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Courtney Taylor triple homicide trial postponed

The trial of a Williamsburg woman, who is charged with killing her husband and two children last year, has been postponed. 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 07 Mar 2018

Double murder suspect wants to fire public defender

A Corbin man, who is accused of killing two people in June, asked the judge in his case Monday afternoon for a new lawyer, and he doesn’t think he has gotten all the discovery evidence that he is entitled to receive, he said in court. He also requested a speedy trial, which the...
Posted On 07 Mar 2018

All tickets snatched up quickly for Terry Bradshaw speech at UC

It took less than one day for all tickets to be snatched up to hear NFL Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw speak at the University of the Cumberlands next month. Bradshaw, a four-time Super Bowl champion and television personality, will be the keynote speaker for the University of the...
Posted On 07 Mar 2018

CMS student being investigated for after school threat Monday

Corbin Middle School’s resource officer was called to investigate an alleged threat one student had made to another Monday night. A notification was sent out Tuesday to parents advising them of the situation. Superintendent Dave Cox said the two students had reportedly been...

Expert panel discusses Corbin school safety issues

Federal, state and local law enforcement, along with experts in school safety, met with members of the public and the Corbin Board of Education Tuesday night to discuss what steps may be taken to make Corbin Schools safer and to better prepare faculty, staff and students to deal...

Jr. Redhound Theatre presents: ‘The Wizard of Oz’

In 2014, a group of young and energetic fifth grade students suggested to Corbin Junior Redhound Theatre Director Brandise Grimes that the troupe should tackle, “The Wizard of Oz.” “It is one of my favorites, but I joked with them, that unless we could get Judy Garland to play...

Celebrating 200 years: Williamsburg’s founder, Samuel Cox, was a man, who wore many hats

On April 7, 2018, Williamsburg and Whitley County leaders will dedicate a historical marker near the present-day courthouse in honor of Samuel Cox, who is celebrated as the “Father of Williamsburg,” but who was Samuel Cox? Cox, who is known as the father of Williamsburg and its...
Posted On 05 Mar 2018

Corbin’s litter problem gets full-time staff

The fight against litter along Corbin’s roadways not has its own full-time staff. At Monday’s meeting of the Corbin City Commission, Public Works Director Gary Kelly said the three-person crew has been working almost daily since Feb. 5 and has collected 238 bags of trash, 27...

Complaint leads to drug arrests at Corbin Manor Apartments

Three people were arrested at Corbin Manor Apartments Friday afternoon on drug-related charges. Ralph G. Stacy, 51, of Corbin, Tiffany Denise Gray, 37, of Williamsburg, and Jennifer Lynn Collier, 46, of London were each arrested after Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies located...

Rockholds teenager on bicycle hit by SUV, flown out Friday afternoon

A 14-year-old Whitley County boy, who was riding a bicycle, had to be flown out by emergency medical helicopter Friday afternoon after being struck by a woman driving on a suspended license, according to police and court records. The accident happened in the Rockholds area about...
Posted On 02 Mar 2018