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Local man charged in stabbing given prison sentence

A Gray man charged in a 2016 stabbing at a residence on Dr. Parker Lane has been ordered to serve five years in prison and to have no contact with the victim or any of his family members. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day!...

Fourth annual Moonbow Eggfest set to take place in downtown Corbin Sept. 16

They are big. They are green. Cooks have been known to use them to prepare anything from breakfast to dessert. The non-profit Moonbow Eggfest, Inc., in conjunction with the Corbin Tourism Commission will be hosting the fourth annual “Moonbow Eggfest” on September 16 to celebrate...

Askins’ vehicular homicide trial delayed until Jan. 10

A Williamsburg woman, who is charged with murder and other offenses in connection with a July 2016 traffic crash that claimed the life of a Canadatown woman, will have to wait a little while longer for her day in court. Sonia Askins, 47, was scheduled to stand trial on Sept. 14...
Posted On 06 Sep 2017

Williamsburg Kiwanis Club donates school supplies to Boston Elementary School

Students at Boston Elementary School received a welcomed present Friday morning in the form of free school supplies. Williamsburg Kiwanis Club President David Perry and member Steven Jett delivered the supplies to the kindergarten classroom of Janel Cupp and the first grade...
Posted On 06 Sep 2017

Cumberland Falls voted best romantic getaway in KY

Mammouth Cave may be Kentucky’s biggest tourist attraction, but Cumberland Falls is tops when it comes to visitors who are looking for a “romantic getaway.” In a poll of readers of Kentucky Living Magazine and visitors to kentuckyliving.com to determine the “Best in Kentucky,”...

Corbin native killed in Bowling Green shooting early Sunday

An early morning shooting Sunday in Bowling Green has claimed the life of a Corbin native. Kenneth “Alex” Davis, 21, graduated Corbin High School in 2014, and was a student at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green. According to published reports, Davis was shot by another...
Posted On 05 Sep 2017

Rockholds man facing DUI, reckless homicide charge after fatal Sunday morning crash

A Rockholds man is behind bars facing DUI and homicide related charges after a single vehicle crash early Sunday morning. The wreck happened about 2 a.m. on Flat Creek Road in the Rockholds community. Joshua Lee Woods, 37, was driving a maroon pickup truck when he failed to...
Posted On 04 Sep 2017

Corbin football broadcast turns political

“Redhound nation” had a new announcer for the broadcast of Saturday’s Pigskin Classic on WCTT-FM, which has resulted in a sort of mini-feud as such between Commonwealth’s Attorney candidates Ronald Bowling and Graham Trimble. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or...
Posted On 01 Sep 2017

‘Fire subscription fee’ yields big returns to Knox Co. fire departments

A controversial fee added to Knox County property taxes last year has yielded big returns for fire departments across the county. Enacted in 2016 by the Knox County Fiscal Court, the “Fire Subscription Fee” of $35 per parcel was added to Knox County property tax bills for 2017....
Posted On 01 Sep 2017
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Woman ejected in Byerly Road crash

A Rockholds woman was ejected from her vehicle after running off of Byerly Road Monday night. Laurel County Sheriff’s Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, the department’s public affairs officer, said 21-year-old Nicole Mayne was taken to Baptist Health Corbin and then transferred to the...