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Smallwood facing sexual misconduct charge

A Corbin man is facing burglary, assault and sexual misconduct charges for allegedly breaking into a woman’s home and touching her in a sexual manner early Saturday morning. Twenty-two-year-old Arland Smallwood was arrested about 1:30 a.m. at his home on Park Hills Road. Knox...

Faulkner & Taylor Furniture Store founders pass away

Williamsburg lost two of its most notable residents last week as Vernon and Dorothy Faulkner died. The couple owned and managed Faulkner & Taylor Furniture Store on Main Street for 44 years. They were a very good people,” said Brian Shelby, who partnered with the Faulkners in...

Bunch prepares for first session as part of Republican house majority

State Representative Regina Bunch, R-Williamsburg, has been selected to chair the House Budget Review Subcommittee on Primary and Secondary Education and Workforce Development in the new Republican-controlled State House of Representatives. Bunch, the chair of the program that...

Corbin men recovering after car crashes into building

Two Knox County men have been seriously injured following a freak accident on Friday that left a local business in shambles. On Friday, December 30, Barbourville Police officers responded to a report of an accident where a vehicle struck the State Farm Insurance office at Union...

Laurel deputies investigating shooting in north Corbin

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for a male subject who reportedly shot a man at a north Corbin residence Sunday night. According to Sheriff John Root, deputies were called to the residence on Adams Road about 5:15 p.m. in response to a complaint of a home invasion...

Missing teenage girls found safe

Two missing 15-year-old girls from the Lily and Corbin areas have been located safe in the Knox County area following a joint effort by the Laurel County Sheriff’s Department and the Knox County Sheriff’s Department. Verticia Brownlee, 15, of Braxton Lane, Lily, was last seen...
Posted On 01 Jan 2017

W’burg caregiver arrested for abuse/neglect

A Williamsburg caregiver is behind bars in the Whitley County Detention Center for allegedly taking and using the pain medication of her patient. Whitley County Sheriff’s K-9 Deputy Brian Hensley arrested Jessie Collins, 59, of 3662 Craig Road, about 9:54 p.m. on Dec. 28...
Posted On 29 Dec 2016

I-75 crash near Corbin injures one

A tractor-trailer accident Thursday morning in northern Whitley County snarled traffic on I-75 for a few hours. About 9 a.m., Kentucky State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Officer Chris McQueen responded to a single vehicle crash near the 28-mile marker. Police determined...
Posted On 29 Dec 2016

Gray duo charged in Christmas Eve shoplifting incident

Stores are known to mark down merchandise as the Christmas holiday approaches, but Walmart in Corbin took exception to a Gray duo who allegedly attempted to get a 100-percent discount on a camouflage jacket, thermal underwear and other items Saturday afternoon. According to...

Whitley Co. Health Dept. needle exchange starts Jan. 13

The Whitley County Health Department has set a Jan. 13 start date for its needle exchange program. The needle exchange will take place from 2 – 4 p.m. every Friday at the Whitley County Health Department’s main office in Williamsburg, which is located off Penny Lane...
Posted On 28 Dec 2016