2018

Laser imaging giving complete look at state of historic Carnegie Library

The Carnegie Center of Corbin, Inc. is getting a thorough look at the historical Carnegie Library building on Roy Kidd Ave., using some of the latest technology. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this...

Ground broken for KY 92W realignment project

If it seems like work to get KY 92W in McCreary County realigned has taken, well, forever to get completed, then you aren’t real far off. Whitley County resident Andy Meadors remembers speaking in 1976 at a public hearing about the subject, which was held at the Whitley County...
Posted On 24 Oct 2018

Corbin Library Ghost Tour set for Thurs., Fri.

Fire is the theme of the 2018 Ghost Tour hosted by the Corbin Public Library and the Friends of the Corbin Public Library, which will be held Thursday and Friday night. Dianne Mitchell of the Friends of the Corbin Public Library said the annual Halloween themed tour will feature...

Man, who shot vehicles on I-75, arrested after long police chase

A police vehicle pursuit that started Sunday evening in Whitley County and involved a Texas man, who allegedly shot into vehicles, ended when the suspect’s vehicle came to rest against a cable barrier in Tennessee about 30 miles south of the Kentucky state line. The man was also...
Posted On 24 Oct 2018

Sexual abuse sodomy indictment returned in Laurel County

A Keavy man is being held in the Laurel County Correctional Facility on a $100,000 cash bond after police say he sexually abused and sodomized a four-year-old in 2017. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view...

Tickets remain available for WWE event Saturday at The Arena

WWE wrestling fans still have the opportunity to purchase tickets for Saturday’s event at The Arena in Corbin. Arena Director Kristi Balla said one new superstar has been added to the lineup, Braun Strowman. Current matches scheduled include: Intercontinental Champion Seth...

Corbin man drowns Tuesday at Grove Marina

A Corbin man drown Tuesday at Grove Marina on Laurel Lake. Whitley County Coroner Andy Croley identified the victim as Sydney Fee, 75. Rescue officials were called to the scene in Whitley County at approximately 1:52 pm. when a fisherman, who had just put his boat in the water,...