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Two airlifted from scene after motorcycle rear ends bucket truck

Two people were airlifted from the scene after a motorcycle rear-ended a bucket truck in Keavy Sunday morning. Officials were called to the scene on Ky. 312 near the Bait Bucket store where the rider, identified as 45-year-old Adam Gregory, and the passenger, identified as...

W’burg man allegedly intoxicated when he struck deputy’s police cruiser, one other car

A Williamsburg man was allegedly driving while intoxicated when he sideswiped two cars Friday afternoon, including one Whitley County Sheriff’s Department police cruiser. Suffice it to say, he is facing criminal charges. Fortunately no one was injured. Williamsburg Police Sgt....
Posted On 08 Apr 2017

Gray woman extricated from car following Thursday wreck

A Gray woman had to be extricated from her car Thursday after it rear-ended a tractor-trailer truck on U.S. 25E near Lynn Camp High School. Kentucky State Police Trooper Shane Jacobs, public affairs officer at Post 10 in Harlan identified the driver of the car as 59-year-old...

Shaquille O’Neal speaks in front of capacity crowd Wednesday at O. Wayne Rollins Center

NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal entertained and enlightened a capacity crowd inside the University of the Cumberlands’ O. Wayne Rollins Center Wednesday night as the keynote speaker for the 2017 Excellence in Leadership Series, sponsored by the Forcht Group of Kentucky.
Posted On 06 Apr 2017
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Corbin man facing robbery charge after allegedly pulling box cutter on Belk employee

A Corbin man is facing a robbery charge after police say he pulled a box cutter on a Belk loss prevention officer Monday afternoon. 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

Cumberlands honors fallen officers

University of the Cumberlands (UC) recently honored two Kentucky police officers who were killed in the line of duty. Officer Jason Ellis of the Bardstown Police Department and Officer Daniel Ellis of the Richmond Police Department were honored with Legacy Awards during UC’s...
Posted On 05 Apr 2017
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Trimble, Hammons among intended victims in complicity to commit murder case

William Sutton is accused of criminal complicity to commit murder. William T. Sutton admitted to police that he offered another inmate at the Whitley County Detention Center a total of $40,000 to kill four people, including Whitley County Attorney Bob Hammons and Commonwealth’s...
Posted On 05 Apr 2017

Elderly woman hospitalized following Tuesday blaze at Keavy residence

Keavy and West Know firefighters were called to battle this blaze on Tiffany Lane Tuesday afternoon. Keavy Fire Chief Richard Bales said the resident, whom family members identifed as Louise Mosley, was taken to Baptist Health Corbin fore treatment of smoke inhalation. A...

W’burg students have fun while learning about healthy life choices

How does too much salt and fat in one’s food and too little exercise affect the body? What happens to your lungs when you smoke? Fourth and fifth graders at Williamsburg Independent School got answers to these kinds of questions and got to see how the lungs inflate and deflate as...
Posted On 05 Apr 2017

Corbin High School students collecting old shoes to benefit Waterstep Shoe Drive

Students at Corbin High School are collecting shoes with the goal of helping people in Africa have better access to clean drinking water. For the fourth year, a group of students led by Social Studies teacher Cheryl Tinsley is participating in the Waterstep Shoe Drive. The goal...