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Pleasant View Elementary receives bronze award for being one of ‘America’s Healthiest Schools’

A record 461 schools, from 26 states and the District of Columbia, including one Whitley County school, were recognized recently as “America’s Healthiest Schools” by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a national organization that empowers kids to develop lifelong, healthy...

Update: KSP releases new details in Gray man’s killing

New details have been released about the Sept. 19 shooting that claimed the life of a Gray man, and resulted in a brief barricade situation with another man, who remains hospitalized because of a gunshot wound. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to...
Posted On 26 Sep 2018

Williamsburg Kiwanis Club to hold holiday homes tour

Think you are going to need a jumpstart to get in the Christmas spirit this year? Are you someone, who really enjoys looking at Christmas decorations? Want to help raise some money for a worthy cause? If any of the above is the case, then note that the Williamsburg Kiwanis Club...
Posted On 26 Sep 2018

Charges dismissed against defendants in 2015 double homicide

The case against two men accused of murdering and robbing a Lily couple in 2015 has been dismissed at the request of prosecutors. Bradley Justin Lawson, 36, of Corbin, and Christian Roberts, 26, of Manchester, were each indicted in Sept. 2016 on charges of murder, tampering with...

Tri-County Cineplex hosting ‘Survivor’ premiere event featuring local contestant

Local fans of the television show, “Survivor” will have the opportunity to watch tonight’s premier with one of the contestants in a theater setting, complete with popcorn and drinks. Tri-County Cineplex in Corbin will host a meet and greet with Nick Wilson, the Williamsburg...

Corbin man charged in Dollar General robbery

A Corbin man was arrested Friday in connection with the robbery of a London Dollar General Store on August 24. Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Robert Higbee, Jr., 36, following an investigation into the incident at the store on Ky. 363 approximately four miles south of...

Keavy man charged with sexual abuse, sodomy of four-year-old

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. Kentucky State Police arrested Joshua A. Towe, 23, on a warrant secured following an investigation by Detective...

Indictment returned in Lily stabbing case involving fork

A Laurel County grand jury returned an indictment Friday in connection with a stabbing incident involving a mother, son and a fork in Lily. 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

Redhound Theatre presents, ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’

Corbin High School’s Redhound Theatre will open its 2018-19 season Thursday night with Oscar Wilde’s, “The Importance of Being Earnest.” The play centers around two men, Algernon Moncrieff and Jack Worthing, who each claim to be “Earnest.” “It is more than just the name Earnest....

Ky. 92E closed until Wednesday evening due to rockslide

A Tuesday afternoon rockslide has closed a portion of Ky. 92E until Wednesday evening. The rockslide was first reported about 3 p.m. by a volunteer firefighter traveling through the area. The rockslide occurred near the 14.0-mile point. Whitley County Emergency Management...
Posted On 25 Sep 2018