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Corbin Tourism Commission approves request for proposal specs for L&N 2132 restoration

While the L&N 2132 steam engine along with her tender and caboose have received a new albeit temporary coat of paint, the Corbin Tourism Commission took the next step in the plans to restore the historic railroad pieces by approving the request for proposal Monday night....

Second of three federal defendants plead guilty in conspiracy to distribute meth in Whitley Co.

The second of three people accused of conspiring to distribute methamphetamine in Whitley County pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court in London. Thirty-nine-year-old Roy Allen West of Williamsburg pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture...

Corbin woman facing attempt assault charge for allegedly trying to run over pedestrian

A Corbin woman who was arrested Saturday afternoon for allegedly attempting to run down a pedestrian with her car told police she did it because he had stolen money from her. Twenty-nine-year-old April Sizemore is facing charges of second-degree attempted assault and first-degree...

Knox deputies investigating burglary complaint find man with shotgun and ‘Ninja Death Star”

Knox County Sheriff’s deputies called to investigate a report of a burglary in Gray Saturday discovered a man hiding in the garage with a shotgun and a “Ninja Death Star.” Sheriff Mike Smith said Deputy Keith Liford was called to the residence on Doctor Parker Lane about 2 p.m....

‘Blue Star Memorial’ to be dedicated Friday in Corbin

The Corbin Garden Club is planting a tribute to the men and women who have, are now, or will service in the U.S. Armed Forces but it will not require any watering or pruning. A Blue Star Memorial Marker will be dedicated Friday next to the Tri-County Veterans Memorial outside...

Sunday vigil planned for teen who took his own life

Family and friends are asking the community to come together Saturday to remember a Corbin teen who took his own life and encourage those who may be considering suicide to seek help. Bailee O’kuma, a junior at Corbin High School, said Stephen Woolums had attended Corbin...

Prevailing winds pushing smoke from wildfires into the area

The haze that has been hanging over Corbin and Whitley County is from a combination of forest fires burning in Knox and Harlan counties along with multiple fires in Tennessee, North Carolina and Georgia. Shawn Harley, the meteorologist in charge at the National Weather Service in...

Three new Corbin City Commissioners elected

The Corbin City Commission was assured of having two new commissioners and now will have three as Trent Knuckles, David Grigsby Hart and Andrew Pennington finished among the top four Tuesday night along with incumbent Ed Tye. I feel good about it,” Tye said of winning another...

Regina Bunch wins re-election by large margin

Republican State Representative Regina Bunch will be returning to Frankfort in January and it will be as part of the new Republican majority in the State House of Representatives. Bunch, who was seeking her second third term in the seat, handily defeated democratic challenger...

Over 50 percent of voters go to polls in Whitley County

Over half of Whitley County’s registered voters went to the polls on Tuesday to cast their ballots in the presidential race. Whitley County Clerk Kay Schwartz said voter turnout was 51.84 percent, which exceeded her prediction of a 48 percent turnout. “That was very...
Posted On 09 Nov 2016