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Corbin Christmas parade scheduled for Saturday

Downtown Corbin will come alive with the sights and sounds of Christmas Saturday as the tourism commission presents the annual Christmas parade. Corbin Tourism Director Maggy Kriebel said at least 25 different groups have already signed up to take part in the parade, adding that...

Whitley Co. needle exchange program set to start in early January

Whitley County Health Department officials say that it will probably be late December or early January before the county’s needle exchange program is up and running. Martha Steele, public health director at the health department, gave an update on the program during a Nov....
Posted On 30 Nov 2016

Federal grand jury indicts two in Tattersall meth conspiracy

A federal grand jury has indicted two men in connection with an alleged conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine out of a home in Tattersall Subdivision in Corbin. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this...

Confidential informant tip leads to meth bust

Williamsburg police seized a crystal-like substance believed to be methamphetamine and a gun while executing a search warrant late Sunday evening. Williamsburg Police Sgt. Brandon White arrested Gregory D. Sokira, 46, of 229 Rains Street, about 12:04 a.m. Monday charging him with...
Posted On 30 Nov 2016

911 call leads to attempted burglary arrest

A 911 call that suggested someone was attempting to break into the Canadatown Market early Saturday morning resulted in the arrest of a Williamsburg man on multiple charges. Deputy James Tabor charged Kenny Ray Prewitt, 47, of Highway 1481, with driving while under the influence,...
Posted On 30 Nov 2016

Corbin Public Library Board meeting hits legal snag; records missing

The Corbin Public Library Board of Trustees was scheduled to meet Saturday in response to a series of accusations by library staff but the meeting could not take place because proper public notice had not been given. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or...

Exit 29 Marathon Station robbed at gunpoint Wednesday morning

Authorities are looking for a white male, who robbed a gas station off of Exit 29 in southern Laurel County Wednesday morning. The robbery occurred about 6:05 a.m. at the Marathon Service Station, which is located off Adams Road near Ky. 770 and I-75 about 10 miles south of...
Posted On 30 Nov 2016

Six injured in Wednesday night crash on I-75

Six people were injured Wednesday night in a two-vehicle wreck on Interstate 75. According to Whitley County Sheriff Colan Harrell, the wreck occurred about 9:40 p.m. near the 8-mile marker when a minivan and a Fiat car collided, causing the van ro leave the roadway, roll down a...

Deputies investigating kidnapping/rape in Laurel County

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a kidnapping and rape that started early Thursday morning in Corbin and ended when the victim was found in southern Laurel County. According to Sheriff John Root, the incident began about 12:30 a.m. when the victim, who was...

Former Lynn Camp High School bookkeeper accused of theft

A Knox County woman faces more than unemployment after authorities have charged her with theft. Pamela Bargo, 44 of Barbourville, was served an arrest warrant by Kentucky State Police Det. Jake Wilson on November 18 for allegedly stealing $11,786.85 while employed by Knox County...
Posted On 25 Nov 2016
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