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Lane closures, ‘rolling road blocks’ to affect traffic on I-75 in Rockcastle County

Kentucky State Police are advising motorists traveling that are planning to travel on Interstate 75 through Rockcastle County Tuesday through Thursday to allow additional time because of road closures. Traffic on southbound I-75 will be detoured onto U.S. 25 between Berea and Mt....

The Corbin Center hosting job fair for ProSphere Tuesday

ProSphere in Barbourville will be holding a job fair Tuesday at The Corbin Center. The company is seeking to hire 100 customer service technicians for the Barbourville facility. The jobs include providing technical support to the Veterans Administration Company officials will...

Tom Dowling, legendary coach and former MSC Commissioner, passes away Sunday

Tom Dowling, the first coach ever for the University of the Cumberlands football program (then Cumberland College), and former Commissioner of the Mid-South Conference, died Sunday after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Funeral arrangements are not yet finalized. Dowling...

Update: Two remain hospitalized after Friday crash

A Williamsburg man, who has previous convictions for driving while under the influence, is suspected of driving while under the influence of drugs Friday morning when he struck another vehicle head-on, according to the Williamsburg Police Department. Two people had to be flown...
Posted On 05 Jan 2018

A look back at the biggest stories from 2017

2017 was a year marked by a variety of different news events ranging from a mother allegedly killing her husband and three children to the opening of businesses providing hundreds of jobs and progress towards a long awaited quarter horse racetrack that planned in Corbin. Here is...
Posted On 05 Jan 2018

WWE coming to Corbin on March 10

Arena Director Kristi Balla said it was a long road to bring the Superstars of the WWE to Corbin, but it was high on her list when she took the job in August 2016. “This was a big one for me,” Balla said of booking the event for March 10 featuring the stars of WWE’s Smackdown...

Calls of driver falling asleep on I-75 leads to DUI arrest

A driver, who was reportedly falling asleep at the wheel as he traveled south on Interstate 75 Wednesday morning, has been charged with DUI. Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 47-year-old Hobert Ben Smith of Irvine after stopping his Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck near...

Probation revoked for woman who admitted to stealing money from crash victim

A Williamsburg woman who had previously pleaded guilty to stealing money from a man minutes after he was killed in a motorcycle crash is back in jail after violating her probation. Forty-one-year-old Alishia McElfresh appeared in Whitley Circuit Court Tuesday morning on a motion...

Five people killed in traffic crashes in Whitley County in 2017

Whitley County’s and roadways across the commonwealth were safer for motorists in 2017 as the number of highway fatalities saw significant decreases. 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...

Keisling gets 10 years in prison for stabbing ex-stepfather

A Williamsburg man, who stabbed his former stepfather in 2015, received a 10-year prison sentence during a hearing Tuesday morning in Whitley Circuit Court. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this...
Posted On 03 Jan 2018