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Chadwell named new Corbin Library Director

After a three-month search, the Corbin Public Library Board voted Thursday night to name Donna Chadwell as the new library director. Chadwell, who works at a local accounting firm that has kept the library’s books, was selected from among eight applicants that received...

West Knox, Woodbine fire departments battle suspicious blaze

West Knox and Woodbine firefighters were called to battle a house fire on Ky. 233 Thursday afternoon. Firefighters were called to the scene approximately one-and-a-half-miles north of the intersection with Ky. 6 after a passer-by saw the blaze and called 911 about 2 p.m....

Free Naloxone training set for Friday at Whitley Co. Health Department

The Whitley County Health Department in Williamsburg will be providing free Narcan/Naloxone training on Friday, Dec. 1, starting at 1 p.m. The training is for first responders and family members of someone with a narcotic addiction. The training takes about 10 minutes to...
Posted On 30 Nov 2017

Cole Swindell to play The Arena in first headliner tour

The Arena in Corbin is one of the stops on rising country music star Cole Swindell’s 19-date, “Reason to Drink” Tour. Swindell, who is headlining his first tour, will play Corbin on Saturday, March 24. Swindell, who has racked up seven chart topping singles since his debut in...

Deputies have few clues to go on in Falls Road assault case

Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating an alleged assault that happened Saturday evening on Cumberland Falls Highway. About 8:30 p.m. deputies learned that a woman, whose identity hasn’t been publicly released, drove herself to Baptist Health Corbin with injuries she...
Posted On 29 Nov 2017

Three arrested in connection with ‘weed wacker’ assault case

Three people are behind bars in connection with the assault of a man early Saturday morning that allegedly involved a weed wacker. 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 29 Nov 2017

Feds indict man found with pound of crystal meth in W’burg motel room

A Jan. 16 trial date has been set in U.S. District Court for a man, who was caught with a pound of crystal methamphetamine in a Williamsburg motel on Oct. 22. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this...
Posted On 29 Nov 2017

Redhound Theatre offering pictures with ‘Elf’ cast as fundraiser

The cast of Redhound Theatre is offering the opportunity to get up close with the “Elf” characters to help fund the organization’s trip to New York City to perform at the Intrepid Theatre. In between performances Saturday and prior to the show on Dec. 9, visitors will have the...

Redhound Theatre presents: ‘Elf, the Musical’

Corbin High School’s Redhound Theatre is kicking off the holiday season by bringing the popular Will Ferrell move, “Elf” to the stage. The story of Buddy the Elf, who leaves Santa’s workshop at the North Pole to find his real family that lives in New York City. “Buddy realizes...

Laurel women arrested in connection with W’burg Wal-Mart theft

Two Laurel County women are facing theft and drug paraphernalia charges following an alleged shoplifting incident at the Williamsburg Wal-Mart early Friday morning. Williamsburg Police Officer David Rowe wrote on Elizabeth G. Cunnagin’s arrest citation that Dorothy Daniels, a...
Posted On 29 Nov 2017