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There is now a three-way race to be elected the next mayor of Corbin. Former city commissioner Suzie Razmus filed Thursday afternoon in the Whitley County Clerk’s Office to seek the office of Corbin mayor. She joins a field that includes three-term incumbent Willard McBurney, who...

Some Corbin High School seniors in the Class of 2019 may see some flexibility with their class scheduling to ensure they meet their graduation requirements while gaining valuable work experience, or attending to matters that may have previously forced them to miss school, or,...

Corbin Police and firefighters are investigating a second suspicious vehicle fire in the area around Engineer Street. Firefighters were called to Creekside Apartments about 3:30 a.m. Monday where a Pontiac sedan was destroyed by fire. A pickup truck was destroyed by fire outside...

Whitley County EMS will be getting a new ambulance thanks to coal severance money. The Whitley County Fiscal Court approved a resolution to transfer $74,000 in coal severance funds to Whitley County EMS. Amber Owens, the Director of County Projects for the Whitley County Fiscal...

Whitley County’s three school systems will each receive $10,000 in coal severance funds. At Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Whitley County Fiscal Court the magistrates approved a resolution authorizing and transferring the coal severance funds to Corbin, Whitley County and...

Whitley County is celebrating the 200th anniversary of its founding this year, and the celebration starts with a party Thursday afternoon. “It’s an actual birthday party,” said Whitley County Projects Director Amber Owens. “We will have a huge cake. We will have a PowerPoint...

One driver was taken to the hospital and another was cited for having no insurance following a Monday morning crash in Williamsburg. The crash happened shortly before noon on US25W near the entrance to Firestone Industrial Products and Dollar General. Sandie Lawson, 48, of...

January is school board member appreciation month and Whitley County Board of Education officials received a number of gifts during Thursday’s monthly board of education meeting. From left to right, board members J.E. Jones, Larry Lambdin, Brenda Hill and Malorie Cooper. Board...

A Florida man, who shot at police during a high-speed chase nearly two months ago and was slightly injured when an officer returned fire, has been indicted on multiple charges by a Whitley County Grand Jury. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get...

(Correction: Due to a misprint, the original version of this story, which ran in the Jan. 17 print edition of the News Journal, incorrectly stated that Kentucky State Police were expected to charge Franzine Minchen with murder in connection with Curtis Lawson’s death, when...