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Whitley County High School’s drama department, “The Colonel Players,” will be giving their first public performance of the season Friday night with a play that centers around a coal mine. This is the first time that the play, “Digging Up The Boys,” will be performed by a high...

Corbin’s annual Octoberfest will take place Monday in downtown. Downtown Director Andy Salmons said more than 50 vendors and crafters are registered to participate in the event in NIBROC Park. In addition, downtown merchants will be open for business. The event will kick off at...

Williamsburg Mayor Roddy Harrison signed a proclamation Friday afternoon declaring October 2017 as Breast Cancer Awareness Month in the city of Williamsburg and he urged all community members to support efforts and dedicate themselves to the fight against the disease. He was...

Corbin Independent Schools officials announced Monday that Corbin Middle School Assistant Principal Christi Lefevers has been selected to be the school’s new principal. Superintendent Dave Cox said the school’s Site Based Decision-Making Council selected Lefevers from among three...

The estate of a Williamsburg man, who had a blood alcohol level of more than three times the legal limit when he crashed his car into a rock wall last month, is suing the Corbin restaurant that allegedly sold him the alcohol. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or...

Laurel County Sheriff John Root is asking residents to be aware of a phone scam in which the caller tells the individual they have missed a court date. Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, the department’s public affairs officer, stated the caller goes on to say that a warrant has been...

By Emily Baker For the News Journal A Corbin man pleaded guilty to charges of sexual abuse. James Eugene Lanham, 41, was indicted in January of this year and charged with four counts of first-degree rape. According to the indictment, Lanham engaged in sexual intercourse through...

Despite the efforts of four fire departments and the use of more than 20,000 gallons of water, firefighters were unable to save this Taylor Circle home early Tuesday morning. “It’s heartbreaking. I have a lot of memories in this house,” Terry Mullis said about his family home on...

A Corbin woman was airlifted to the University of Kentucky Medical Center for treatment of a gunshot wound to the head that she sustained Monday outside of a Wayne County business. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please...

Williamsburg residents will be seeing an increase on their 2017 property tax bills. The Williamsburg City Council held the first reading of the real property tax rate ordinance for 2017 during a special meeting late Monday afternoon setting the tax rate at 32.20 cents per $100 of...