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Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies recover stolen truck

Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies have recovered a stolen pick-up truck. Deputy Brandon Prewitt received a tip Friday that a stolen vehicle could be located along Ballard Ford East Road. Prewitt and Detective John Hill responded to the tip and located a 2007 Toyota Tacoma pick-up...
Posted On 28 Feb 2018

Four new shows announced for The Arena

Four new shows have been announced for The Arena in Corbin. Arena Director Kristi Balla announced that the “I Love the 90’s” Tour, featuring Salt N Pepa, All 4 One, Coolio, Tone Loc, and Young MC, will take to the stage April 13, country comedian Rodney Carrington will perform...

W’burg STOP tip line activated to report school safety threats

Williamsburg Superintendent Dr. Amon Couch has one set of eyes and one set of ears. He is limited in terms of what he can see and hear. There are 800 students at Williamsburg Independent Schools, about 100 staff members and a whole town of people, who also see and hear things. If...
Posted On 28 Feb 2018

W’burg school security public forum set for Thursday evening

Williamsburg residents will have the chance Thursday evening to find out what changes the Williamsburg Independent School District is making or planning to make in order to improve safety. Williamsburg school leaders are hosting a parent question and answer session at 6 p.m....
Posted On 28 Feb 2018

Suspects tried to cut open ATM machine, fled from police

A Williamsburg man and a Tennessee man are behind bars after allegedly trying to cut into one of the most visible ATM machines in Williamsburg late Sunday evening before leading police on a high-speed chase along I-75 early Monday morning that ended after police deployed spike...
Posted On 28 Feb 2018

Tickets on sale for annual Rotary International Dinner

Corbin and London’s Rotary International clubs will be joining together for the 10th consecutive year to host the Rotary International Dinner in an effort to help the organization eradicate polio, worldwide. This year’s dinner will be held at The Arena in Corbin at 7 p.m. on...

Corbin City Commission approves downtown master plan

After months of planning and several public meetings, the Corbin City Commission approved the final draft of the street scaping and wayfinding study during its monthly meeting Monday night. The plan, which has been in the works since 2016, is designed to make Corbin more...

CHS student threatened to bring gun to school Tuesday

For the second time in less than a week, Corbin Police were called to investigate alleged threats made by a Corbin student. Corbin High School’s Resource Officer William Rose was notified about 10 a.m. Tuesday after a student had allegedly made a threat. “Another kid said he was...

Fox Run Road home destroyed by fire Saturday morning

Firefighters from three area departments spent approximately seven hours battling a house fire on Fox Run Road in Corbin early Saturday morning. Oak Grove, Woodbine and West Knox firefighters were called to the scene off of Black Diamond Road at approximately 2:30 a.m. “It was a...

School safety fundraising effort for Corbin schools exceeds $40,000

Local attorney Shane Romines is continuing the effort to ensure Corbin Independent Schools two school resource officers remain on the job beyond the end of the school year. In a video posted on the Copeland and Romines Law Office Facebook page, Romines announced the fundraising...