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Corbin Building Inspector Frank Burke has begun issuing warnings to property owners that fail to keep their grass mowed and citations are not far behind. “I hit about 40 last week,” Burke said Monday explaining the “courtesy notice” gives the property owner five days to mow the...

The moon will be full Saturday night and Corbin Downtown will host its first “Moonbow Nights” of 2017. Corbin Downtown Director Andy Salmons said the event, now in its fifth year, will return to NIBROC Park with food, fun and music. The festivities will kick off at 4 p.m. with...

A tip from an off-duty London Police officer Monday afternoon led Laurel and Knox County Sheriff’s deputies to the location of a man wanted for escaping from a Knox County Jail work detail in October. Laurel County Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, the department’s public affairs officer,...

Acting on a tip, Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Corbin man wanted for the burglary of a Kentucky Ave. residence but as deputies approached the residence Monday afternoon, the suspect reportedly attempted to flee. Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, the department’s public...

A Gray man is facing one count of attempted murder and Knox County Sheriff’s deputies say his weapon of choice was a Ford Mustang. Deputies arrested 38-year-old Harris W. Stewart Saturday night following an investigation into a complaint that he had ran over 41-year-old Earnest...

A Friday morning accident north of Williamsburg sent four people to the hospital, including two young children, but police say the wreck likely would have been a lot worse if everyone hadn’t been properly restrained in their vehicles. The crash happened about 9:38 a.m. near the...

Corbin Police are asking for the public’s help to locate an individual wanted for shoplifting at Belk. The male subject was captured on surveillance video Thursday afternoon. Corbin Police Captain Coy Wilson said the suspect fled the store with approximately $60 worth of...

A three-day tire amnesty event held by the Whitley County Fiscal Court and the Kentucky Division of Waste Management at the Williamsburg/Whitley County Airport Thursday, Friday and Saturday has resulted in the collection of at least 15,000 tires that have already been hauled off...

The Corbin Public Library may soon see the return of its portion of the Whitley County Library Tax revenue. At the regular monthly meeting of Whitley County Public Library Thursday, the library board took the proposed contract detailing the division of the tax revenue between the...

Two Corbin residents charged with robbery at the Corbin Walmart last week made their first appearance in Laurel District Court Monday. Seth Harville, 26, and Chelsea Kay Roark, 25, came before Judge John Chappell for arraignment on charges of first-degree robbery. Not-guilty...